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New Year’s: A Global Celebration of Time The significance of the new year runs deep and wide The New Year is upon us, with 2025 awaiting us with open arms. While it may be a fresh year, the ways in which our society views the new year is annually consistent. We tend to view

Mindful Gift-Giving and Cultivating Gratitude Thoughtfully guide your family towards habits of thankfulness Whether you are the type to have your Christmas shopping done by Halloween or to scramble online or in stores a few days before Santa makes his debut, November seems to be the most popular month to buy for our loved

Coming to Our Senses During Sensory Awareness Month Learn about our sensory systems and when they are out of sorts October is Sensory Awareness Month! For this month’s newsletter, we dive into the eight (yes – eight!) senses of the human body and outline their function as well as signs of dysfunction. While awareness

Falling for Fall Celebrating Nature’s Most Colorful Season Whether you’re a fan of it or not, it’s finally here in all its glory: fall! As we settle into the official start of the autumn season, it’s worth examining all the rich tastes, smells, sights and experiences that truly make this time of year glow.

The Silent Supporters Understanding and Aiding Siblings of Children with Disabilities In the field of pediatric therapy, it’s easy to guess that time and attention are focused primarily on children with disabilities. This focus extends to their parents as well, who require education and support to help them on their journey in parenting a

From Sight to Insight: Understanding Functional Vision How Skills Beyond Clarity Help Our Children See Clearly When considering the importance of our body’s senses, the sense that is arguably valued the most is vision. Those who have vision cannot imagine a life without it. Those who lose quality of vision, through age or trauma,

The Overlooked Impact of ADHD How mental health is important to identify and treat in ADHD May, symbolizing renewal and growth as we plant our gardens and tend to them, has also become a month during which we acknowledge something just as prone to thriving or suffering due to inattention: our mental health. Mental

A Water Activity You Might Be Missing Out On Aqua therapy keeps making a splash If the practice of aqua therapy is new to you, this month's newsletter is for you! While still a bit offbeat in the therapeutic world, aqua therapy - yes, therapy that takes place in a body of water -

The ABC’s of ABA The ins and outs of Applied Behavioral Analysis Here at Children’s Therapy Connections, we pride ourselves on looking at the “whole child” and in assessing the connections at play between a child’s body and their brain. In 2017, CTC also recognized the connection between the therapies we offer and another

This Leap Year…It’s All About Leaps! Discover the developmental mental leaps of baby’s initial weeks Ever heard of a baby leap? If you’re at all familiar with The Wonder Weeks book or app, you’re aware of the theories regarding changes in the perception of babies as they mature. Things that we adults perceive as