How Pediatric Rehab Can Help Your Child

Because They’re Kids

Sometimes children may need additional support with developing certain skills. It’s important to remember that each child’s journey is unique. While there are milestones that should be reached, it’s also not uncommon for children to face challenges as they grow up.

As a parent, you know your child best. Knowing what issues to be on the lookout for can help you determine if your child may benefit from seeing a pediatric rehab specialist.

Learn about pediatric rehabilitation on the latest episode of the Because They’re Kids podcast, where Anne Baum talks about feeding disorders, speech and language delays and motor skills with Tyler Lawson, outpatient pediatric rehabilitation manager and speech-language pathologist, and Sarah Smith, outpatient pediatric rehabilitation physical therapist with Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital.

Chapters:

· 0:01 – Intro

· 1:04 – About pediatric rehab

· 1:52 – Common diagnoses

· 3:41 – Feeding disorders

· 5:41 – Resources for parents

· 6:16 – Helping your child if they have a feeding disorder

· 10:53 – Food avoidance in kids

· 12:33 – Common speech disorders

· 13:41 – How to know if your child needs support

· 14:43 – Motor skill milestones

· 18:43 – Red flags in physical development

· 20:43 – Programs offered at the Children’s Hospital

· 23:00 – Gross vs. fine motor skills

· 27:30 – How to know when speech or language support is needed

· 29:34 – Tips for improving speech

· 33:44 – About pediatric group therapy

· 36:23 – Advice for parents

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