[Source:  The Virginian Pilot]

[Source:  Medical X-Press]

A new Chinese study of coronavirus infection in kids could bring comfort to American parents-and highlight the wisdom of at least temporarily closing schools.

That's because the study, published March 13 in Nature Medicine, found that even though  children typically only exhibit  mild symptoms if infected, they can shed the coronavirus long after symptoms disappear.

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[Source: New York Times]

As the spread of the coronavirus leads to more school closings  many parents are finding themselves faced with the prospect of what amounts to home-schooling their children. Ideally, teachers will provide lessons, whether online or on paper, to help meet children's academic needs, but school also fills physical and social needs.

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* Patient visits are usually performed in private homes
* You'll complete patient evaluations and develop treatment plans in accordance with your findings
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[Source:  Your Therapy Source]

When children are home it is important that they participate in gross motor skills and activities every day. Gross motor skills are larger movement activities such as sitting, rolling, kneeling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping and more! Many times when children are provided with independent, free play outdoors, they automatically participate in these types of skills. Other times when the weather is not cooperating or children have delayed motor skills they may need some