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5 Valentine’s Day Food Craft Ideas

February 8, 2021 / Feeding

Kids learn about food through play. Allowing your child to use all of their senses to explore foods can help prepare them for eating a variety of different flavors and textures. Assisting with meal time and including your kids in a variety of food crafts is an awesome way to have some fun while learning. With Valentine's Day around the corner, why not spread some love with food crafts. Check out some fun food crafts here.

How To Help Your Kids Develop a Gratitude Attitude

January 4, 2021 / Socio-Emotional Growth

As we enter a new year, it is so important that we learn from the lessons of the past and practice gratitude every day in order to build a better world for ourselves and our children. Check out this article to learn about the four parts of gratitude and tips for teaching your kids how to embrace the gratitude attitude.

The Benefits of a Gratitude Attitude

January 4, 2021 / Socio-Emotional Growth

Did you know that there are many scientific benefits of practicing gratitude? Seriously, can actually change your life. Check out this article to learn more about the importance of developing and practicing the gratitude attitude.

How to Host a Virtual Game Night (From Your Speech Therapist)

December 28, 2020 / Speech Therapy

With 2020 bringing many challenges to us all, it is important to connect and have some fun with our loved ones, near or far. Here are our top 10 games for hosting or participating in a virtual game night.

How to ‘Therapize’ your Virtual Game Night (to set your children up for success)

December 28, 2020 / Occupational Therapy

The year of 2020 has brought a lot of unpredictable change to what we considered “normal”. Forcing us to reevaluate and redefine how we interact with one other and stay connected to those important to us. Virtual game nights are a great way to bring some entertainment to your family and friends while staying safe and healthy during this crazy time. This article provides simple tips, tricks and how-to's for adapting your game nights in order to target a variety of developmental skills for your children in a fun and entertaining way.

Nonverbal Communication While Wearing Face Coverings

December 13, 2020 / Speech Therapy

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced many changes into our daily routines, one of them being the need to wear a mask to protect ourselves and others. With this new normal, you might be asking “how can my child read someone’s facial expressions if they can only see less than half of their peer’s face?”. Let’s talk about some key areas to “zone in on” when identifying nonverbal communication while wearing a mask, as well as ways to teach nonverbal communication with a mask on.

Improving Your Child’s Conversation Skills

December 13, 2020 / Speech Therapy

Conversations are the foundation for building friendships and relationships and are the key to social success. Here are a few social communication strategies to teach your kids how to start and maintain their their holiday conversa

Predicting and Preventing Your Child’s Meltdowns

December 13, 2020 / Behavior Basics, General Resources

Children with sensory and executive functioning challenges often struggle with daily demands resulting in regular meltdowns. When a child’s nervous system feels taxed, something like putting on their coat can lead to a meltdown. As caregivers, it’s our job to identify why behaviors occur so we can give our children the tools to self-regulate. When we view behavior as an attempt to communicate, we begin to understand our children better and can help predict and prevent future meltdowns. Read on to learn strategies to predict and understand your child’s meltdowns and provide the tools they need to overcome those moments.

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