“Instructions say six capsules per day for 12 weeks, reducing to two. To achieve the target dose you really need a minimum of four capsules a day” ~Dr. Alex Richardson Essential fatty acids or EFAs for short. are needed during a baby’s development in utero, and naturally found and needed in mother’s milk. An essential…
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Easy Tips: Teach Your Child To Swallow Pills
“Some children as young as age 3 or 4 can swallow a pill…With the water and his head back -poof the water and the M&M mini were gone!” Well maybe you need to teach your child to swallow all kinds of pills, but I personally was motivated because I gave my boys fish oils. If…
Something Smells Fishy- Serving Kids Fish Oils
Once you start fish oils in rare situations you may note a “fishy” smell around your toddler. The following will cover why this happens and how in all but rare cases this can be corrected. Child smells fishy after taking fish oils Clearly the preferable way to give a child fish oils is to have…
Develop A Growth Mindset For Your Child
” Overall, parents who see failure as debilitating focus on their children’s performance and ability rather than on their children’s learning, and their children, in turn, tend to believe that intelligence is fixed rather than malleable. While a growth mindset is important for all children, it’s especially key for our children with special needs.” Children’s…
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Eating Clean To Protect The Brain
“So you recommend that pregnant women eat organic produce?” I asked Grandjean, a Danish-born researcher who travels around the world studying delayed effects of chemical exposure on children. “That’s what I advise people who ask me, yes. It’s the best way of preventing exposure to pesticides.” Grandjean estimates that there are about 45 organophosphate pesticides…
Top 12 Developmental Mouth Activities for Young Children
Mouth Fun Autism Community Magazine (Vol. 3, Summer 2013) By Renai Jonas Ed.D.,CCC-SLP Fun is the gateway to growth for all children. There are many fun kid-friendly activities that can help reduce oral hypersensitivity, encourage successful feeding, and promote a child’s mastery of his or her mouth in preparation for speech, language, and social development….
Nordic Natural Omega 3 Fishies
Many wonder “HOW do I get fish oils into a child?” The cheapest way to get fish oils into a child is to serve them fish oil. There are some children that don’t mind, or even like the taste of fish oils believe it or not. And there are numerous serving suggestions for regular fish oils….
Oral Motor Dysfunction; Exercises and Therapy for Autism and Apraxia
Oral Motor Dysfunction and Therapy With most apraxic children it’s not that they physically ‘can’t’ blow bubbles or blow out candles etc. -it’s that they can’t do it when they want to/on command -a motor planning problem. Of course each child is different and in some cases children also have a weakness problem on top…