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    Spring is Coming! 3 Simple Ways to Encourage Outdoor Play and Build Skills
    kidSHINE
    • 4 min

    Spring is Coming! 3 Simple Ways to Encourage Outdoor Play and Build Skills

    Spring is a great time to get kiddos moving, to encourage outdoor sensory experiences and to build strength, endurance and motor skills!
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    Inspire Skill Building With Holiday Themed Activities: St Patty's Day!
    kidSHINE
    • 3 min

    Inspire Skill Building With Holiday Themed Activities: St Patty's Day!

    Build strength and motor skills in OT sessions using St Patty's Day Activities
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    My Child is Returning to School! Now What?!
    Dr. Amy Wheadon
    • 6 min

    My Child is Returning to School! Now What?!

    For kiddos who are currently struggling with social, motor, & sensory challenges, the return to full time in person learning can be daunting
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    Why OTs Focus on Core Strength: Six Easy Exercises You Can Try at Home
    kidSHINE
    • 3 min

    Why OTs Focus on Core Strength: Six Easy Exercises You Can Try at Home

    Before you ask a child to write, there are foundational skills that need to be developed first: the ability to sit & the ability to focus
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    kidSHINE Bootcamp Inspired Family Fitness Fun! Four Easy Exercise Games for Home
    kidSHINE
    • 4 min

    kidSHINE Bootcamp Inspired Family Fitness Fun! Four Easy Exercise Games for Home

    Working out with your kids is great way to get daily exercise, while also acting as a role model for healthy habits for the whole family!
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    The Pandemic Ripple Effect & the Impact on Our Children: How to Facilitate Development at Home
    kidSHINE
    • 4 min

    The Pandemic Ripple Effect & the Impact on Our Children: How to Facilitate Development at Home

    There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in so many different ways. First and foremost, the number of people...
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    Top 5 Ways to Help Your Child Breathe
    kidSHINE
    • 3 min

    Top 5 Ways to Help Your Child Breathe

    I got an apple watch for Christmas this year, which has been amazing for my productivity- I can check email and respond to texts more...
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    Creating Meaningful Goals WITH Your Child in 2021
    kidSHINE
    • 3 min

    Creating Meaningful Goals WITH Your Child in 2021

    When I arrived back to work yesterday after a few days off for Christmas, I noticed this note on my desk “Warning! Huge poisonous spider...
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    Sensory Processing Disorder- Navigating the Holiday Season
    kidSHINE
    • 5 min

    Sensory Processing Disorder- Navigating the Holiday Season

    December has arrived, the holiday season is here, and "its the most wonderful time of the year"- unless you have a child with Sensory...
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    Teaching Girls how to Look BEYOND the Mirror
    kidSHINE
    • 3 min

    Teaching Girls how to Look BEYOND the Mirror

    We have so many mirrors at KidSHINE. A whole wall of mirrors. Sometimes the mirrors can be a distraction (especially when we are...
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    Building Strong Hands: Think Outside the Box!
    kidSHINE
    • 1 min

    Building Strong Hands: Think Outside the Box!

    As Occupational Therapists, one of the first concepts we learn in graduate school is "proximal stability improves distal mobility", which...
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    What I Learned this Week in Preschool
    kidSHINE
    • 3 min

    What I Learned this Week in Preschool

    This week, I spent several mornings in two area preschools, observing 3, 4 and 5 year olds in action. My OT "trained eye" was looking for...
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    Five Ways To Listen To A Child With Sensory Processing Challenges
    kidSHINE
    • 4 min

    Five Ways To Listen To A Child With Sensory Processing Challenges

    Parents and educators and other professionals are dedicated to facilitating growth and development in children. If a neurotypical child...
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    Building Strength and Confidence as a Team
    kidSHINE
    • 1 min

    Building Strength and Confidence as a Team

    These boys inspire me every week. This amazing group of boys work together to support one another while they participate in continuous...
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    What Do We Know About Treating ADHD with Medical Food?
    kidSHINE
    • 1 min

    What Do We Know About Treating ADHD with Medical Food?

    Very interesting article... there has been a growing body of research trending towards more organic and naturopathic treatments for...
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    Kids Need Play and Recess. Their Mental Health May Depend on It.
    kidSHINE
    • 1 min

    Kids Need Play and Recess. Their Mental Health May Depend on It.

    AS OT's, we recognize that recess and physical play promote self regulation, focus, motor growth and development. This article also...
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    Exercise Is ADHD Medication
    kidSHINE
    • 1 min

    Exercise Is ADHD Medication

    Physical movement improves mental focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility; new research shows just how critical it is to academic...
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