Occupational Therapy For Kids — Yes It Is a Thing
Please don’t let the phrase “occupational therapy” (OT) make you believe it has nothing to do with kids. After all, kids don’t have “occupations,” right? But, in clinical terms, many occupational therapists define “occupations” as “activities” that children regularly...
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March Designated for Awareness of Developmental Disabilities
It is a condition too easy to see before some people reach the age of 22 and it will continue after that: developmental disability. As of 2017, it is on record as affecting about 1 in 6 children annually. March is recognized as National Developmental Disabilities...
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Children’s Dental Health Month
Water is Theme for February Children’s Dental Health Month Observation Tooth decay --- otherwise known as dental caries --- is the number one chronic disease among children. But, drinking more water, especially if it's fluoridated, would create many practical benefits...
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Handwashing Critical to Protecting Kids from COVID19
Handwashing has always been one of the best ways to protect your family-- and yourself-- from becoming sick. Because of the continuing pandemic of COVID19 and the approach of the annual flu season, it is extra important to review when and how children should wash...
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Rate of Type 2 Diabetes Affecting Children in North Carolina on the Rise
Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in North Carolina. In fact, the rate of diabetes has almost doubled in the state over the last 20 years! For example, Type 2 diabetes used to be known as an adult-onset disease, but today more children are being...
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