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Activity of the Week: Top 6 Kids Yoga Poses for Bedtime: A Calming Sequence

July 3, 2014

3 July 2014, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Sing Song Yoga] Ahhhh! Summer is here. After long lovely days at the beach, at the ballpark, on the playground and running around the neighborhood, kids tend to remain wired when heading to bed. Unless of course a calming activity is…...

July 2, 2014

3 July 2014, Language, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Experts believe language uses both a mental dictionary and a mental grammar. The mental ‘dictionary’ stores sounds, words and common phrases, while mental ‘grammar’ involves the real-time composition of longer words and sentences. For example, making a longer word…...

July 2, 2014

3 July 2014, Job, Newsletter, Placement

Congratulations to Cyndi K., OTR/L on her new direct hire position with a school district in Wisconsin through PediaStaff. She will be a full-time employee of the school district and will work for them, rather than through PediaStaff. Did you…...

July 1, 2014

Articlulation, Language, News of the Week, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] A team of researchers headed by the Erfurt-based psychologist Prof. Ralf Rummer and the Cologne-based phoneticist Prof. Martine Grice has carried out some ground-breaking experiments to uncover the links between language and emotions. They were able to demonstrate…...

July 1, 2014

3 July 2014, Career Development, Career Tip, Newsletter, PediaStaff Interview Tip

I must have watched the Disney princess movies too many times because when I think of “body language” I immediately start hearing Ursula singing about it in The Little Mermaid. She’s talking to Ariel about impressing men, but the same holds for…...

June 30, 2014

3 July 2014, ADHD, News, Newsletter

Psychostimulant use to treat children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasing worldwide, and the evaluation of the cardiovascular safety of stimulant medication used in treatment has been a recent topic of concern. The results of the first nationwide study of…...

June 30, 2014

3 July 2014, Newsletter, OT, SPD

Editor’s Note: Thank You to my friends on the Pediatric OT group on Facebook for posting this article from New Republic Magazine. It prompted vigorous discussion on the board. I particularly think this comment by Beverly Moskowitz, was most thought provoking:…...

June 26, 2014

27 June 2014, Early Intervention, Literacy, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: NPR.org] AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It’s ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I’m Audie Cornish. Read to your children. This isn’t the first time you’ve heard that advice. But now parents with infants will start hearing it officially from pediatricians starting from…...

June 26, 2014

27 June 2014, News, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome

[Source: Medical News Today] Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes mental retardation, autism, and physical deformities, has no cure. However, a small clinical trial has found that a growth factor known as IGF1 can help treat some symptoms of the disease.…...

June 25, 2014

27 June 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source via the Can Child Centre] A group of researchers at the CanChild Centre in Canada completed research comparing child focused therapy and context focused therapy for children with cerebral palsy. The participants included 128 children with cerebral palsy…...