Down Syndrome Awareness – Maddox Lucille
| January 21, 2012 | Posted by Ellen Venturella-Wilson MS, OTR/L under Uncategorized |
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Colorful Plates Boost a Picky Eater’s Appetite
| January 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Parents of picky eaters can encourage their children to eat more nutritionally diverse diets by introducing more color to their meals, according to a new Cornell University study. The study finds that colorful food fare is more appealing to children than adults. Specifically, food plates with seven different items and six different colors are particularly… more
Steroids Increase Viability of Preemies as Young as 22 Weeks
| January 17, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Giving antenatal corticosteroids in extremely preterm infants like Lexi — those born between 22 and 25 weeks gestation and weighing less than 2 pounds — is associated with significant reductions in death and long-term complications such as neurodevelopmental impairments, including cerebral palsy, poor motor skills and lower intelligence, according to research by Wally Carlo, M.D.,… more
Kids Born Just a Few Weeks Early at Risk of Behavioral Problems
| January 17, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Children born just a few weeks too early are significantly more likely to have behavioural and/or emotional problems in the pre-school years, suggests research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. It is well known that children born very premature (under 32 weeks) tend to have significantly more behavioural and/or emotional problems than… more
Down Syndrome Study Finds Families Are Happy
| October 7, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Having a child with Down syndrome may come as a surprise, but it’s a good experience, families are reporting in a trio of new surveys. Researchers surveyed more than 3,000 family members and people with the chromosomal disorder across the country for what’s believed to be one of the largest looks at life with Down… more
Very Preterm Kindergartners Face Learning Trouble
| October 5, 2011 | Posted by Ellen Venturella-Wilson MS, OTR/L under Uncategorized |
Kindergartners who were born extremely prematurely are much more likely to have learning problems than their peers who were born at term, even if they do not have overall intellectual impairment, new research shows. Yet more than a third of children in the study with learning problems were not enrolled in special education programs, Dr.… more
Keep Kids in Rear-Facing Car Seats Until Age 2
| October 1, 2011 | Posted by Ellen Venturella-Wilson MS, OTR/L under Uncategorized |
Many American parents place their children in forward-facing car seats at too young an age, a new study indicates. Rear-facing car seats should be used until children are 2, according to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. But a national survey conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital found that 73… more
Raising Investment In Early Childhood Development Programs Is A Highly Cost-Effective Strategy Research Shows
| September 30, 2011 | Posted by Ellen Venturella-Wilson MS, OTR/L under Uncategorized |
According to new research, raising investment in early childhood development programs is a highly cost-effective strategy, potentially providing considerable returns, promoting long-term growth and significantly reducing inequalities in low and middle-income countries. Read Entire Story… more
Children with autism benefit from early, intensive therapy
| September 30, 2011 | Posted by Ellen Venturella-Wilson MS, OTR/L under Uncategorized |
A primary characteristic of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is impairments in social-communication skills. Children and adolescents with social-communication problems face difficulty understanding, interacting and relating with others. University of Missouri researchers found that children who receive more intensive therapy to combat these impairments, especially at early ages, achieve the best outcomes. Read Entire Story… more
ADHD Doubles The Risk Of Injury In Grade-School Kids…
| September 18, 2011 | Posted by Ellen Venturella-Wilson MS, OTR/L under Uncategorized |
Injury kills more 11-year-olds in the United States than all other causes combined, and a new study from University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals ADHD almost doubles the risk of serious injury among this age group. “We found that children with more ADHD symptoms, those in the 90th percentile, are nearly twice as likely to… more
