Health Blog

Child cooking Jan10th 2017

Getting Your Child Involved in Cooking

Developing your child’s skills in the kitchen can determine their ability to make wise food and eating choices for a lifetime. The kitchen is also a great place to work on direction following, task sequencing, fine motor skills, sensory processing, strength, and coordination through activities that are not only therapeutic, but fun and functional as

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flat head Dec15th 2016

Does Your Baby Have a Flat Head?

Today, many more babies have flat spots on their heads, far more than 20 years ago. In fact, it is now common to see babies out in public wearing orthotic helmets and to hear stories about their courses of physical therapy. In the 1970’s, studies showed that 1 in 300 infants were diagnosed with plagiocephaly

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the holidays Nov20th 2016

Planning for the Holidays

The holidays can be a stressful and over-stimulating time of year for everyone. This can be particularly so for children with ADHD, autism and special needs. Here are some helpful tips to lessen your child’s anxiety and increase your family’s enjoyment of the holiday season: Decorating Decorating can be a lot of fun, but you

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