At PediaStaff, we’re excited to roll out our latest initiative tailored specifically for qualifying school-based SPED professionals and pediatric therapists. Recognizing the challenges posed by the traditional pay cycle within educational institutions, we’re excited to provide this new pay option aimed at providing greater financial stability and consistency for our valued professionals. Stability Through The Year Gone are the days of financial uncertainty during winter, spring, and summer breaks. With our 12-Month Pay program, you will now have the option to evenly distribute their annual inc ..read more

Source: Medical Xpress Preschoolers who use mobile devices more frequently have lower quality and quantity of parent-child interaction than their peers who do not use them. Researchers from the Alpha Generation Lab at the Department of Ethology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, hypothesized that mobile phone use takes time away from and interferes with social activities, thereby degrading the quality of time spent together, according to their article published in the journal Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Read more on Medical Express! The post Research Team Reports on Effect of Mo ..read more

Source: Speechie Adventures Check out some of the awesome digital and printable Earth Day resources and freebies! Read more on Speechie Adventures!  The post Earth Day Activities & Freebies for Speech Therapy appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more

Source: The OT Toolbox It is that time of year when we start to dig up the dirt and grow our garden…all with the kids! Digging in dirt and kids go hand in hand so when we started our garden for the first time last year, the kids were all over it. They were my biggest helpers when it came to planting, weeding, and of course, taste-testing! This post includes pictures from last year’s garden, and we can’t wait to get started on our garden again this year! Read more on The OT Toolbox!  The post Sensory Gardening with Kids appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more

Source: The OT Toolbox Here, you’ll discover outdoor lawn games that help children and families with development and play. These outdoor yard games build gross motor skills and are great for summer activities for kids, getting them outside and off screens. Playing in the yard is beneficial for so many reasons. Read more on The OT Toolbox!  The post Outdoor Lawn Games appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more

Source: The OT Toolbox This was a craft I was putting together for a playgroup, so I needed a bunch of little pieces and wanted to keep it Earth-friendly. I cut up a few cereal boxes and egg cartons for the flower parts, cut some clouds from a newspaper, and cut some leaf shapes from bubble wrap. Read more on The OT Toolbox!  The post Earth Day Recycle Bin Craft appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more

Source: The OT Toolbox We all have piles of recyclable materials that can be used in crafts and use recycling bin crafts on the regular! Here, we’re talking about how to make a recycle craft bin for supplies that can be used at any time. Once you have made a craft supply bin from recycled materials, check out our recycled crafts and activities page. You’ll also find some great recycle bin craft ideas too! You can make any type of recycle bin project. Only your imagination is the limit. Read more on The OT Toolbox! The post How to Create a Recycled-Materials Craft Bin appeared first on PediaSta ..read more

Source: Kiboomers Reduce, Reuse, Recycle It’s very easy to do It’s simple to remember Recycle what you use! Separate glass and paper Separate plastic and tin Then put them their places In the recycling bin! Watch on Kiboomers!  The post SONG: Earth Day Recycling appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more

Source: News Medical New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children. This is shown by two studies based on more than 6,000 children carried out by researchers at Uppsala University in cooperation with Region Gotland. Read more on News Medical! The post New Screening Tools Boost Early Detection of Language Delays in Children appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more

Source: Craft Play Learn Depending on where you live in the world, this beautiful insect is called a ladybird or a ladybug. Either way this fun and interesting insect is well known for it’s black spots and this gives me lots of ideas for fun educational learning activities based on the ladybug. Read more on Craft Play Learn! The post Color Sorting Ladybug Activity appeared first on PediaStaff ..read more