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'.