LEAPS & BOUNDS FREE PARENT MEETING: NATURAL SOLUTIONS TO THE 4 A's!

From Leaps & Bounds:

 

Hi everyone--In addition to our regular monthly seminar on March 1st (Picky Eaters), we are happy to host Dr. Olivia Joseph who will be presenting:

 

Natural Solutions to the 4 A's:  

Asthma, Allergies, ADHD, and Autism. 

 

THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2012

 

7-8:30 PM

 

Learn how foods could be impacting your child's well being!

 

Please call to reserve your spot by Tuesday March 6, 2012!

636-928-5327

 

 

 

 

NEW DSRTF WEBINAR: TUESDAY FEB. 28th!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. William Mobley of the University of California, San Diego's Center for Down Syndrome Research and Treatment will be joining us for a webinar highlighting his work this coming Tuesday, February 28 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET.

Please join us for a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of the most talented and dedicated researchers in the field of Down syndrome cognition research! We believe his work, and the funding of it through private sources, is even more imperative given the recent news about the nearly 10% reduction in federal funding for cognition research.

We hope time considerations will permit us to take questions from the audience. Please submit your questions for Dr. Mobley to dsrtf@dsrtf.org. We look forward to your participation.

PICKY EATERS!

Our next FREE Parent Seminar will be held on Thursday, March 1st at 7:00 pm, and is entitled “Picky Eaters.” During this session you will learn why kids can be picky eaters, what is typical, and strategies to address this concern. An occupational therapist will discuss strategies to help mealtime to be positive and successful for the whole family. The information presented will be applicable for kids of all ages. If you are interested in attending this seminar please call our office at 636-928-LEAP (5327) to reserve your spot.

TALK TOOLS!

Better eating skills? Better speech?  Oral Motor Therapy? Talk Tools?  What does all this mean?

 

The Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis is hosting a FREE parent meeting at their office with Whitney Pimentel, MS, CCC-SLP, on Thursday, February 23rd from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.!

 

Whitney will discuss how to become an integral team member in an oral placement/feeding/speech therapy program. She will explain variousTalkTools® feeding and oral placement exercises involving highly successful and motivating therapy tools. Whitney will provide "hands-on" therapeutic techniques, which parents can practice with children to improve feeding safety and speech clarity.

 

Space is limited to the first 20 people so call DSAGSL at (314)961-2504 by February 20th and RSVP!

 

 

www.talktools.com

MLK ~ Honoring & Remembering

"I have a dream..."

this is quite possibly the most famous words of any of Dr. Marin Luther King's speeches. And I believe that many of us could write a speech that begins with those words when speaking about our children, our family, our life. Dreams are possibilities of what could be and what may be...

So today what do you dream?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a generation to change and continues to inspire people today with his words, writings and life.

Here are a few of my favorite quotes of Dr. Martin Luther King...

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
“Find a voice in a whisper.”
“Many people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out sharply and clearly from the prevailing opinion. The tendency of most is to adopt a view that is so ambiguous that it will include everything and so popular that it will include everybody. Not a few men who cherish lofty and noble ideals hide them under a bushel for fear of being called different.”
“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say”

DSAGSL: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO SHAPE BEHAVIOR 2012 MINI CONFERENCE

Conference Schedule

8:30-9:00    Continental Breakfast

9:00-12:00 Effective Strategies for Common but Difficult Behaviors in Individuals with DS

12:00-1:00 Bistro Bag Lunch

1:00-2:00   Cont. Effective Strategies Presentation

2:00-3:30   Social Narrative Intervention Including Social Stories

For More Info Please Click here!

(I am very excited for this coneference and if anyone wants to ride together let me know. 636-744-3762)



JANUARY MOM'S NIGHT OUT!



WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25th

 

6:30 PM 

Hagie's

618 N Washington Ave
Union

Leave the kids home with the husbands and let's have a little fun!

Please RSVP.

Shawn Sullentrup

636-744-3762

franklincountyds@yahoo.com

Please feel free to forward this to any moms with kiddos that have special needs to join us!