How Deaf-Blind Children Can Gain Access to the World
Being deaf-blind is more than just about not hearing or being unable to see. It’s a disability of access for a child. Think about it. Communication and learning are how we pick up info about the world around us. And that info teaches us how to interact within that...
Looking at Digital Eye Strain During Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Did your children get digital eye strain staring at computers too much during the COVID 2020/21 school “break?” What’s going to happen as they return to school this month and spend more time on digital devices? Ophthalmologists are expecting a school year filled with...
Protecting Your Kids from UV Rays
Sun, sun, sun!!! Summer is here. Beaches. Pools. Backyard Bar-b-Ques. Has it been two years since we let the sun shine down upon us? Now we can go back out. That is a good thing. And a bad thing, especially for our kids when it comes to UV safety awareness. You know,...
Childhood Aphasia — Time to Get the Word Out
Aphasia — this is THE perfect example of just because you never heard of it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You don’t know what Aphasia is, do you? You aren’t alone. While 2 million people in the United States have Aphasia, 84.5% of Americans state that they’ve never...
COVID’s Effect on Children’s Mental Health
Did you fool yourself into thinking that COVID-19 was not a “kid’s disease?” Children will be fine. They won't get sick. Sadly, the “side effects” of the pandemic are what’s taking a toll on our kids. There is no way to sugarcoat this. Covid-19 events of the last...
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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...
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...
Rett Syndrome is a Developmental Disorder
Can you imagine losing your ability to speak, walk, eat, and even breathe easily? And imagine it happening to you as a kid. This is Rett Syndrome. It occurs worldwide in 1 of every 10,000 female births (and is even rarer in boys). While you may not have heard of Rett...
Reye’s Syndrome, Rare But Deadly Children’s Disease
Let’s get this said first. This month’s subject is Reye’s Syndrome--- and it is rare. So, why talk about it? Because it produces brain and liver damage. Because it is most often seen in children. Because if not treated promptly, it may lead to permanent brain injury...
Children Can Have Mild, Moderate, or Severe Psoriasis (Yes, Kids Can Get This Skin & Joint Disease)
Psoriasis is best known as a chronic autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. Up to 40% of people with psoriasis have symptoms before they're 16 years old, and 10% get it before they're 10. In fact, each year, roughly 20,000 children under 10 years of age are...
Family Health & Fitness Day to Beat the COVID-19 Blues
Sigh. Cabin Fever. Stay in Place. House Arrest. Whatever you & your family have called the COVID-19 lockdown. It has been a stressful time. As America begins to slowly phase back to normal, the warmer weather calls you to go outside. But what can you do, keeping...
Consistency Key to Less Stress at Bedtime for Kids With Special Needs
When we do these monthly blogs, we focus on how these “celebrations & observations” relate to special needs kids. But when asked to write about “May Better Sleep Month,” I had a personal stake in it. I have not been sleeping well during the COVID19 crisis. How...
Keeping Kids Creative During Coronavirus At-Home Sheltering
Getting a free day or two to stay home from school has always been a welcome event for kids. Not so in these days of Coronavirus and forced home sheltering. Cabin fever sets in rather quickly. For parents of special needs kids with limited attention spans, the stress...
North Carolina Struggles to Meet Oral Health Care Needs of Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities are almost two times worse off with meeting their oral health care needs than kids without disabilities. And, according to the American Dental Association, both North Carolina and South Carolina are in the bottom third of the country when it...
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