Ideas to Teach Language Skills in Children with Disabilities Through Play. Close your eyes and imagine your favorite childhood memory. Were you playing chase outside with your closest friends? Playing house with your sister? Building an imaginary fort with your brother? Was it family board game night? Through play, typically-developing children acquire the skills necessary to communicate with others,…
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My mom did not breastfeed me. She said it’s because of my jaundice. She tried for a week or two (supplementing with formula), but said that I seemed to like the formula just as much anyway, so why bother? I always grew up thinking that breastfeeding was not so important… or it was something that people who lived in other…
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Welcome to Spring! When Lydia was 4 months old, we began baby swimming classes. We take classes at U.S. Swim Academy in Coral Springs, FL. Its a mommy and me format, where one parent accompanies his/her child in the water. Each session is 30 minutes, with about 5 students per class. We teach the babies different skills through music and…
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Although I already have several blogs with secure wordpress hosting, I believe this to be the most important one (at this time in my life anyway). I guess I’ll begin with an introduction to who I am. My name is Carrie Wells. I work for a non-profit organization in South Florida — Abi’s Place. We provide educational and therapeutic services…
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Since Lydia’s birth, I have gone to many baby stores and attended multiple consignment sales, and I keep seeing the same thing – products for sale that we know aren’t best for our children. Last week, I attended the Lolliposh Upscale Consignment sale. I like the idea of consignment. When we follow the old “reduce, reuse, recycle” philosophy, consignment fits…
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