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Planting the seed for lifelong resilience in teens through mindfulness
The importance of self-care has become more and more evident, especially during these pandemic times. Yet, practicing self-care is highly personal and can look very different from one person to the next. For International Self-Care Day, we talked with Dr. Dzung Vo about self-care and his clinical work with teenagers on mindfulness-based interventions. Dr. Vo…
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Brain changes observed in children with DCD after 10-week-long intervention
New research shows that an occupational therapy program called CO-OP leads to changes in brain regions associated with movement, balance, and motor learning in children with developmental coordination disorder.
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Nurturing through nature – $1.3 million grant will help increase outdoor play in daycares
Outdoor time has always been a priority for Deborah Bakker and her family, and even more so during the pandemic. At the beginning of COVID-19, when her two young girls were at home full time while she and her husband were juggling work, their afternoon routine quickly moved outside. Every day, there was a two-hour…
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