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April 11, 2023

14 April 2023, Earth Day, Literacy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Fantastic First Grade Froggies] Earth Day is coming up and because I love the outdoors so much, I feel that it is important to teach our little ones the importance of taking care of the Earth. We begin our year with…...

Great Reads For Earth Day

April 11, 2023

14 April 2023, Earth Day, Literacy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Fantastic First Grade Froggies] Earth Day is coming up and because I love the outdoors so much, I feel that it is important to teach our little ones the importance of taking care of the Earth. We begin our year with…...

Earth Day Sewing and Button Crafts

April 11, 2023

14 April 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: We were looking for Earth Day crafts to share with you and found these paper plate beauties, both from Non Toy Gifts! So cute and easy! [Source: Non Toy Gifts on Instagram] Here is a link to the Button…...

Simple Earth Suncatcher for Earth Day

April 11, 2023

14 April 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] Taking care of the earth is a big job and it requires teamwork. In the spirit of Earth Day and working together a bunch of rad kid bloggers and I decided to share Earth Day crafts today…...

April 10, 2023

17 April 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, School Nurse, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Just an hour less sleep a night affects what and how children eat, University of Otago research shows. The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and led by Ph.D. candidates Rosie Jackson and Silke Morrison, of the…...

April 10, 2023

17 April 2023, News, Newsletter, Preemies

[Source: Medical X-Press] For vulnerable premature babies, an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a lifesaver, but the consequences can last a lifetime. Many studies have shown that the NICU is a noisy environment and that babies who spend…...

April 10, 2023

17 April 2023, News, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study. Brain regions that support cognitive, social, and emotional functions appear to remain malleable — or capable…...

April 10, 2023

14 April 2023, News, Newsletter, Special Education

Children who are exclusively breastfed or fed a mix of formula and breastmilk for the first six to eight weeks of life are at lower risk of having special educational needs and learning disabilities, according to a new study. The research, led…...

April 10, 2023

14 April 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] How our families express feelings, talk about feelings and react to feelings can have ripple effects into the next generation. When someone becomes a parent, the models they had can become embedded in how they in turn parent. A…...

April 6, 2023

7 April 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated that starting a form of parent-led intervention for autistic toddlers earlier in life led to better gains in language,…...