Tech Tools to Encourage Healthy Habits for Kids
Healthy Habits for Kids The topic of health and wellness has been a big one for the last two years. We have discussed health apps for medication management and telehealth...
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How Does a Patient Portal Benefit My Child?
Electronic Medical Records or Patient Portals, as they are often called, provide us with many benefits for accessing our medical files. Of course, as with anything, there will be pros...
Empowering Your Child for Better Communication with Healthcare Providers
Few people make important healthcare decisions without talking it over with a trusted family member or a caring friend. But for someone with a disability, this partnership can often lead...
Child Nutrition Primer + Easy Nutrient Packed Snacks
There is no doubt that adequate nutrition for your child plays an important role for neurological, physical, behavioral, and social development. This is especially true for children with special needs....
3 Things We All Need to do to Make Trips to the Dentist Anxiety Free for Our Children
Anxiety Free Dentist Trips Whether you are an adult or child, going to the dentist can be an anxious experience for anyone. The unknown, the sounds of the drill, the...
Planning for Better Health
As parents, we do our best to keep our kids healthy and protect them from activities that may risk their health and safety. This is particularly true now with Covid...
Apps to Kick Off the New Year
Apps to kick off the New Year Although we hoped that many aspects of our lives would get back to pre-pandemic “normal” last year, many of us caring for children...
The Pandemic has Taken a Big Toll on the Mental Health of Children
The mental health of children during the pandemic Remote learning, isolation, the loss of loved ones and just a general disruption to their lives – all of that is exacerbating...
Family Chat: Practical Tips For Puberty
Puberty! Ready or not, it is our time to guide our children through. It’s a natural stage of development when many changes happen to our bodies, emotions, and behaviors. We...
How I Got My Picky Eater to Try Different Foods
Picky Eater “You’re going to get back what you’re dishing out!” said my mother as I sat stubbornly at the dinner table refusing to eat what was on my plate....
