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• Multiple Opportunities to Practice Pencil Grasp February 23, 2012
  One of my teachers always has her supply baskets full of sharpened pencils.  Nothing like a freshly sharpened pencil to start the day off right.  One of my sweeties had a few extra minutes to work after a project one morning, so I thought I'd bring over the teacher's pull-out drawer of extra pencils to see if we could help her teacher by sorting ou […]
  School System Occupational Therapist in Virginia
• Feeding Difficulty in Children- How Common Is It? February 23, 2012
  TweetIt is often assumed that eating is a natural instinct children are born with and that difficulties in this area are rare. Not so. Various studies into feeding disorders have identified a wide variety of prevalence statistics. It is known that some children are at an increased risk for feeding difficulty; those who are born prematurely, experience early […]
  Gretchen Olson
• Thrifty Thursday #12 February 22, 2012
  Welcome welcome! It is my favorite day of the week! Thanks so much for linking up last week…as usual we had a bunch of GREAT ideas! Let’s take a look at the featured posts from last week. Usually I do the top two most clicked as well as my top two favorites…however due to some family needs and medical needs (as I explained last week), I simply did NOT have t […]
  Katie
• February feels like April February 22, 2012
  I 'm sharing videos of my most enthusiastic client, a 3 year old (deleting her face) who loves to reach out of her base of support to reach for objects. I came across this Thomas the train electric tooth  brush and remembered how little kids love him. I attached a plastic piece from a dishwasher soap bottle that fit snugly over the toothbrush end. It di […]
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• To Tell Or Not To Tell.. February 22, 2012
                  The boys started football right after Thanksgiving.  It is absolutely hilarious to watch a bunch of 4 and 5 year olds attempt to play flag football.  They are enjoying it tremendously, as well as most of the parents. I did it for the simple exercise and exhaustion option.  It is really hard to keep them active during the winter months and hav […]
  desmith
• Milk and your child’s health February 22, 2012
  For many families, allergies and children’s health are serious and common issues affecting everyday life. As more and more children are diagnosed with specific health conditions and allergies each year, […]
  Natan
• Book Excerpt from Happy Mealtimes With Happy Kids: How To Teach Your Child About the Joy of Food February 22, 2012
  Thank you to Melanie Potock, M.S. CCC-SLP for sharing us an excerpt of her book, Happy Mealtimes With Happy Kids: How To Teach Your Child About the Joy of Food Chapter Three:  I Can Do it Myself! – Messy Steps … Continue reading → […]
  Heidi
• Focus on Bilingualism: Assessing Speech Skills in Bilinguals February 22, 2012
  by: Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and Alejandro Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP There is a considerable amount of information available about the assessment of speech skills in Spanish-English bilinguals but it is more difficult to find information about other languages.   We provide … Continue reading → […]
  Heidi
• Button Gloves February 22, 2012
  Make these button gloves to practice finger opposition, finger isolation and encourage proprioceptive input. Get the directions over at YourTherapySource. […]
  Your Therapy Source Inc
• How to Teach Biting and Chewing February 22, 2012
  For infants, learning how to bite and chew is a crucial stage of feeding development.  At approximately 5 months of age, babies begin using their fingers and teethers for oral exploration using a bite and release pattern.  The development of biting and chewing continues from this point on, with the baby refining the movements of the jaw, tongue, and lips.  W […]
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