Executive Functioning: How to Help Your Child Improve Their Independence
Executive functioning defines a set of skills including attention, emotional control, impulse control, planning and prioritizing, organization, self-monitoring, and working memory. These skills are important for school, work, maintaining friendships, and interacting with the people in your community.
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Executive Functioning: How to Help Your Child Improve Their Independence
Back to School: Home Edition
As the school year begins parents and caregivers face yet another challenging period of transition as we again attempt to navigate a familiar yet completely new change to our daily routine, Back To School: The Home Edition. A well- oiled Daily Routine Machine needs to be 3 things: Consistent, Sustainable, and Flexible.
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Social Intelligence: The Power of a Story
There are simple strategies that you can use to develop your child’s EQ, starting at birth, or perhaps beginning after you finish this article. One specific strategy we will discuss is using something that is readily available, whether at home, at school, or online - -BOOKS!
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New School Year = New Backpack
More and more school-aged children are reporting neck, shoulder, back, and knee pain that could be related to carrying heavy backpacks on a daily basis. Research has shown that many factors of backpack wear contribute to the negative effects seen. This article provides insight to discuss the proper ways to carry a backpack with your child.
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Here is a great Speech-Language Pathology article!
PARENT:
My child is beginning to talk, but is not yet combining words. What can I do?
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST:
Try these ideas for expanding expressive language!
Ask a Speech-Language Pathologist article link: https://hubs.ly/H0tVc_Q0
Helping children find a way to cope with strong emotions can be tough. A Calm Down Corner could be just the help your child needs. This Activity Guide shows you the steps to make one.
Check out our 3-part Video Guide on how to put this together and more explanation of the elements of a calming corner in earlier posts!
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Meet Sally McCoy, Director of Physical Therapy!
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Meet our PT Team! We are so thankful for our fantastic physical therapy team: Sally McCoy, Chandi Edmonds, Jenn Basch, Kristin McCrosky, Lelani Maybin, Linnea Hardin, Aleshia Reece, and Tara Warner! (pictured left to right😀) We will be introducing each of them throughout the month of October. It's National PT Month!
We love our pediatric PTs at Carolina Peds and are so grateful for them and all they do for children and families! A BIG Thank You to all of the PTs out there who are dedicated to serving others!
Today is National Make a Difference Day! Make a positive difference in someone's life today!
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Here is a great Exercise Guide created by Dr. Leilani Maybin, DPT, PT!
Hip Extension Strengthening
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Single Limb Stance Balance
Here is a great article written by Leilani Maybin, DPT, PT
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W Sitting: The What, Why, How to Intervene, and When to be Concerned?
Meet Dr. Leilani Maybin, DPT, PT
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Happy National Medical Assistant's Day & Week! Thank you to all the Medical Assistant's out there we appreciate you!
From The Carolina Pediatric Therapy Family
Here is a great article written by Dr. Kristin McCrosky, DPT, PT!
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Is your child In-toeing, also referred to as “pigeon toed”?
Thanks to Katie Swaim for creating this for our Carolina Peds Month of Gratitude!
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We appreciate you creating these amazing custom cards for us! The designs for these cards, as well as, our Pause-Reflect-Go signs are so beautiful:) We've had such fun sharing our gratitude to one another with them! So grateful to you, Katie!
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Gratitude Journal for kids 😍 thanks for finding and sharing this one Mrs. Marie Anderson, OT at Carolina Peds!
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Last week for our #CPTgratitudechallenge2020, we turned our gratitude toward our teammates and gave out these cute little thank you note cards, pens, and CHOCOLATE! Teammates were challenged to send a thank you note, email, or text to colleagues throughout the week❤️ Expressing gratitude in this meaningful way has been so uplifting and inspiring!
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Dear Parents & Caregivers,
Thank you so much for the kind words you shared with us about the care you are receiving for your child. We are so grateful for each of you. Thank you for entrusting us with the care of your child and family, and for inviting us into the precious space of relationship with you and your child.
It is YOU who inspire US to do our best work!
With love & gratitude,
Your Carolina Peds Family
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Join us for #cptgratitudechallenge2020!
Practicing gratitude is a self-care strategy that can result in wellness, help generate resilience, and reduce stress.
This month we are encouraging our team to engage in a simple, sustainable habit together across this month of being more intentional about looking for experiences, things, and people that deserve appreciation.
We have challenged ourselves to document one gratitude per day for the month of November!
We'd love to have you join us by sharing something you are grateful for using the #cptgratitudechallenge2020 in your post!
We are grateful for you!
With love & gratitude,
Your Carolina Peds Family
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to evolve, we want to assure you that we are taking significant precautionary measures and adhering to recommendations from public health officials.
Our Guidance from the Experts
We continue to follow the expert advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and are closely monitoring updates from the National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), the North Carolina Division of Health and Human Services, and the local county Health Departments where we serve children and families across the region.
New information is released daily, and we continue to update our health and safety practices according to guidance as it changes.
Click the link to read some of the extra measures we are implementing to protect the health of children, families, and our staff.
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Coronavirus Safety, COVID-19 at Carolina Pediatric Therapy
We would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Jeff McKibben, Speech Therapist for Carolina Peds!
We would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Sarah Anderson, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor for Carolina Peds!
Today is National Bubble Gum Day! Have fun and hold a bubble blowing contest with your child!
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It's Give Kids a Smile Day! The Give Kids A Smile Program was created by the American Dentist Association in 2003. Dentists come together with their communities to provide free dental services to those children in families who cannot afford dental care. It is a wonderful program and we would like to thank those wonderful Dentists!
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We would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Erica Jacoby, Occupational Therapist for Carolina Peds!
