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Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

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|Date: October 12, 2020
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Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

by Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children’s Therapy, Valley Medical Center Childhood obesity has increased signi ...

by Natalie Frei, PT, DPT, Children’s Therapy, Valley Medical Center Childhood obesity has increased significantly (two to threefold, depending on the age group) in the past few decades in the United S ...

October 12, 2020
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Suicide Prevention: Help for Kids and Teens

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|Date: September 21, 2020
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Suicide Prevention: Help for Kids and Teens

by Kari J. Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Children’s TherapySeptember is suicide prevention month. Though a ye ...

by Kari J. Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Children’s TherapySeptember is suicide prevention month. Though a yearly event, suicide prevention month 2020 highlights a heightened need for all of us to take ti ...

September 21, 2020
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Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

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|Date: September 02, 2020
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Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

by Kari Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Children’s Therapy Clinic Pandemic pods? What are those you might ask? ...

by Kari Tanta, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Children’s Therapy Clinic Pandemic pods? What are those you might ask? Perhaps you are experiencing feelings of anxiety or anger related to a current situation that i ...

September 02, 2020
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Tips to Help Families Prepare for Back-to-School Uncertainty

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|Date: August 10, 2020
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Tips to Help Families Prepare for Back-to-School Uncertainty

by Mike Clark, OTR/L, Children’s Therapy The start of a new school year is a complex event, even for a ty ...

by Mike Clark, OTR/L, Children’s Therapy The start of a new school year is a complex event, even for a typical school year. With the COVID-19 pandemic and other social uncertainty, new challenges have ...

August 10, 2020
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Race, Racism, and Police Violence, Support for Families

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|Date: June 25, 2020
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Race, Racism, and Police Violence, Support for Families

Parents and caregivers have been challenged in their efforts to support children at home in 2020; first i ...

Parents and caregivers have been challenged in their efforts to support children at home in 2020; first in responding to fears and new realities related to COVID-19, as well as recent events regarding ...

June 25, 2020
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Supporting Teens at Home During the Time of Social Distancing

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|Date: May 28, 2020
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Supporting Teens at Home During the Time of Social Distancing

As an occupational therapist and the mom of a teenager, I have been reflecting on the impact of stay at h ...

As an occupational therapist and the mom of a teenager, I have been reflecting on the impact of stay at home on our families, and as of late, particularly on our teenagers. Like many of you, our famil ...

May 28, 2020
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Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

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|Date: May 20, 2020
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Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

Pediatrician Sean Verlander, MD, at Valley’s Covington Clinic South–Primary Care, answers frequently aske ...

Pediatrician Sean Verlander, MD, at Valley’s Covington Clinic South–Primary Care, answers frequently asked questions in this video to help parents and caregivers better understand how the coronavirus ...

May 20, 2020
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Despite Rare Epilepsy, Ongoing Care from Pediatric Neurology Team Helps Hayden Enjoy Kid Stuff

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|Date: August 12, 2019
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Despite Rare Epilepsy, Ongoing Care from Pediatric Neurology Team Helps Hayden Enjoy Kid Stuff

It was the staring spells that tipped off Hayden’s speech-language pathologist. During occupational and s ...

It was the staring spells that tipped off Hayden’s speech-language pathologist. During occupational and speech therapy at Valley Children’s Therapy for delayed motor skills and attention difficulties, ...

August 12, 2019
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Prepare Your Kids for a Healthy School Year

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|Date: August 06, 2019
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Prepare Your Kids for a Healthy School Year

Believe it or not, school is right around the corner. But in addition to buying school supplies and diggi ...

Believe it or not, school is right around the corner. But in addition to buying school supplies and digging out backpacks, it’s important to focus on a few health-related “to-dos” as your kids head ba ...

August 06, 2019
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The Sunday Night Overhaul: Executive Function in the Real World — Seth Perler

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|Date: August 02, 2019
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The Sunday Night Overhaul: Executive Function in the Real World — Seth Perler

One of the best ways we can help our children as they return to school is to establish a routine of organ ...

One of the best ways we can help our children as they return to school is to establish a routine of organizing their backpacks before the start of each new week. Helping them learn school-related orga ...

August 02, 2019
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Join Us for a Community Meeting

Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

Has Your Child Been Diagnosed with Obesity? Get Help Making Fitness Fun for the Whole Family!

Suicide Prevention: Help for Kids and Teens

Suicide Prevention: Help for Kids and Teens

Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

Pondering Pandemic Learning Pods

Tips to Help Families Prepare for Back-to-School Uncertainty

Tips to Help Families Prepare for Back-to-School Uncertainty

Race, Racism, and Police Violence, Support for Families

Race, Racism, and Police Violence, Support for Families

Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

Keeping Kids Healthy During the COVID-19 Crisis

Despite Rare Epilepsy, Ongoing Care from Pediatric Neurology Team Helps Hayden Enjoy Kid Stuff

Despite Rare Epilepsy, Ongoing Care from Pediatric Neurology Team Helps Hayden Enjoy Kid Stuff

Prepare Your Kids for a Healthy School Year

Prepare Your Kids for a Healthy School Year

The Sunday Night Overhaul: Executive Function in the Real World — Seth Perler

The Sunday Night Overhaul: Executive Function in the Real World — Seth Perler