Physical Therapy 4 Kids

Sometimes it feels like one child gets it all. This mom of 2 sets of twins tells her son’s story of torticollis. The diagnosis of torticollis lead to finding out that her son is autistic. "ALONG CAME AUTISM: DOMINICK’S STORY" “My son was born with severe torticollis and even had to wear a helmet. Fortunately, with physical therapy and chiropractic care, he improved. He hit all his milestones: smiling, clapping, waving, crawling, walking, and even some speech. By comparison to his twin I thought “Well Dominick is not behind, Jonathan is just a little advanced. Besides, he had to go through all that therapy and wear a helmet!” I never put that much thought into it until I noticed he wouldn’t make eye contact, respond to his name, and sometimes he would bang his head on the floor. He suffered from frequent ear infections, so my first overly protective, motherly assumption was, “Oh my God, he’s deaf!” I immediately scheduled an appointment with an ear, nose,

Recess & Kids - A Drug Free Path to Better Behavior Some school policies allow for a teacher to withhold recess as a punishment for some behaviors such as being late, acting out in the classroom incomplete homework. I’m willing to bet that if those children had more recess rather than the punishment of no recess that these “bad” behaviors would diminish.  Don’t you as an adult feel better when you get break time or exercise?  I know I do. We, as parents, strive for our children to be more well rounded socially emotionally and intellectually.  Recess is a big part of that equation. Benefits of Recess: Increased focus Sunlight gives us vitamin D, improving wellness Unstructured play can lead to stress reduction Recess leads to development of social skills Burning calories - fighting obesity Physical activity provides brain food So, teachers & administrators, let’s give them more recess. I’m willing to bet that these “bad” behaviors will lessen. Rece

How a photographer in China fosters creativity in school children.  This is an article from China about a freelance photographer, Liu Yuyang, who was awarded the Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellowship in 2014. Liu set up a photography class for disabled children and able bodied children. He paired up each able bodied child with a physically challenged child. They call this Inclusive Education. Confidence was gained by all of the children. Being that we have a big problem with bullying in the USA, I'm thinking that this kind of program could maybe teach our children to have empathy and compassion for their fellow students who are a little different. Learning about other people, their cultures, their struggles and everything that makes us humans different and unique would definitely cut down on bullying. It's really getting our children to socialize outside of their comfort zone under the guise of a class. The subject of the class could be anythi