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July 1, 2019

5 July 2018, News, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Article and Image Source: Kids Activities Blog] Many of you have taken a vacation to the beach this summer, so how about a round up of 20 fantastic jellyfish activities! When we go to the aquarium we try to plan some activities for…...

June 30, 2019

5 July 2019, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Need some quick, easy, ideas for summer time to practice handwriting, fine motor, gross motor and visual perceptual skills? Check out all of these free printables that are all set to go to entertain and encourage learning in…...

June 30, 2019

5 July 2019, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Discipline and how it is administered in schools across the US continues to be a hotly debated topic. A new project analyzed how ethnicity and race are associated with school exclusionary discipline practices, which refer to students being removed…...

Parents Fight To Record IEP Meetings

June 30, 2019

5 July 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source; Disability Scoop] COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nearly a dozen parents and others told the Columbia Board of Education this week that they favor changing the board policy to allow parents to record the meetings in which their child’s special education or disability…...

June 30, 2019

5 July 2019, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Early exposure to emotional violence “significantly” increases the chances that youths will contemplate suicide, according to new research from three countries conducted by Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School. “We find the odds of suicide ideation are consistently…...

June 30, 2019

5 July 2019, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: NPR] Ask Cookie Monster to demonstrate self-control? Sounds like the setup to a joke. The blue, furry monster we grew up with was pure id. But in recent years, Cookie has evolved as Sesame Workshop has sharpened its focus on social…...

Baby Felt Play: Fine Motor Shape Pull

June 26, 2019

28 June 2019, Emergency Newsletter, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands On As We Grow] Have you ever noticed that babies love to pull on things? Those little fingers just love to grab and pull! Sometimes it’s your hair or your necklace, ouch! In this baby activity, you’ll give your baby…...

June 26, 2019

28 June 2019

[Source: The Child Mind Institute] Why do parents spoon-feed babies, but expect healthy fourth graders to feed themselves? Because babies aren’t able to do the task alone, but older kids can. One of the basic ways we distinguish support from coddling is…...

June 26, 2019

16 July 2021, Article, Emergency Newsletter, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The ASHA Leader Blog] Jackson, age 10, is in fifth grade and fits the social communication disorder (SCD) profile. He has difficulty making friends. In an effort to be part of a conversation, he sometimes interrupts or changes the topic abruptly.…...

June 25, 2019

24 June 2019, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X=Press] Every so often, Hadley Lucca will spend hours in front of her bedroom mirror, struggling to put on earrings or pull her long, golden locks back into ponytails. For Hadley, 11, activities that other girls her age take for…...