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    Loom bands can provide several benefits for children in counselling. They help build self-esteem and confidence by giving children something familiar to do. This allows them to relax and reduces feelings of being interrogated. Making loom bands also improves attention and concentration, as children have to follow instructions to complete their project. The process strengthens fine motor skills and develops perceptual skills as children visualize patterns and use basic math. Loom bands are social as they are popular with both sexes and allow children to teach others. They further creativity by letting children make simple decisions within a given pattern.

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    Loom bands can provide several benefits for children in counselling. They help build self-esteem and confidence by giving children something familiar to do. This allows them to relax and reduces feelings of being interrogated. Making loom bands also improves attention and concentration, as children have to follow instructions to complete their project. The process strengthens fine motor skills and develops perceptual skills as children visualize patterns and use basic math. Loom bands are social as they are popular with both sexes and allow children to teach others. They further creativity by letting children make simple decisions within a given pattern.

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    Loom bands can provide several benefits for children in counselling. They help build self-esteem and confidence by giving children something familiar to do. This allows them to relax and reduces feelings of being interrogated. Making loom bands also improves attention and concentration, as children have to follow instructions to complete their project. The process strengthens fine motor skills and develops perceptual skills as children visualize patterns and use basic math. Loom bands are social as they are popular with both sexes and allow children to teach others. They further creativity by letting children make simple decisions within a given pattern.

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    Loom bands can provide several benefits for children in counselling. They help build self-esteem and confidence by giving children something familiar to do. This allows them to relax and reduces feelings of being interrogated. Making loom bands also improves attention and concentration, as children have to follow instructions to complete their project. The process strengthens fine motor skills and develops perceptual skills as children visualize patterns and use basic math. Loom bands are social as they are popular with both sexes and allow children to teach others. They further creativity by letting children make simple decisions within a given pattern.

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    Benefits of Loom Bands


    1. Building self-esteem and confidence
    When children first come to counselling its a novel experience and usually it takes a little while to settle into the idea of
    what the norms and rules are for this particular type of interaction.
    We have often found that by starting with a familiar activity, this can quickly help to establish rapport and encourage selfconfidence. Children often dont know what to say or how to act early on in counselling, but asking them to show us how
    to make a bracelet is an opportunity for them to relax into something that they know how to do.
    Many kids of all ages (adults too!) engage better when they are involved in another task. It reduces potential feelings of
    being interrogated with so many questions and is a great way to redirect all that nervous fidgeting!
    2. Attention and concentration
    Children, who otherwise may struggle to sit still, follow instructions and stay on task can often surprise us when they are
    motivated to achieve something. Learning to make loom bands means you have to watch, read, and persistently apply new
    information.
    3. Fine motor skills
    For kids who have fine motor skills difficulties, using loom bands encourages correct pencil grip and strengthens fine
    grasping movements by improving dexterity. Ive seen several Occupational Therapists blogs praising the usefulness of
    the Rainbow Loom in teaching and rehabilitating these vital skills.
    4. Perceptual skills
    Creating a pattern involves skills in being able to imagine what you want the end result to look like. Several of the
    patterns for bracelets involve rotating the peg board, and thinking what something will look like from the sides and
    underneath.
    Children also need to use basic maths skills to work out how many bands of each colour they will need to make various
    sizes of bracelets and rings. Not only that, but younger children are exposed to lingo theyll use later in geometry (e.g.,
    rhombus and and hexagon designs).
    5. Social skills
    Loom bands are popular with both sexes, and, with supervision, the skills can be taught to children as young as four.
    Children can be encouraged to develop their leadership skills in passing their expertise onto other people. Initiating or
    asking to join others in an activity is often a safe option for children who might be uncertain about how to begin new
    friendships.
    6. Creativity
    For children who struggle with free range creativity, following a pattern allows a low-threat opportunity to create
    something by only making a few simple decisions such as what colour and shape.

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