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Holiday “Dieting”: Sensory Edition
By Maggie Yuhas, MOT, OTR/L TEIS Occupational Therapist Holidays mean a lot of things, including family, food, celebration, and excitement, but also, traveling, meals away from home, new places, and new experiences. This can be overwhelming for your child, especially...7 Ways to Promote Symmetrical Development in Infancy
As a parent, the word “symmetry” probably doesn’t come to mind when you think of your new baby. As therapists, symmetry is something we look for in infants to ensure they are developing on target. Just what is symmetry? And why is it important? Symmetry, without going...Should I Be Worried About My Child’s Vision?
By Jennifer Smith, BA, MA, TSVI, TEIS Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments One of my baby’s eyes seems to wander, is this a problem? My baby squints at toys, do I need to worry? When I look down at my baby, he doesn’t look back at me. What’s up with that? As...What About Sippy Cups?
By Tamara Guo, M.Ed. TEIS Developmental Specialist & Independent Evaluator The sippy cup (aka a child’s cup with a spouted lid) has been around for a long time. How do I know this? Because I am about to turn 51 years old and I just threw away my own Tommee Tippee...Help, My Toddler Won’t Stop Screaming!
Toddlers love to hear the sound of their own voices. And yes, as annoying at it is, toddlers love to shriek-often at the top of their little lungs! Often in public places like grocery stores and restaurants, much to their parent’s dismay. Toddlers may scream for a...How Using Consistent Daily Routines Can Benefit Your Toddler and Family
What is a routine? A routine is defined as a sequence of actions regularly followed. If you’re not a totally fly by the seat of your pants person, you probably have a lot of your own routines. As adults we have routines such as waking up daily at 6am, making coffee as...TEIS is on Social Media, Come Join Us!
TEIS is on Social Media-Come Join Us! Do you hang out on Pinterest once the kids are in bed? Looking for info on Tummy Time Activities? Toilet Training? Feeding Challenges? Behaviors such as Biting and Hitting? Crafts? Summer Outdoor Play Activities? Then come check...Helpful Positioning Tips for your Newborn Baby
Positioning Tips for Your Newborn Baby When babies are in-utero their entire bodies remain in a flexed position with both their legs and their arms pushing against their mother’s uterus as they continue to grow to full term. Once a baby is born we can help babies to...What To Do When Toddlers Bite
By Tamara Guo, M.Ed TEIS Developmental Specialist Did you just receive that horrifying phone call from your toddler’s day care teacher informing you that “Hailey bit two children today”? Or worse yet, get the call from the center director telling you that if Hailey...Fun Activities That Help Your Child With Special Needs To Grow
By Jenny Wise | jenny@specialhomeeducator.com specialhomeeducator.com Image courtesy of Pixabay Raising a little one with special needs presents unique challenges. With well-chosen activities, you can enhance your child’s development and provide hours of...Follow all of our posts on Facebook and Twitter!
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Learning is Everywhere - December
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We’re in the Car or on the Bus! Each month offers activities families can do together in a variety of settings. The activities within the Learning is Everywhere Calendar and on the website are aligned with the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards (ELS). These guidelines can be used to determine w...Parents learn, babies talk: How coaching moms and dads improves infants' language skills
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A new study shows that parents who learn how and why to speak 'parentese' can have a direct impact on their children's vocabulary.Is your child a mouth breather?
‘CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BREATHE THROUGH THEIR MOUTHS. Not while awake, not while asleep. Never.’
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"No one, in my 12 years of parenting, ever told me any of this. All the signs were there, right in front of our eyes, and I had no clue. Our son's pediatrician, who we loved and trusted, never said a word. I had to find this, diagnose this, and push for treatment myself. And thank God I did."Early Signs of Autism | Parents
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This video from the Kennedy Krieger Institute, in Baltimore, features three children who show early signs of autism spectrum disorder playing with toys and interacting and communicating with others. It compares the footage on each of these children to that of typical children in the same situations....End your child’s pacifier habit
Bye-Bye Binky: Ending the Pacifier Habit
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It's your child's first love, and the breakup can be tough. Survive the pacifier weaning stage with these tried-and-true tactics.
