by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Mar 21, 2022 | Awareness, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, Syndrome, Trisomy
March is a special month around the globe. With it being the third month of the year we celebrate all of the genetic conditions in the Trisomy family. The most famous of these conditions is Trisomy 21 (three copies of chromosome 21), you may know this condition by its...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Mar 13, 2022 | Constipation, Exercise, Food, Health, Newsletter, Nutrition
It is not unusual for pediatric therapists to spend a fair amount of time talking about pooping with families, or more specifically NOT pooping (constipation), and so it seemed like a good topic to share with all. Although constipation is generally defined as fewer...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Mar 1, 2022 | 8p, Advocacy, Awareness, CHARGE, Family, Kabuki, KAT6A, Newsletter, Smith-Kingsmore, Syndrome
Today is a day that we can highlight all of our a unique and brave kiddos with uncommon diagnoses. Today is #RareDiseaseDay. These kiddos fight to be known in a way that most of us will never know. They are born or develop conditions that start as mysteries to the...
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Feb 21, 2022 | 8p, Exercise, Handwriting, Newsletter, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Reading
On a regular basis I am asked if crawling on hands and knees is really an important milestone. After all, kiddos are learning to crawl at the same time that they are learning to pull themselves up into standing at different pieces of furniture throughout the house....
by wemakepixels_9e7mpm | Feb 13, 2022 | Exercise, Family, Food, Health, Newsletter, Nutrition, Recreation, Stress
During the winter, and notably during our current pandemic, we are especially aware of trying to stay healthy. We all know that we need to keep our immune system working in tip top shape, but how do we do that exactly? First, we know that stress and anxiety...
