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Teaching Children with Autism to Talk, Part 1: HAWK

March 26th, 2012

KJensen

Author: Lisa “Luna” DeCurtis, M.A., CCC-SLP

http://morning2moon.com/

Speech and language deficits are often the first sign of autism. Some people with autism never learn to speak, or speak only in rote phrases that they have hear thousands of times. Understandably, this inability to communicate causes panic and alarm, and parents are anxious for speech therapists to teach their autistic child words. But, speech and language begins well before words come out. Before anyone can learn to speak, they must master non-verbal communication and inferencing. Using the acronym HAWK, we can describe these necessary building blocks for talking. How to pay for speech therapy? Get health insurance for children now. Read more...

Posted in Autism, Children's Health Care, Health Concerns, Kids, Lunatykes, You at Home

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When to Refer a Bilingual or Multilingual Child for Speech-Language Therapy

March 20th, 2012

KJensen

Author: Lisa “Luna” DeCurtis, M.A., CCC-SLP

http://morning2moon.com/

Babies born to bilingual households often develop speech and language more slowly than children born to households speaking only one language. Usually, this delay is natural, no cause for concern and the when the child does speak, it is bilingually. However, there are times when a child’s delay in speech and language development is due to more than just spoken to in two languages. When is it time to refer a bi or multi lingual child for speech therapy? How to pay for speech therapy? Get health insurance for children now. Read more...

Posted in Autism, Children's Health Care, Kids, Lunatykes, You at Home

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Work with the Pros – Week 11 American Diabetes Month, Diabetes and your Eyes

November 17th, 2011

KJensen

Your vision is getting fuzzy, maybe it is time for glasses. So, you go to see the eye doctor and discover that the cause of your blurred vision is diabetes! Vision changes are often the first sign of diabetes, and many cases are identified for the first time during an eye exam. Get health insurance quotes here for eye exams.

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Posted in F as in Football, Kids, Well at work, Work with the Pros, You at Home, You at Play, You at Work

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The iPad In Your Child’s Toy Box, Enhancing Play with Technology

June 14th, 2011

KJensen

Author: Lisa “Luna” DeCurtis, M.A., CCC-SLP

www.morning2moon.com

Parents are using mobile technology at an ever-increasing rate and therefore need to constantly be using their critical thinking skills to determine which apps are the most appropriate for their child’s learning style and development. There are a number of factors to consider when selecting apps –both for home use and when integrating them into a child’s educational program- and I’ll discuss how to make wise choices based on various developmental theories. Click here for affordable health insurance plans.

Bilingual Development in Young Children

June 14th, 2011

KJensen

Author: Lisa “Luna” DeCurtis, M.A., CCC-SLP

www.morning2moon.com

There’s extensive research from around the world that supports the benefits of raising a bilingual or multilingual child. Many parents have questions about the best way to integrate two or more languages in the home. Similarly professionals need guidance on how to support a bilingual or multilingual child in an educational setting.

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Here are 3 key factors to understand what goes into a child becoming bilingual or multilingual, as well as information on the language learning process to guide professionals who assess bilingual or multilingual children. These include the order of acquisition, the language input, and the time-ordered process to become bilingual. Read more...

Posted in Kids, Lunatykes, You at Home

Tags: benefits of a bilingual child, best way to teach kids another language, bilingual development for children, how kids can learn bilingual, kids speaking two languages

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How to Teach a Child Another Language

June 14th, 2011

KJensen

Author: Lisa “Luna” DeCurtis, M.A., CCC-SLP

www.morning2moon.com

There is extensive research from around the world that supports the benefits of raising a bilingual or multilingual child. Parents often have questions about what they need to consider when raising their child bilingually. When acquiring a second language, some key factors include: how long you’re exposed to both languages, how much opportunity there is for input to process it and output to practice it, and how the culture and community you live in uses and values the language. Click here for affordable health insurance plans.

Tantrums…Everybody Has Them, What Parents Can Do

June 10th, 2011

KJensen

Author – Moira Sullivan, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist

www.wholekidstherapy.com

Everyone has witnessed a child throw a tantrum. For Parents, it is nerve wracking, embarrassing, exhausting and makes them want to throw their own tantrum. What should a parent do? Grandparents and Great Grandparents everywhere nostalgically remind us that “in their day, a good slap with the belt….” But, spanking is a parents’ own tantrum, a reaction to something a parent does not like. There are better ways to quell a child’s tantrum and reduce their frequency.

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Posted in Autism, Kids, Occupational Therapy, You at Home

Tags: best way to stop tantrums, parents and tantrums, should you spank your child, tantrums, toddlers and tantrums, what to do about tantrums

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Who is a “Dependent” For Health Insurance Plans

May 25th, 2011

KJensen

Author: Filice Insurance Compliance Department

Many health plans provide coverage for dependent children of the plan’s participants. Traditionally, health plans have had significant flexibility in determining which individuals would be eligible to be covered as dependents. However, this flexibility is affected by the health care reform requirement to provide coverage up to age 26 and by some state laws.

Whether dependent coverage under a health plan is tax-free (at the federal level) depends on whether the individuals covered as dependents also qualify as dependents under the Internal Revenue Code (the Code or tax code). An individual can qualify as a dependent under the Code by being any one of the following: Read more...

Posted in Compliance and HR, Employees, Insurance, Kids, You at Work

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