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		<title>Worth Repeating: Should Schools Reconsider the Benefits of Recess and Play?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source:  Education News.org] Olga Jarrett, an associate professor of early childhood education at Georgia State University, asserts that recess is a crucial part of the day for children. It serves as a time for kids to have fun and stay &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/worth-repeating-should-schools-reconsider-the-benefits-of-recess-and-play-14806">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Worth Repeating:  Teaching Self-Calming Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source: Special Education Advisor] “You need to calm down.” This is something I hear a lot in my work as a behavior specialist when a student starts to get agitated– answering rudely, refusing to work, making insulting comments or whining. &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/worth-repeating-teaching-self-calming-skills-14810">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pinterest Pinboard of the Week:  July 4th and Patriotic Themed Therapy Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for some fun patriotic activities to do with your kiddos to celebrate the 4th of July? The board is loaded with fine motor crafts, word work, handwriting and tracing cards, patterning &#38; sequencing activities, healthy treats to make (great &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/pinterest-pinboard-of-the-week-july-4th-and-patriotic-themed-therapy-activities-14814">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>App of the Week:  Photo Dice for Speech and Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source: Peachy Speech] More great ideas from my colleague Gina Gladstone, CCC-SLP I am always looking for ways to use “standard” apps in creative ways for therapy.  One of my favorite non-speech/language-specific apps is Photo Dice.  This app allows me &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/app-of-the-week-photo-dice-14853">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric Therapy Idea of the Week:  Affordable Magnetic Alphabet (or whatever) Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source:  The Nic and Kate blog] Here is a GREAT idea for the classroom, home or clinic.  Use a galvanized automotive oil drip tray to make an extremely affordable magnetic board for all sorts of activities! Here is an affordable &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/pediatric-therapy-idea-of-the-week-affordable-magnetic-alphabet-or-whatever-board-14858">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Know That PediaStaff Has a Twitter Feed Just for Jobs?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did You Know We Have a &#8216;Jobs Only&#8217; Feed on Twitter? If you have been reading this blog for any time, you know that we try hard at PediaStaff to deliver information to you via many different channels.    With this &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/did-you-know-that-pediastaff-has-a-twitter-feed-just-for-jobs-14863">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MRI Study: Breastfeeding Boosts Babies&#8217; Brain Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source: Science Daily] A study using brain images from &#8220;quiet&#8221; MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and formula, which &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/mri-study-breastfeeding-boosts-babies-brain-growth-14954">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PediaStaff Featured Jobs of the Week:  Explore Southern New Mexico!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention School Based SLPs and PTs!   We are currently accepting applications for the 2013/2014 School Year for southern New Mexico. PediaStaff anticipates having both full time and part time contracts available.  Caseloads may include EI/EC, and/or pre-K through 12th grade and will be &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/pediastaff-jobs-of-the-week-explore-southern-new-mexico-14880">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Common Protein Known to Cause Autism Now Linked to Specific Behaviors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source:  UCLA Newsroom] The genetic malady known as Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited autism and intellectual disability. Brain scientists know the gene defect that causes the syndrome and understand the damage it does in misshaping &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/common-protein-known-to-cause-autism-now-linked-to-specific-behaviors-14950">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Targeting an Aspect of Down Syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heidi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Source:  Science Daily] University of Michigan researchers have determined how a gene that is known to be defective in Down syndrome is regulated and how its dysregulation may lead to neurological defects, providing insights into potential therapeutic approaches to an &#8230; <a href="http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/targeting-an-aspect-of-down-syndrome-14969">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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