Blog - PediaStaff

Self Care in PreSchool Children with Cerebral Palsy

April 16, 2019

19 April 2019, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published a longitudinal study on 290 children with cerebral palsy aged 18 months to 5 years of age. The study examined the relationship of self-care in preschool children with cerebral palsy and manual ability.…...

April 15, 2019

19 April 2019, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] This simple obstacle course has been a source of so many laughs with both of my girls since we set it up under our backyard patio. The idea is to travel through the web inspired series of obstacles without…...

April 15, 2019

19 April 2019, Newsletter, School Nurse, School Psych

[Source: School-Based Health Alliance] Dr. Jennifer Salerno has learned a lot about connecting with teens through her clinical work as a nurse practitioner in school-based health centers (SBHCs). She’s created trainings and online content to help professionals talk to teens and help…...

April 15, 2019

19 April 2019, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Edutopia] It’s always awe-inspiring when students take hold of a project and are given the power to lead it. They set goals, delegate, lead discussions, and critique each other’s work as if that were a normal process. I’ve just seen this…...

PT Corner: Teaching Children to Jump

April 15, 2019

19 April 2019, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Dinosaur Physical Therapy] Jumping is a motor milestone that requires strength, balance, coordination, body awareness and motor planning. When practicing jumping we want to be sure to expose our children to different environments around them, with feet bare the child is able…...

April 12, 2019

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking to work in a smaller town that is still close to Tacoma and Seattle? We need a wonderful Speech-Language Pathologist for the 2019-2020 school year to work in the Buckley area, and…...

April 12, 2019

Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you an SLP looking for a Spring gig? PediaStaff is seeking a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to work in an early childhood setting starting May1 until mid-June. What greater reward than helping a child…...

April 11, 2019

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Immediate opening available for an Occupational Therapist with one of our best clients in Houston. This facility serves children on the Westside of Houston in all disciplines. We provide training and mentorship to help…...

April 11, 2019

12 April 2019, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: PsycNet at APA.org] Why is there a need to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of faculty in school psychology? Chiefly, school psychologists serve the most racially/ethnically diverse population: children in US schools. Therefore, developing a knowledge base that is inclusive of this…...

April 10, 2019

12 April 2019, Newsletter, OT, School Pysch, Social Work

[Source: PBS Parents via School Psyched By Katie Hurley, LCSW A mother of a six-year-old boy called me in tears. After yet another meltdown in his classroom, the teacher requested a meeting with the parents. The mother assured me that her son…...