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March 8, 2022

Good nutrition is critical for your child's healthy brain development. It's not uncommon for families to struggle getting enough food to eat. If you feel like you haven't had enough food to feed your whole family in the last month, please talk to someone. This is a common problem.

Representation of parents seated at a table feeding their child at the center

November 5, 2021

Optimizing Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan

Though the initial insult or injury to the brain that causes cerebral palsy is non-progressive, aging with cerebral palsy and lack of physical activity during critical periods of development can impact biologic and metabolic function for adults with cerebral palsy.

June 17, 2021

Saved by the Mom Squad

We got the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy when Lelia was 18 months. I was really happy, as we didn’t know what was wrong with her before then. She had low tone. She couldn’t roll over. She couldn’t sit up. Of course she didn’t walk. The diagnosis gave it a name, something I could work with, and I became a kind of vigilante mother, determined to get the best care for my daughter.

Photo of Lelia Purky wearing a straw har with a yellow flower with blue doodles

March 23, 2021

Designing Exercise to Improve Bone Health Among Individuals With Cerebral Palsy

There are multiple factors that impact bone health, including birth weight, nutrition, medications for seizures and/or reflux, genetics, and physical activity. Targeted exercise to improve bone health in childhood can be sustained into adulthood, and childhood is the best time to promote bone health.

July 1, 2020

Cognitive Assessments for Infants With Cerebral Palsy

The typical cognitive assessments that are used for children require them to be able to use their hands to point to pictures or hold puzzle pieces.

A screenshot from the YouTube video, "Cognitive Assessments for Infants with CP"

July 1, 2020

The Neuroscience of Learning

It's really essential to understand how brain function works to really tap into how learners learn.

Representation of the brain illustrating with images of cogs inside

July 1, 2020

Learning To Move And The Goals Of Therapy

For a child with CP learning to move, the really important things to remember are that the child should always be active.

July 1, 2020

How Do We Learn?

It's really essential to understand how brain function works to really tap into how learners learn.

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