Channeling your child’s inner “yogi” can be an easy and fun activity that has numerous benefits for the mind and body. Although yoga helps with strengthening and flexibility, it can also provide children with important life skills to help them succeed. Yoga can improve a child’s emotional regulation, decrease feelings of anxiety, boost their self-esteem,...
Sucking in newborns is a reflexive behavior. Not only does this aide in providing the baby nourishment, but it is also soothing and calming. Pacifier use in newborns is not necessarily problematic. ‘ It soothes otherwise fussy little ones and gives good “practice time” for nutritive sucking, especially for those infants that are struggling with...
Benefits and Challenges There is no doubt that teletherapy has been a great alternative when the pandemic struck. This approach allowed clients to continue with their treatment plans, make progress towards their goals, all while limiting exposure to COVID-19. Not to mention, it allowed clinicians to continue serving our families, ensuring that we all still...
Does your child: ● Eat the same foods every day? ● Refuses to try or touch new foods? ● Gag at the sight or smell of food? ● Refuse to watch you eat? ● Have difficulty with chewing or swallowing? ● Avoid certain textures? ● Have meltdowns at mealtime? If you answered yes to one...
Heavy work is any kind of activity that pushes or pulls against the body. Heavy work involves a sense known as proprioception. Proprioception also known as kinesthesia, is the sense of movement, action, and location regarding to the body’s positioning in space. When children engage in heavy work messages are sent from receptors in their...
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