Special Needs
So now that we’ve established that your kids won’t eat and hopefully have contacted your pediatrician to rule out anything medically that would be causing it, you are left wondering what the heck to do. I had a goal in mind. I wanted Chewy to be able to eat chicken nuggets and french fries like most other kids. At first I wanted this by age 2. That came and went but by 2.5 he had his first chicken nugget. Granted it was a dairy/soy/gluten/taste free one, but it had a meat that resembled chicken and was in nugget form! Some...
It’s dinner time. You are dreading it. Your kids never want to eat what you make for them, opting for things like popcorn or poptarts or anything that starts with “pop” and ends with sugar as the number 1 ingredient. How can you get them to eat better? Try new foods? Eat anything at all? It’s hard, let me tell you. As a mom to 3 boys, I’ve spent the last 11 years force feeding, praying, begging and yes, even bribing, my kids to eat their dinner. It’s even harder when you have a self starver in your midst. Chewy...
We got an “official” answer from the Developmental Pediatrician. Really, the diagnosis won’t change any of his current therapies or prognosis much so we are still on the right path. My husband and I opted not to share the actual diagnosis on this blog. We don’t want to jeopardize any future therapies or treatments, and really, it’s my sons story to tell. I will be sharing different therapies that work for us in relation to his dyspraxia, speech apraxia and sensory stuff though, since that is still the root of the issue, so watch for those! First step is transitioning...
I touched briefly on my youngest son’s medical/special needs issues. Dyspraxia, Apraxia, Hypotonia Oh My! and Chewy is a Rockstar! I’ve felt conflicted in sharing his story because, well, it’s not really my story to share, it’s his. What if he grows up to be the President of the United States and some bored TMZ blogger decides to dig up a pic of him trying to take off his diaper from my blog? What if he becomes the next Justin Timberlake and doesn’t want people to know he used to have 2 left feet? It’s hard to find the balance...
I’ve posted before about my 2 1/2 yr old son who got the nickname “Chewy” from his Star Wars obsessed brother. He has Dyspraxia, Speech Apraxia and a few other things. I told his therapists when he was 14 months, that my goals for him were that he was walking, talking and eating chicken nuggets by age 2. Well, the 2 year mark came and went, but as he’s getting nearer to his 3rd birthday, he’s having a bit of an explosion of skills and I just have to share. I am ecstatic to say that at just shy of...
That’s me right now. Today. Issues with coding, issues with kids, issues with me… I gots issues. Doesn’t help that I’m a woman and Eve had to eat that damn apple or whatever she did to have to experience our “monthly gifts”. Thanks a lot. You couldn’t just leave the apple or ignore the snake? No, and now I’m paying for it. Yippee…. So the big “Issue” I’m dealing with right now is Chewy. I’ve talked briefly about his Dyspraxia, Apraxia, Hypotonia and food issues before. Nothing really new on that front but he’s having GI issues now so I...
From Becky, our resident Therapist. I am a pediatric Occupational Therapist who works with the birth-three population in their home environment. A big part of my job is to educate parents on which toys or games are good for their child to facilitate developmental skills. I would like to take this opportunity to share a couple of my personal favorite “therapy tools” that I utilize frequently in my therapy sessions. Connect Four – What a fantastic game Connect Four is! I use it with children as young as one and have also used it with children as old as 8....
Using the tried and true glue/borax/water recipe, we had mad the perfect therapy slime! We could bury small objects in it, Chewy would use his fine motor skills to take them out. The slime was cold and a strange texture, so his sensory issues could be addressed at the same time, not to mention, this slime has no mess! It comes off clean nearly everything it touches (not carpet and some knit clothing, so still be careful around those!).
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Do you ever open your fridge or cupboards and wonder, “What am I going to feed my child today………..?” If you do, you are not alone! I am a pediatric Occupational Therapist and work with several children on their feeding skills. One of the most common problems that young children face with their eating is entering into what is called a “food jag”. This happens when a child will only eat a specific food in one way. For example, a child will only eat Annie’s macaroni and cheese with shells. If you try and present macaroni and cheese with a...
I have to say, I’m quite shocked at some of the things people google and find my blog because of. Some of the top searches are: Androidz Toys – This is due to my review of the product Housework Sucks – Let’s face it, it DOES suck. This is the one that surprised me… Pictures of Toddlers with Hypotonia This is due to the fact that in one of my posts, I mentioned my youngest son being a yoga master since he has such low muscle tone in his legs and feet. He’s able to contort himself in some positions...
