Beauty in Bloom at our Tupelo office this morning. If you listen hard enough you can hear audible sighs of gratitude. Thank You, Bess (of our rockin’ Career Center team) for the photos and inspiration!...
[Source: New York Times Well Blog] Pediatricians have long urged parents to put newborns to sleep on their backs to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome. While the practice undoubtedly has saved lives, it also has increased the numbers of babies with…...
[Source: Medical News Today] Children who spend significant time outdoors could have a stronger sense of self-fulfillment and purpose than those who don’t, according to new Michigan State University research linking children’s experiences in nature with how they define spirituality. In the…...
Question: “I am a new graduate OT and would love to work with babies. A friend of mine told me I should wait a couple of years before looking for an early intervention (EI) position in the child’s natural environment. What…...
Congratulations to Kristen G, SLP on her rehire at one of PediaStaff’s school-based clients in North Carolina. Kristen, we thought this picture of your town in the winter was super pretty. So, now when it gets hot in the summer you can…...
Last week, Maureen at The Speech Bubble Blog, posted a really sweet poem – in the spirit of Better Hearing and Speech Month – about what being an SLP means to her. We loved it, and asked her to make a poster of it,…...
[Source: Science Daily] A new longitudinal study has found that differences in working memory — the ability to hold information in your mind, think about it, and use it to guide behavior — that exist at age 10 persist through the end…...
[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] We’re happy to be partnering up with Dayna at Lemon Lime Adventures for the second post in our series together on sensory processing. Today’s post is all about the vestibular system – what is it, why is it important to growth…...
[Source: Special Ed Post] Though still high, the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among American kids may be overstated by confusion with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) — a broad diagnosis describing the effects of maternal drinking during pregnancy. Researchers at McGill University say…...
Editor’s Note: This is exciting research for all those hoping for a new approach alternative to pharmacological treatments! [Source: Medical News Today] Some have characterized dopamine as the elixir of pleasure because so many rewarding stimuli – food, drugs, sex, exercise –…...