WHAT KIND OF THING IS ‘BEING CLUMSY’?
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child: Care, Health and Development
- Vol. 5 (3) , 167-175
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.1979.tb00121.x
Abstract
Summary The term ‘clumsy’ is used both as a colloquial pejorative and as a specific diagnostic entity. The meaning of the word and the possible means by which a child may come to be regarded as clumsy are discussed. The implications for management are considered.Keywords
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