Jul 31, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Education, Medical, Special Needs
Navigating special education and care amid COVID-19 By Annelise Krafft As we continue to navigate COVID-19, parents have taken on several new roles: teacher, personal chef, at-home entertainer and more. For parents with a child who has a developmental disability, the...
May 30, 2020 | Family Life, Health & Fitness, Medical, Trending
How to Spot and Treat Dehydration in Kids By Natalie Ochoa Seems like every year we get into the triple digits sooner and sooner. We’ve already experienced record heat this year, and with so little our kids can do outside of the house right now, they are left...
May 30, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Health & Fitness, Local News, Medical, Special Needs
Phoenix resident Nicole Anderson first stepped through the doors of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona almost four years ago, when her then 10-month-old daughter was in need of specialized care and services. After four years of intensive therapy and...
May 30, 2020 | Back Talk, Behavioral & Developmental, Health & Fitness, Medical, Teen Issues
By Kerrie McLoughlin What is the first thing you think of when you hear about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Maybe you think of the TV show Monk, of someone who washes their hands over and over, of someone who loves a schedule and hates germs. It is estimated...
May 12, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Education, Medical, Trending
By Jennifer Buckler M.S., CCC-SLP and George Wolford, Ph.D., M.S., CCC-SLP Midwestern University Speech-Language Institute As we find ourselves in this new socially distanced reality, many parents are faced with attempting to meet their children’s educational needs at...
Mar 31, 2020 | Behavioral & Developmental, Family Life, Health & Fitness, Medical, Teen Issues, Trending
Encouraging kids to move through technology and community support By Nora Heston Tarte *Please note that the app mentioned in this article can now be found by searching for Genius App Manager in your app store. The smart phone addiction is real, and unfortunately all...
