Nothing says comfort like a big plate of pasta or some warm bread before your meal. For those of us that suffer from gluten sensitivity, bread and pasta made with wheat can wreck havoc on our emotional well being and health. So you ask, what is gluten anyway? Isn’t this gluten-free diet the latest craze […]
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Gluten Sensitivity
September 30, 2014Category: Health Topics, Helping Hands News Comments Off on Gluten Sensitivity
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Duped by Dairy
September 26, 2014Ahhh dairy, “it does a body good” right? Maybe if you’re a calf! I’m a “why” person, always have been. My parents didn’t much care for it when I was growing up, nor did my teachers when I was in college. I will tell you however, it has served me well as a mom and […]
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What your child can’t tell you – Reflux.
September 23, 2014This is the first segment in a series about how our environment and food is contributing to the massive increase in childhood diseases and disorders. Before I start, I feel I should give you a little background about how I came to research the impact the environment and food have on our everyday functioning. Not […]
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Clinic Based Therapy
September 16, 2014Many of our clients started with home based services prior to the age of 3. Home based therapy has it’s benefits. As a matter-of-fact, that’s how Helping Hands was started. However, while addressing the needs of the clients, I realized many areas of treatment that just couldn’t be carried out in the home setting. I […]
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Group Therapy – How we do it right!
September 11, 2014For several years we moved away from group therapy in an effort to focus on our individual therapy. This past summer we reinstated our groups, as our local school districts cut back on their offerings of extended school year (summer school). Our concern was that our current kiddos would miss the consistency and routine that […]
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Sensory Seekers
June 15, 2013We have all seen them (or maybe we have a child like this), the climbers, runners, jumpers, those kiddos that take risks and don’t even consider the consequences of their actions. They are always going a million miles per minute, and by the end of the day you’re exhausted – who wouldn’t be! The picture […]
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Welcome to Our Blog
May 17, 2013At Helping Hands we know what a challenge it can be to have a child with special needs. We help parents find ways to meet the needs of their child while being a source of support for the family unit. You will find our clinic to be a warm and caring environment where you will […]
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