Category Archives: Children’s issues

Young children aren’t immune to negative body image messages

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Laurie

It’s hard to believe, but new research is indicating that girls as young as 3 have already learned that being ‘fat’ is a bad thing. In this article researchers note that given a choice, three year old girls will state … Continue reading →

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The benefits of Equine Therapy are being recoginized!

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Laurie

It’s always good to see an article that supports the work we do! We work with children as young as four, teens, adults and seniors. Our sessions are one-on-one with the client, a Certified Thereputic Equine Instructor and a horse. … Continue reading →

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New information about diagnosing autism

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Laurie

One of the fascinating things about autism is that what we know is constantly changing. Check out this article in Scientific American. Though the study quoted was small, the results of this reasearch may lead to all kinds of new … Continue reading →

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ADHD may be a lifetime problem

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Laurie

We usually think of ADHD as a childhood issue and it’s true that the symptoms often first appear in young children. However, as Jyoti Bhagia, M.D., Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, points out in her … Continue reading →

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Children and stress

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laurie

If you don’t have kids in your life these days, it may surprise you to hear that many children today are feeling pretty stressed out. The demands made on kids today are very different than what was expected of us … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of a parent living with an Autistic child…

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laurie

First, let me say that we totally agree with the saying “you know one child with autism, you know one child with autism”. Our experience has shown us the truth in this. Though there are often some similarities, it seems that … Continue reading →

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Appreciating the challenges of Adoption

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laurie

Raising children will always be challenging, but there additional issues you will face if you take on raising an adopted child. It is rare that a child that has been placed for adoption has not experienced some negative event in … Continue reading →

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Tip of the week 1.20.14

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laurie

From the book ‘The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People’ TAKE CARE NOT TO HARSHLY CIRITIZE FAMILY AND FRIENDS We rely on those closest to us for support. We can accept critical words from those who ar not close to … Continue reading →

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Some very helpful tips on traveling with kids

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laurie

For many families travel time, even just from home to school, can be truamatic. When kids have transitioning issue to begin with and then add in some of the sensory issues created by the noise and visual overload that car … Continue reading →

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The challenges of ADHD

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Laurie

I was happy to see this article that gives some very real and helpful tips for helping kids/teens to deal with ADHD. From eating right to getting plenty of sleep there are many factors that can make life either easier … Continue reading →

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