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Schooltime For Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
School can be hard for children with AD/HD. Success in school often means being able to pay attention and control behavior and impulse. These are the areas where children with AD/HD have trouble. Here are tips for teachers for helping kids learn.
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Preparing For A Child's Surgery
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Tips from a mother's who's daughter had open heart surgery. Very practical!
When Eileen Cope's daughter Lauren had open heart surgery at 16 months, Eileen learned a lot about hospitals and their routines. Her list of helpful ideas for parents can ease the stress of facing a child's surgery and hospital stay.
,Than you Eileen!
Preparing for Surgery
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Take extra care handling kids with hypotonia!
Children with hypotonia (low muscle tone) often have loose ligiments supporting their joints. Extra care must be taken not to pull too hard on children's limbs. For example - If a child who can't stand independantly is pulled to stand by the hands, it is possible to dislocate a shoulder or elbow.
Any tender, swollen, or protected joints in children with hypotonia should be seen by a doctor right away!