As Better Hearing & Speech Month continues, learn more about speech therapy at Kennedy Day School from Alex Mack and Stacey Swift, Speech-Language Pathologists. If you walk into any classroom in the Kennedy Day School (KDS), chances are you’ll hear (and see!) many different greetings, offered in many different ways – a student pointing to… Continue reading Better Speech and Hearing Month: Kennedy Day School
Blog written by Shoshana J Fagen, PsyD – September 2021 Back at the beginning of my career, part of my job was to consult for a head start program. The majority of the referrals were for 4-year-olds who wouldn’t lay still during nap time or for 3-year-olds who were hitting their friends. However, the referral… Continue reading Suicidal Ideation in Very Young Children
My name is Yudy Reyes and I work in the Human Resources Department at Franciscan Children’s as a Human Resources Assistant. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, I’d like to share a bit about my culture. I identify as Dominican. The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean… Continue reading Cultural Spotlight: Hispanic Heritage Month #2
Trick or treat, Give me something good to eat, ….but don’t forget to brush your teeth! This year, as we celebrate a socially responsible All Hallows Eve (or Halloween as we like to call it), consumers in the United States will spend over $2 billion on candy alone with a large portion of it being… Continue reading Trick or Treat, Give me something good to eat, but don’t forget to brush your teeth!
Written by Paul Ward As the Director of Adaptive Sports at Franciscan Children’s, I aim to find accessible outings for families and their children. As someone living with a disability, I understand the struggle of how time-consuming and tedious it can be to research a location’s accessibility before heading out on what you hope will… Continue reading Accessible Boston: Know Before You Go – Museum of Science
Day In the Life of a Child Life Specialist at Franciscan Children’s At Franciscan Children’s, our Child Life Specialists foster our patients’ emotional, social and cognitive growth during their stay through developmental play interventions and procedural support. Most of their time is spent with children and adolescents in our Inpatient Medical and Mental Health Units,… Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist
Occupational therapy (OT) practitioners enable people of all ages to live life to the fullest by helping them promote overall health and prevent, or live better with injury, illness, or disability. Occupational therapists help patients improve their functional living skills despite any limitations they may have. These limitations can be physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and/or environmental.… Continue reading Occupational Therapy at Franciscan Children’s
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