Including Parents - Videos and Social Stories

Including parents...

During our Parent Information Night/Curriculum and Class Sneak Peek I asked the parents to record a short video greeting for their children.  The parents were a bit skidish at first, much more hesitant than their children.  Its amazing how the children have little inhibition and dive into this technology like fish to water.

The following day the children were delighted to see and hear their parents videos of encouragment and love.  

Having their parents digitally with them during those first few weeks was comforting and fun for most the children and they played them over and over.  We will leave it them on for as long as possible.

I am thinking this would be an effective tool for those children who need social story support - to record video of the social story that they can then replay.  Or words of support, encouragement, directions for challenging social situations.