Welcome to "The Good Information Child Development" Website
Make this your favorite resource for child development information and parenting skills. Your time is valuable! Turben Developmental Services offers quality solutions. We provide information and you choose what's best for your family.
Turben Developmental Services is a not-for-profit organization providing child development and parent education for adults and their young children as well as prevention and intervention services and technical assistance.
Susan Turben has M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees in Early Childhood and Special Education. She is a Cleveland-based child development specialist who has pioneered a number of nationally and internationally known programs for infants, toddlers and children 3 - 8 years old. She has been active in early childhood and special education, as well as Head Start and Early Intervention, as a parent educator and developmental specialist. Dr. Turben also has done extensive work with families and children with disabilities. She's had her own radio show and has been on many morning shows around the United States.
Her no-nonsense approach to parenting has made her a prominent expert in her field. This website is full of relevant information for both parents and professionals.
Blogging with Dr. Susan
Helping Developmentally Disabled Children Become Functioning Adults
- May 14th, 2012
- Developmental Disabilities
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As you know, I am a Child Development Specialist and I work with a lot of children with Developmental Delays. Please check out my new section that explores personal stories of children from Russia experiencing different types of disabilities from autism, cerebral palsy, cortical vision impairment to environmentally caused defects. I introduce you to each child, give my assessment and then recommend More »
Learning Differences in Autistic Children
- March 19th, 2012
- Developmental Disabilities
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Hints for parents and children, kids and their friends: how to understand learning differences including autistic-like patterns of thinking, talking, writing and reading, behaving and having fun… Increase vocabulary by building his own library and vocabulary word bank of high interest words. Increase oral reading skills (to self privately) using books that are self selected (of his interest) his likes/dislikes are important Zach More »
- Positive Scan
May 17, 2012 - Posted under Solutions For Parents - Parenthood - Children Don't Come with Instructions
May 17, 2012 - Posted under Solutions For Parents - Parents as Products of Their Own Childhood
May 14, 2012 - Posted under Solutions For Parents
- May Calendar
May 14, 2012 - Posted under About Dr. Susan - Calendar of Upcoming Events in U.S.
May 7, 2012 - Posted under Professional Development - Oregon Checklist
March 1, 2012 - Posted under Developmental Disabilities - A World Without Play
February 27, 2012 - Posted under Solutions For Parents - Susan's Favorite Pictures
February 22, 2012 - Posted under About Dr. Susan - Teaching Kindness
January 19, 2012 - Posted under Solutions For Parents - Guest Writer Carole Richards - Benefits of the No Child Left Behind Act
November 21, 2011 - Posted under Professional Development - Guest Writer Brian Reichow - Characteristics and Quality of Autism Websites
November 21, 2011 - Posted under Developmental Disabilities
