The 6 F-Words Of Childhood Disability
School Years services are based around 6 F-words in Childhood Disability developed by CANchild. The F-words focus on six key areas of child development. Recognizing that no one factor is more important than another, KidsAbility has adopted the 6 F’s as a guideline to ensure our services focus on all areas of child development.
Inspired by decades of research CANchild developed the 6 F-words in Childhood Disability. The F-words focus on six key areas of child development. Recognizing that no one factor is more important than another, KidsAbility has adopted the 6 F’s as a guideline to ensure our services focus on all areas of child development.
The 6 F words include:
- Function – refers to what people do
- Family – represents the essential ‘environment’ of all children
- Fitness – how children stay physically active and other recreation activities
- Fun – activities children enjoy participating in
- Friends – friendships established with peers
- Future – parents and children’s expectations and dreams for the their future
The 6 F-words of Childhood Disability Poster and Worksheet
For more information and resources for integrating the 6 F’s in your child’s life, check out the F-Words in Childhood Disability Knowledge Hub.
CanChild has partnered with Child Development Resource Connection Peel to create a series of six webinars on each of the 'F-words'.