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August 28, 2014Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocksby

Birth-to-Three to Early Childhood Program Transition (age 33 – 37 months)

Your child with Down syndrome is 33 months old and you are preparing to transition from Birth-to-Three services into an early childhood program at your local school. When researching an early childhood program, it is important to think about what your child should achieve by the end of the program. …
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December 13, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Home & Family, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Playby

Promoting Cognitive Development Through Play

Cognitive development refers to the way in which a child learns, solves problems, acquires knowledge about the surrounding environment and increases the ability to interact with it. Children acquire different cognitive skills as they meet certain developmental milestones.  As a parent, you can help your child improve cognitive development in …
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September 26, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, , , by

Identifying Children with Special Needs

Parents, caretakers, physicians, and early childhood educators are expected to monitor child development and identify children with suspected disabilities so they can access and benefit from services.  To understand atypical development, caretakers first must understand typical development.  Developmental milestones are guidelines that enable parents and professionals to monitor a child’s …
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September 11, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Parenting Tips, Positive Parenting, , , by

Navigating Individual Education Programs for Children Turning Three

The following information includes tips for meetings, parental advice for participating and navigating IEPs, IEP goals, how to navigate paperwork, how to navigate the law, and negotiating strategies to get what you want and what your child deserves. Individual Education Program (IEP) Under U.S. federal law, IEPs can be developed …
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August 14, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, Uncategorized, , by

Pediatric Physical Therapy

The goal of Pediatric Physical Therapy is to help children independently perform everyday gross motor skills like jumping and running and functional mobility skills like stair climbing and wheelchair mobility. Pediatric Physical Therapists work with children and their families to assist children in reaching their maximum potential to function independently …
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July 14, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, , by

Occupational Therapy for Children

A child’s main job is to play and learn.  According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), occupational therapy helps children fully participate in daily activities or “occupations.”  Occupational therapists evaluate and treat the physical well-being, psychological, social and environmental factors that may hinder a child’s ability to function. Occupational …
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June 26, 2013Birth-to-three, Health Conditions, Kohl’s Building Blocks, , , by

Speech Language Pathology

Speech language pathology is the ability to assess, diagnose and treat children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders.  Speech language pathologists are specifically trained to look at an individual’s understanding of language (receptive language), the ability to communicate thoughts and ideas (expressive language) and the overall production of speech …
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