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October 20, 2017
Issue 31, Volume 10
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter.
News Items:
- Cognitive Skills Differ Across Cultures and Generations
- Natural Remedy for Youth Sleeping Problems
- How Oxytocin Controls the Brain's Social Reward Circuit
- Early Bilingualism Helps with Learning Languages Later
- Concussion Recovery Can Take Twice as Long for Young Female Athletes
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- ASHA 2017! Join PediaStaff in Los Angeles, CA!
- Hot Job: Pediatric Physical Therapist - Houston, TX
- Hot Job: Full-time Special Education Teacher - Chicago, IL
- Hot Job: Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist - Lake Worth, FL
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Color Matching Toddler Activity
- Worth Reposting! Matching Colors with Clothespins and Pipecleaners
- Crafting With Science: Rainbow Butterfly
- Therapy Idea of the Week: Oobi Eyes Finger Puppets
Articles and Special Features
- SLP Corner: Expert Offers Ways to Distinguish Between Picky Eating and a Pediatric Feeding Disorder
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Therapy Day
- Autism Corner: Sensory Meltdowns in Kids on the Autism Spectrum
- Career Corner: Mentors are Everywhere
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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Cognitive Skills Differ Across Cultures and Generations
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[Source: Science Daily]
An innovative study of children and parents in both Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, led by University of Cambridge researchers Michelle R. Ellefson and Claire Hughes, reveals cultural differences in important cognitive skills among adolescent participants but not their parents. The results are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association of Psychological Science.
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Natural Remedy for Youth Sleeping Problems
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[Source: Psych Central]
New research indicates high rates of sleep problems among youth continuing through teenage years and into early adulthood. The study also suggests that although the sleeping issues come from a variety of issues, many can be controlled with early training on maintaining an active lifestyle.
In the study, investigators from James Cook University and the University of Queensland tracked more than 3600 people from the age of 14 until they were 21.
Reports of sleep problems were significant as "just over a quarter of the 14-year-olds reported sleep problems, with more than 40 percent of those still having sleep problems at 21," said lead investigator, Dr. Yaqoot Fatima from JCU's Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health.
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How Oxytocin Controls the Brain's Social Reward Circuit
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[Source: Medical News Today]
Although several studies have pointed to oxytocin, or the "love hormone," as an important factor in promoting sociability, the mechanisms behind this remain unknown. Researchers from Stanford University have now looked into how oxytocin regulates the social reward mechanism in the brain.
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Early Bilingualism Helps with Learning Languages Later
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[Source: Education Week]
Bilingual people may be better equipped to learn new languages than those who only speak one language, according to a study published in the academic journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition.
The research points to a distinct language-learning benefit for people who grow up bilingual or learn another language at an early age.
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Concussion Recovery Can Take Twice as Long for Young Female Athletes
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[Source: Psych Central]
Young female athletes tend to experience concussion symptoms twice as long as their male counterparts, according to a new study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
The researchers believe that the longer recovery period may be due to underlying conditions typically more prevalent in girls, such as migraines, depression, anxiety, and stress.
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The 2017 ASHA Convention will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, November 9-11, 2017, and PediaStaff will be there to talk with YOU about your pediatric or school-based Speech-Language Pathology career. Come visit us at Booth #1346. We are very proud to announce we are a sponsor again this year.
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Established outpatient pediatric clinic off of highway 290 in Houston seeks a full time Physical Therapist to join their team. This is an immediate need! The therapist will spend 80 - 90% of their time in the clinic and may see a few kiddos in a school setting. Clinic is part of a larger group of clinics and home health providers with offices in several cities in Texas.
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We are looking for a Special Education teacher that is qualified to teach in the secondary level. This teacher is needed long term to work with high school students with severe social-emotional problems in a self contained classroom in a school located in the Woodlawn area just south of the city of Chicago. Create a positive learning environment that encourages social interaction, active engagement, and self-motivation.
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PediaStaff is actively recruiting for a Pediatric Experience Speech-Language Pathologist to join a growing team of professionals in the West Palm/Boca Raton area of Southeast Florida! That's right...it's your time to shine in the beautiful Sun-filled days and enjoy your time away from work on some of the most beautiful beaches in Florida. Enjoy the laid-back atmosphere, reasonable cost of living and don't forget about NO State Personal Income Tax....allowing you to keep more of the money you earn!
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Color Matching Toddler Activity
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[Source: Teaching Mama]
Do you have a child who needs to work on identifying colors? Or perhaps you want your child to work on sorting colors. I have the perfect resource for you. This color matching activity is a fun way to work on recognizing colors, sorting them out, and even working on language skills!
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[Original posted on PediaStaff Blog in February 2012]
I found this activity on the Pinterest boards at Your Therapy Source.
Fine Motor and Matching and oh so simple, it got over 200 repins in one week!
It was pinned to Pinterest by Tot School Tumblr, and seems to have originated on the Clark Family blog, although I cannot find the original post.
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Crafting With Science: Rainbow Butterfly
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[Source: No Time for Flashcards]
You know that paper towel that your kiddo uses to clean off her paintbrush during a serious watercolor session? Yep, the one that looks awesomely pretty and you kind of wish you could frame. That one. Well, this activity takes your child's painty paper towel and puts it at the center of things. Your little learner can explore art and science, all while making a ridiculously adorable rainbow butterfly.
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Therapy Idea of the Week: Oobi Eyes Finger Puppets
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Thank you to
@sharon_speech
, our SLP friend on Instagram for introducing us to Oobi Finger Puppets! Adorable, and so useful for speech and language therapy, talking about feelings in school psychology, and as fine motor motivation too! There is also much on the internet, that Oobi puppets are great tools for encouraging listening in children with autism.
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SLP Corner:
Ways to Distinguish Between Picky Eating and a Feeding Disorder
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[Source: Kennedy Krieger Institute]
Catering to a child who is a picky eater is like being a short-order cook: chaotic. Dinnertime becomes a war zone, leading to hopeless battles fought over vegetables and macaroni and cheese.
Picky eating is as normal as potty-training, a right of passage in childhood development. Taste buds evolve and food preferences expand in these early years. Even the best of parents can have a difficult time getting their child to eat. In fact, picky eating is one of the most common occurrences in children, often outgrown as the child reaches adolescence. But if eating behavior inhibits normal developmental and physical growth processes, it could be something much more severe - a pediatric feeding disorder.
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Peds Tx Corner:
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Therapy Day
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by Erik Raj, MS. CCC-SLP
I don't think there's a single person alive who could honestly say that they've never experienced a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. As practicing pediatric therapists, we know that some days are incredible, everything goes just as planned and the skies are sunny and crystal clear. But then, other days are not as picture perfect. I wanted to write this blog post today for anyone who might not have had the best day at work today. I want you to know that I feel your pain and it's my hope that these digital words that I've typed bring you a bit of comfort because you
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Autism Corner:
Sensory Meltdowns in Kids on the Autism Spectrum
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[Source: My Aspergers Child]
"Why is my autistic (high functioning) son so sooo sensitive to certain clothing? He refuses to wear jeans and doesn't like certain shoes and socks. I've made the mistake of forcing him to wear some of these things in the past, which resulted in a HUGE meltdown. He will react to certain clothing in the same way someone might react to accidently smashing
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Career Corner:
Mentors are Everywhere
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Teresa Roberts, MS, CCC-SLP
We are surrounded by mentors every day. It might not feel like it, because we may have a narrow definition of mentorship. If we limit the concept of mentorship to a formalized agreement between two people, we may miss out on the broad view of mentorship. Any work interaction provides us with a learning opportunity. In fact, we can cultivate mentorship from others by our own actions. Colleagues, related professionals, and administrators may enjoy informal
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