Posts Tagged ‘pediatric therapy home care’
Benefits of Play Therapy
Children and play go hand-in-hand, but many people don’t realize that play actually isn’t just about fun and games. Play therapy is becoming a more and more popular approach to helping children process their emotions in a healthy way. This type of intervention shows promise in being particularly helpful for children with medical complexities. When…
Read MoreHow to Encourage Healthy Eating Habits
One of the struggles of parenting, regardless of a child’s ability, is nutrition. If your child eats orally, one of your concerns during meal time may be expanding their horizons to include new, healthy foods in their diet. While they may push the food you prepare around their plates now, don’t fear; there is still…
Read MoreWhat to Do When Your Child is Diagnosed With A Disability or Medical Condition
So your child was just diagnosed with a disability or medical condition. You may be feeling a whole whirlwind of emotions right now: fear, sadness, anger, curiosity, and relief at finally knowing what is going on. Given how much you have to process in this moment, it might be hard to wrap your head around…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Education Laws That Affect Your Medically Complex Child
You want your child to have access to the best education possible, but sadly, it is often a struggle for children with medical complexities to access the tools they need to succeed. As a parent, it’s important to enlighten yourself on your child’s rights to an education and how you can ensure they receive everything…
Read MorePreparing to Leave the House With Medical Equipment
When you have a child that has medical complexities, you are accustomed to having to carry a little bit of extra equipment with you. We aren’t even talking about that family vacation that most people complain about packing for — no, we’re talking about grocery store visits or trips to the doctor. Regardless of how…
Read MoreTalent Trump's Challenges Every Time
The grass is always greener on the other side — you’ve heard this saying before, right? When things get tough, we still tend to find that our neighbors have it a little bit better. This is something that we teach our children to avoid for many reasons. Aside from the fact that this mentality can…
Read MoreTips for Finding the Right Pediatric Professional
Finding the right medical professional to care for your child with medical complexities is a challenge. Not only is it difficult to figure your insurance out and find a medical facility that will provide what you need, but it’s a challenge all of its own to find an individual whose personality you like as well.…
Read MoreMistakes Made When Switching from Pediatric Care to Adult Care
As the parent of a child with medical complexities, one thing that you need to account for is the transition from pediatric home health care to adult care. Though this transition seems like an easy one, there are a few common mistakes that we see made during this time that seem to complicate things later…
Read MoreSummer Camps for Children with Medical Complexities
In our last blog post, we talked about how children with medical complexities can benefit from visiting a summer camp. Though this is very beneficial for many children, very few people know what the summer camp opportunities are. The team at Evergreen Home Health Care provides in-home care throughout Westminster for children with medical complexities,…
Read MoreHow Camps Benefit Children with Medical Complexities
Summer camps are one of the many traditions that children look forward to as temperatures get warmer and summer settles in. These camps are surrounded by mutual interests, age ranges, genders, and more — but the goal is for those attending to leave with more than they came with. The benefits that summer camps have…
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