12 Dec Potty Training: A Fun and Fast Way
Since the invention of the disposable diaper in the 1940’s, parents have both struggled with and enjoyed the benefits of teaching their children how to toilet train with greater convenience.
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01 Oct SIDS Awareness Month
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/SIDS Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/CDC, 3500 infants die each year unexpectedly in the United States. This includes deaths from SIDS as well as unknown causes and accidental suffocation and strangulation. Since the 1994 SIDS awareness and Back-to-Sleep campaign began, the rates of death have declined by more than 50%. However, these rates have...
11 Jul Heads, Tummies, & Tails: A Smart Guide to Printing Lowercase Letters
Posted at 08:05h in Amy Baez, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Kindergarten, learning disablities, Occupational Therapy, Playapy Platform, Products
Heads, Tummies & Tails: A Smart Guide to Printing Lowercase Letters was developed to improve the handwriting of children by providing therapeutic techniques to assist in their learning....
11 Jul Treasure C.H.E.S.T.: A Smart Guide to Printing Uppercase Letters
Posted at 08:00h in Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Kindergarten, Occupational Therapy, Playapy Platform, preschoolers, Products
Treasure C.H.E.S.T.: A Smart Guide to Printing Uppercase Letters was developed to improve the handwriting of children by providing specific therapeutic techniques....
29 Apr April is Autism Awareness Month
Posted at 08:00h in Autism, Behavioral Skills, Communication Skills, Occupational Therapy, Playapy Platform, preschoolers, Social Skills
Recent reported estimates in the news have stated as many as 1 in every 68 children in the United States has autism. It is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life. It affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills. The numbers and methods of obtaining these new estimates are subject to debate. What...