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October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, Newsletter, OT, Sensory, SPD

[Source: Miss Mancy’s Blog] Halloween is a great time to push children’s sensory boundaries! There are so many gooey, gross activities you can do with them. I like to start with something simple that may feel a little odd to some children…...

Halloween Handwriting Practice Freebie

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] This Halloween handwriting practice freebie includes two free sample pages from the My Halloween Handwriting Packet. Practice handwriting on dotted line page and cursive with these 2 pages with a Halloween theme. DOWNLOAD the two free Halloween handwriting…...

Free Halloween Flip Book for Adjectives

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Chit Chat and Small Talk] It’s a fun little book with a stack of adjective cards on the left, and Halloween vocabulary on the right that you flip through to make plausible and silly combinations. I like to have the kids…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Wow! Physical Therapy Month snuck up on me this year. September morphed into October somehow. I think maybe because school started so late it has put me in a time warp. I created a quick, encouraging, freebie today…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Some kids are risk-takers. Others tend to play it safe. Are these differences simply based on personality, or do children’s environments help shape their willingness to take a gamble? A new study from researchers in Boston University’s Social Development…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Medical X-Press] A new study from Uppsala University shows that using a weighted blanket at bedtime increases melatonin in young adults. This hormone increases in response to darkness, and some evidence suggests that it promotes sleep. The findings are published in…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Up to 70% of mothers develop postnatal depressive mood, also known as baby blues, after their baby is born. Analyses show that this can also affect the development of the children themselves and their speech. Until now, however, it…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, Newsletter, School Nurse, School Psychologist, Social Worker

[Source: Science Daily] The pandemic saw an increase in the number of food-insecure households with children in America, but what are the consequences? A new study, conducted in mice, is among the first to look at impacts on the brain and behavior…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Most of us do not realize how significant the words “crossing midline” is in the development of skills beginning in infancy. Crossing midline is important to develop because it helps in a child’s brain development to get both…...

October 10, 2022

14 October 2022, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Children with food allergies, along with their parents, often experience heightened anxiety over risks of casual contact with food allergens. They also wonder whether they should avoid social situations involving food and whether medical interventions such as oral food…...