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Kids Have Not Changed Developmentally
The Gesell Institute for Human Development has performed an 18 month long study on how childhood development in 2010 relates to Gesell’s observations published in 1925, 1940 and after his death by his colleagues in 1964 and 1979. Interestingly, not much has changed through all the years. Some experts are concluding that even though the […]
Tracking Calories Burned
If you are working with children to increase their activity levels or to reduce obesity, take the time to check out My Fitness Pal. This is a free, fun tool that calculates how many calories you burn doing many different tasks. You pick the activity, put in your weight and for how long you did […]
Literature Review on Botox in Calf Muscles
Clinical Rehabilitation published research on the effects of botox A in the calf muscles of children with cerebral palsy. A literature review revealed that botox was effective at: improving calf muscle tone at 1 month and 3 months improving passive range of motion at 1 month and 3 months improving gait speed for 4 months […]
Button Fine Motor Projects
If you need to work on fine motor, visual motor or button practice why not try some of these activity ideas? Dressing Skills: Step by step visual directions to teach children how to dress List price: $4.99 S&H: Free Find out more.
Learning Styles and Sensory Processing Disorder
In the school setting, teachers discuss various learning styles of students. There are three main types of learning styles: 1. Auditory learner – learns best by using sense of hearing2. Visual Learner – learns best by sense of vision3. Kinesthetic/ Tactile Learner – learns best by doing or touching More teachers are now accommodating students […]
White Noise and Attention Span
Behavioral and Brain Functions, an open source journal, recently published research on the effects of white noise on 51 school aged children. The results indicated that playing white noise during school helped to significantly improve the attention spans of normally inattentive students. On the other hand, the students who were normally attentive showed a significant […]
Memory and Physical Fitness in Children
A recent study in Brain Research studied forty-nine, 9 and 10 year old children. MRI measurements were taken comparing the brains of fit and unfit children. The results indicated increased volume of the hippocampus by 12% in the fit children. In addition, the fit children performed better on relational memory (the ability to remember and […]
October 2010 Digital Magazine for Pediatric Therapy
If you have any trouble viewing magazine go to www.YourTherapySource.com/magazine to download the issue. Open publication – Free publishing – More autism
Communicating with Parents
Parents are an integral part of the special education team. They know the most about their children strengths, weaknesses and personal preferences. Therapists and other school staff need to include parents in all decision making for children. Here are some tips on improving your communication with parents: 1. Always start off a conversation stressing a […]
Physical Therapy Month 2010
October 2010 is Physical Therapy Month. The APTA is promoting physical therapists to encourage families to combat obesity with physical activity this month. They have produced a hand out entitled “Smart Moves for Families”. It can be viewed below or downloaded from the APTA website. Print it out and send home with children at your […]