Method and device for diagnosing and applying treatment for the emotional, physical, and cognitive development of a child for a multicultural society

• US 20090191525A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kimberly Ann Shepherd
• Original Assignee: Kimberly Ann Shepherd
• Inventors: Shepherd, Kimberly Ann
• Granted Patent: US 8,277,222 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 1/16 the elements each bearing a plurality of different symbols, signs, or combinations of symbols and signs, only one symbol, sign, or combination thereof, of each element to be used at a time
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 17/00 Teaching reading teaching lip-reading G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and device for diagnosing and applying treatment for the emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive development of a child by presenting illustrations having social and emotional attributes so the emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive levels of the child can be further developed in our multicultural society. This is a pyramid with hand/finger puppets, emotional faces, intellectual, educational and physical attributes.

Claims

1. A method of diagnosing and treating the emotional, physical, spiritual and intellectual development of a child of any cultural using a plurality of attached groups of indicia (information) including at least two symbols, all of the groups symbols bearing depictions illustrating levels of need from simplistic to complexity of horizontal and vertical for the child'"'"'s pyramid progress, color therapy, material therapy, physical, emotional, and educational comprising the steps of:

(a) selecting a finger puppet having a geometric design;

illustrating

(b) initial development level of the child;

(c) manipulating the finger puppet by adding and removing illustrating developments and reading a book or other materials of interest and using the finger puppet to turn pages of the reading material to enhance the development and self-esteem of the child.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the groups comprise positive joyful) and negative (sad) symbols embodying up to 7 levels of an individuals cognitive ability.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a symbol is a face.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the geometric design consists of animal and human removable groups and combinations there of.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein geometric design is structured indicating security to a child selected from the group consisting of a house, bed, and blanket.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the geometric design is a fanciful animal or human figure that is attached over another finger puppet with a nestable geometric design.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the finger puppet contains attaching structural material.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the material is a blanket or other objects and characters or combinations thereof.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the finger puppet has regular clothing or inverted clothing or both or combinations thereof.

10. The method according to 1, wherein the finger puppet has pockets for objects consisting of stimulation devices.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality groups selected from an attribute group consisting of physical and intellectual, and combinations thereof.

12. A finger puppet for cognitive therapy use comprising means for attaching peripheral appendages and accessories from attached groups interchangeable representing emotional, physical, and intellectual development.

13. The finger puppet according to claim 12, wherein said groups further comprise being selected from the group consisting of punk, cowboy, prep, unique, crazy, weird, nerd, brainy, casual, sporty, human, nonhuman, animal, fictitious character, book worm, joyful, smiley, angry, sad, disgusted, tired, mad, afraid, revengeful, hurt, frozen, why me?, crying, pouting, asleep, surprised, sub-sub-due, sub-due, soothe, mollify, placate, subjugate, conquer, vanquish, defeat, overpower, overcome, crush, normal, usual, standard, regular, physical, ordinary, typical, customary, common, average, natural, habitual, routine, mental, conventional, sensible, exaggerated, overstated, overblown, puffed up, extravagant, goofy, stupid, silly, ridiculous, foolish, ludicrous, crazy, inane, abnormal, and combinations thereof.

14. The finger puppet according to claim 12, wherein plurality of attached interchangeable accessories said body and parts further accessories being selected from the group consisting of hooks, loops, limp or stiff material, fanfold material, springy material, coiled material, voice activated, electronic, swivels, rings, and combinations thereof.

15. The finger puppet according to claim 12, wherein said body further comprise a plurality of shapes, color, sizes, and materials.

16. The finger puppet according to claim 15, wherein said finger puppet main materials included capability of surface paper motion.

17. The finger puppet according to claim 15, wherein said the material is a blanket or other objects and characters or combinations thereof.

18. The finger puppet according to claim 12, wherein said finger puppet main body further comprises a plurality of miscellaneous plurality of attached interchangeable accessories useful for cognitive therapy.

19. The finger puppet according to claim 12, wherein said main body further comprises The finger puppet for cognitive therapy use comprising:

a finger puppet containing means for attaching peripheral appendages, wherein said a plurality of attached groups interchangeable representing emotional, physical, and intellectual developmental for a plurality of cognitive therapy accessories;

a plurality of attachable interchangeable body parts representing groups being selected from the group consisting of punk, cowboy, prep, unique, crazy, weird, nerd, brainy, casual, sporty, human, non-human, animal, fictitious character, bookworm, also, characteristics further comprised being selected from the group consisting of joyful, smiley, angry, sad, puzzled, mapped, goal seeking, physical, disgusted, tired, mad, afraid, revengeful, hurt, frozen, why me?, crying, pouting, asleep, surprised, sub-subdue, sub-sub-due, subdue, sub-due, soothe, mollify, placate, subjugate, conquer, vanquish, defeat, overpower, overcome, crush, normal, usual, standard, regular, ordinary, typical, customary, common, average, natural, habitual, routine, conventional, sensible, puzzle, exaggerated, overstated, overblown, puffed up, extravagant, goofy, stupid, silly, ridiculous, foolish, ludicrous, crazy, inane, abnormal, and combinations thereof.

a plurality of attachable interchangeable accessories being selected from the group consisting of ball form, one-to two-to three-to a hand, hook, loops, limp or stiff material, fan-folded materials, springy material, coiled materials, swivels, rings, electronics, solar collectors, music products, global position satellite detectors, cell phones, internet presentations, and combinations thereof.

a plurality of shapes, color, sizes, materials, those materials included capability of surface paper motion and combinations thereof.

a plurality of interchangeable and regular limbs and body consisting of various materials.

2-3 dimensional problem device employs block like elements that can be interchangeable said problem can be made of faces of attachment for said accessories.

20. The following faces sub-sub-due, sub-due, normal, exaggerated, goofy or funny, puzzled, mapped or goal in sequential order or at random or combinations there of can placed on one page.