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After this last year ( ) our New Years resolution for 2021 is: KEEP ON GETTING UP!!

As we celebrate saying good-bye to 2020 and hello to 2021, here are a few tips from our Occupational Therapists on how to make this New Year celebration one for everyone! 1. Watch videos of fireworks - This can help with controlling the volume and brightness. If seeing fireworks in-person consider using headphones/ ear plugs and creating a safe spot for your child to watch the fireworks (cozy blanket, favorite chair, private location.) 2. Instead of new years poppers - try... a balloon drop or confetti throw! 3. Have a schedule to prepare your child for what the night will consist of. Talk through each event to help your child know what to expect. 4. Celebrate at noon instead of midnight so that your little ones can feel part of the celebration and still keep their bedtime routine. Happy New Year from Come Play, STL to you! May this be your best year yet!

Little people have lots of big feelings! Those big feelings can sometimes overwhelm both parent and child. We are here to help your child learn to manage their big feelings and to help parents support their child through it all.

The members of our Minecraft social skills group got these awesome Minecraft key chains personalized with two words they embodied throughout the group! We had so much fun! Our next round of Minecraft social skills groups are forming now!

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Does your child have difficulty following directions, producing sounds in words, or communicating their thoughts, feelings, or desires to you? Then it might be time for a Speech-Language assessment. Come Play, STL offers Speech-Language assessments provided by certified Speech-Language Pathologists. Our highly trained SLP's will assess ALL areas of your child's speech and communication skills to identify difficulties and build on their strengths.... Call today for more information on if your child may benefit from Speech-Language therapy.

Children learn so much from what they see you do. Show your children what it means to be strong! Ask for help when you need it. You will benefit from the help and your child will benefit from knowing there is strength in asking for what you need.

Behaviors are not simply good or bad. A behavior such as running can be good in one situation but bad in another. Running is not a bad thing when you are racing outside, as that is EXPECTED. However, running in your classroom would be a bad thing to do as it is UNEXPECTED. Instead of using good or bad to describe behaviors, we use Expected and Unexpected to describe behaviors according to the situation. Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP, creator of Social Thin...king explains the reason for using Expected/Unexpected rather than bad/good or inappropriate/appropriate behavior: Social Thinking Vocabulary terms are used with the purpose of directing children to think more deeply about the social situation in which they are involved. We believe that students who frequently demonstrate inappropriate behavior often have social learning challenges and require more direct teaching in lieu of reprimands for their undesired social behavior and recognition of attempts at desired social behavior. As Ross Greene says, Students would if they could. Social competencies do not result from a set of memorized social skills, but instead are a result of social awareness and the ability to adapt to the social requirements of the situation and the specific people in the situation. Follow the link in our bio for an expected/unexpected behaviors activity you can do at home!