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YOUR CHILD’S HEALTHCARE TEAM FAN CLUB FAN CLUB is a program created by and run by MaryBeth Meehan, CPNP. This program is for middle school aged children. There are two session each year. Each session is 10 weeks long. The girls program runs each fall and the boys program runs each winter. The FAN CLUB PROGRAM focuses on diet, exercise and healthy lifestyle changes. Each week the group will explore a new type of exercise. They will also learn about a different nutritional topic each ... [Read More]
Children's Healthcare
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Early Intervention, IEPs, and 504 plans SERVICE PROVIDERS Speech-Language Pathologist or Speech Therapist Assesses speech, language, cognitive-communication, and oral/feeding/swallowing skills. They also provide treatment for speech disorders (articulation, fluency or voice disorders), language disorders (receptive, expressive or cognitive-communication disorders), or feeding disorders. They have a Master’s degree and national and state certifications. Pediatric Physical ... [Read More]
PICKY EATERS
How to help your child become a more adventurous eat PROPER SIZED UTENSILS The infant sized spoons and toddler spoons provide a short flat spoon area to help control the amount of food in their mouth, a short, wide handle that is easier to hold and manipulate. The wide part acts as a lip guard helping them not extend the spoon or fork too far as they learn new oral motor skills. FUN PLATES AND UTENSILS Older children love eating with fun utensils and plates! ... [Read More]
CHC NEWS MAY 2020
We’ve been listening to you, our CHC families, and we are happy to announce, beginning this month, that our weekly Children’s Health Care Blog will be personally penned by Dr. Riccardi and Jodi Cobb, CPNP. We will take specific questions from you and draw from the advice of your CHC medical team providers so that each weekly blog will focus on a timely and relevant topic of interest or concern. You’ll also have the opportunity to get to know your providers and our staff more personally. As ... [Read More]
Creepy Crawlies
Ticks! How to prevent them and what to do if your child has a tick bite. Lyme disease Lyme disease is passed by blacklegged deer ticks. Only 2-5% of all ticks carry Lyme disease. Most symptoms show in 3-32 days. They include the classic bullseye rash, fever, droopy face, brain or heart infections. Most people will have a bullseye rash. The bullseye rash can be where the tick bite occurred but sometimes is other places and you can have more than one. Later (after 32 days) symptoms ... [Read More]
