My parents would have been happy if I would of followed ANY of these, but the first 3 are the most important…
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
What’s Up This Week
This Week 9/21 – 9/27
International Clean Hands Week
Sept 20th – 1st Day of Autumn
Sept 24th – National Punctuation Day
Fall TV Returns – Shows starting this week include such shows as:
- Life in Pieces
- The Muppets
- Empire
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Scandal
- Just to name a few…
Click the T.V. to find out when your favorite show( s ) will be coming back or just starting out.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
School Backpack Awareness Day 9/16/2015
Backpack Facts: What’s All the Flap About?
National School Backpack Awareness Day is an annual event held on the third Wednesday of every September. Across the country, backpack events educate parents, students, educators and school administrators, and communities about the serious health effects that backpacks that are too heavy or worn improperly have on children. Backpack Day is also a time to promote the full range of occupational therapy benefits and services
• More than 79 million students in the United States carry school backpacks
• More than 2,000 backpack-related injuries were treated at hospital emergency rooms, doctor’s offices, and clinics in 2007
• It is recommended that a loaded backpack should never weight more than 10% of the student’s total body weight (for a student weighing 100 pounds, this means that the backpack should weight no more than 10 pounds)
• About 55% of students carry a backpack that is heavier than the recommended guideline of 10% of the student’s total body weight
• The way backpacks are worn affects your health. The height of the backpack should extend from approximately 2 inches below the shoulder blades to waist level or slightly above the waist. It is recommended that individuals always wear the backpack on both shoulders so the weight is evenly distributed.
The 1, 2, 3’s of Basic Backpack Wearing
click the image to downloadable pdf version
All information courtesy of American Occupation Therapy Association
Friday, September 11, 2015
Remembering 9/11 With Kids
Today is a day most adults remember, but children may not be old enough to remember the tragedy that happened on this day fourteen years ago or able to comprehend the importance of this day in America’s history.
The 9/11 Memorial Organization has put together this free downloadable guide to help you navigate this complex topic with great, yet simple guidelines for covering such topics as:
- Emotions
- Facts
- Media & TV Coverage
Click the image for a direct link to download the guide courtesy of 911memorial.org.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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