How to Teach Your Kids to Wash Hands
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
Teaching Kids How to Wash Their Hands There is a lot of concern lately about preventing the spread of illness. One of the best ways to stay healthy and prevent illness is by using good hand washing technique. Tips for Teaching Hand Washing: 1. Wash your own hands: Kids learn best by example. Wash your hands and have your child watch. Show him or her the proper technique. This also shows how important hand washing is. 2. Talk to your child about when to wash his or her hands. Remind your child to wash hands before they eat and after they go to the bathroom. It may also be good to wash hands af ..read more
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Parenting and Social Media
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
PARENTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA We know we need to talk to your kids about being safe about posting on social media. What about posting about our kids on social media? Are we keeping our children safe when we post about them? Posting about your child or someone else’s child is something to be cautious about. Here are some tips to think about before you post. 1. Never post “naked baby” photos. These can be used by unscrupulous people. It may also embarrass your child later. 2. Don’t post a photo or video of your child having a melt-down or tantrum. Every child has moments of difficult feelings. We ..read more
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Managing Sleep During Daylight Savings
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
Daylight Savings and Sleep We all feel a little off when we “spring forward” and lose an hour of sleep. This year (2020) Daylight Savings begins on Sunday, March 9th at 2 am. We set our clocks forward one hour and the sleep chaos begins! As a rule, children, especially younger children, do not tolerate sleep deprivation well. Also children who struggle with sleep generally (some kids with autism or ADHD struggle with sleep) have a more difficult time during Daylight Savings. Poor sleep and lack of sleep can contribute to poor attention, appetite and overall mood. You can take some steps prior ..read more
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Being A Good Sport
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
BEING A GOOD SPORT Nobody likes a poor sport. Sure, there is good-natured “trash talk” and teasing, but sometimes things can go too far. Kids must learn what it means to be a good winner and a good loser. Whining about the outcome of a game, claiming a game was “unfair”, or becoming angry when losing are signs of not being a good sport. All children, especially children who struggle with social skills, must learn good sportsmanship to foster better peer relationships. Developmentally, younger children will struggle with the idea of winning and losing. Preschool children won’t necessarily gras ..read more
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TIPS FOR A SMOOTHER MORNING ROUTINE
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
The morning routine is stressful for most families. When family members have behavioral or cognitive differences the morning routine can be harder. There is time pressure, the need to have materials gathered and a lot of transitions. We have some tips* that can help things go more smoothly! 1. Provide visual or written schedules (for readers) to prompt what needs to happen next in the morning routine. Multi-step directions can make it difficulty for children to complete all tasks of them. Keep directions to one step at a time. The visual (or written) schedules are a supplement to oral instru ..read more
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Teaching Young Children Emotions
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
WHEN DO CHILDREN LEARN EMOTIONS Just like labeling farm animals, favorite toys and foods they eat; you should also be labeling emotions for young children. Young children learn what feelings are, the words for them, and how to deal with them by parents modeling and talking about these skills. Children as young as two years old can learn basic feelings like happy, sad, mad and scared. As your child masters labeling these basic emotions then you can talk about the quantity of that emotion. When we work with kids on emotions we talk about feeling a little mad or a lot sad. This is a simple way t ..read more
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Myths About Childhood Speech Disorders
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
Myths about Speech Disorders   Myth 1: Children grow out of speech problems It is true that children’s speech development takes time. A young child does not pronounce words like “spaghetti” or “computer” accurately the first time they say them. However, parents should not hold onto the idea that their child will grow out of speech problems. There is cause for concern when a 4-year-old child’s speech is difficult for other people to understand. If parents take the wait-and-see approach, they put their child at risk of experiencing persistent speech difficulties during the school years, an ..read more
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Dental Hygiene and Sensory Sensitivities
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
    DENTAL HYGIENE WITH SENSORY ISSUES   For a child with sensory sensitivities dental hygiene and visits to the dentist can be very difficult.  There are ways to help a child who is orally defensive to learn to brush, floss and accept dental visits.  Oral health is incredibly important for life long health, so here are so ideas for helping your child. All children should be supervised when brushing their teeth until they are 7-8 years old.  Some children who cannot physically brush their teeth effectively will need additional assistance.  For children with ..read more
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Alcohol Use and Teens
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
Teens-Why Shouldn’t I Drink Alcohol? Alcohol can have a negative impact on the developing brain. Underage drinking is also associated with an increased risk of depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, self-injuries, and suicidal behavior and greater involvement in other risky behaviors such as high-risk sexual behavior and criminal behavior. Use of alcohol during adolescence can have a negative impact on school attendance and performance. Use of alcohol increases the risk of motor vehicle accidents. Exposure to alcohol may impair synaptic maturation in the adolescent brain. Hippocampal vo ..read more
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Is this an Auditory Processing Disorder
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by amy.lesher@rosenbergcenter.com
2y ago
Auditory Processing Disorders- General Overview     Definition of Auditory Processing Disorder-   Central auditory processing disorders are deficits in the information processing of audible signals not attributed to impaired hearing sensitivity or intellectual impairment.   Further- … CAPD refers to limitations in the ongoing transmissions, analysis, and use of information contained in auditory signals.    Simply stated CAPD involves what we do with what we hear.   Skill Areas associated with Auditory Processing   Auditory Memory- The ability to recall ..read more
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