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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Thank you for visiting Leap Beyond Therapy, a Cincinnati OH based clinic offering intensive suit therapy. Our goal for Leap Beyond Therapy is to provide hope, motivation, and the tools to help kids with special needs achieve their potential and become active participants in their world.
Leap Beyond Therapy will be a pediatric fitness center at Beech Acres Recplex in Cincinnati, Ohio. It will be an energizing, accessible place for kids with a variety of special needs to do frequent, consistent exercise and strength training.
We would like to achieve the following:
- To complement their existing physical therapy with an active lifestyle that could make more/faster progress possible
- To work on therapy goals in a functional, community setting, and encourage lifelong interest and participation in sports/fitness
- To provide kids more opportunities to be motivated by their siblings and peers
Please contact us to determine your child's eligibility for intensive therapy.
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Maddy Hood Benefit
Tragically, one of our little angels recently left us. We will be holding a benefit in the honor of Maddy Hood at Beech Acres on Sept. 27th. Click here for event details
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Local Television Interview
We were fortunate to have a local news team interview Ruth about the center. You can see it here: Channel 12 Video
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Here We Grow!
Physical Therapist Needed!
Looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, self-motivated therapist to do intense physical therapy with our kids! Training in MI required, and cost for training and travel covered by Leap Beyond Therapy. Call us, and find out more!
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Assessment Center for Adaptive Bikes -
Tristate Distributor for Freedom Concept Bikes
Leap Beyond Therapy is now an assessment center for the best adaptive bikes, Freedom Concepts. We will provide free assessments and evaluations to find the right adaptations for your child to ride a bike. Call and schedule an assessment today. Riding a bike is really a "Freedom Concept" and everyone CAN ride a bike!
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Volunteers Needed
Interested in volunteering and helping our students during class time?
One hour a week can give a child the motivation, inspiration and encouragement they need to succeed!
Interested? Contact: Rick Voss via rick@leapbeyondtherapy.com or by calling 232-LEAP.
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Registering for New Classes
We are now registering for several classes. Click here for more information.
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Starting School...
Even though January is the official first day of the new year, many of us consider the fall the beginning of the year because school starts again. The new school year is a new beginning with endless possibilities. Ideally you and your child’s teacher will be partners working together for your child’s optimal development. Sometimes you and your child’s teacher will disagree on the strategies that will be used for your child’s learning plan. Sometimes this happens because of the differences in the roles of teacher and parent. There are a few strategies that can help if you feel that you are heading for a conflict with your child’s teacher instead of the partnership that your child needs.
- Use statements that reinforce the common ground that parents and teachers have. (e.g. "We both want Jim to do well in school this year".)
- When stating the problem avoid making "You" statements to the teacher such as: "You should accommodate to Jim’s energy level" instead use "I" statements such as: " I get worried that Jim isn’t going to learn that much at school because he gets so tired by the afternoon ".
- Reflect what the teacher says even if you do not agree with the statement so that the teacher knows she has been heard and that you are not an adversary. (e.g. "Let me see if I understand. You feel that are not able to give Jim rest periods during the day, is that correct?")
- Suggest that you and the teacher brainstorm ideas together which will solve the problem. Avoid any criticism of ideas until all ideas have been expressed. (e.g. "What if I brought a bean bag chair to school to use for short rests?")
- Discuss all ideas and the limitations that you both have. Select one idea to try for a week. (e.g." Let’s try the bean bag chair for Jim when he seems tired for 10 minutes at a time during the coming week."
- Agree to meet after the designated time frame and see if a new strategy needs to be tried. (e.g. "We’ll meet again on Friday to see how the beanbag rest periods worked.")
- Thank the teacher for working with you. Give the teacher positive comments whenever you can so that the relationship stays strong.
Susan Jakob Ph.D Early Childhood
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