Spotlight on Therapy – OT, PT, and ST For Your Child, In Your Home
From birth and through the years, parents strive to provide support and opportunities for their children to grow physically, emotionally, socially and academically. Parents focus on their child’s first words, first steps, counting, ABCs, writing their name and later progress to making friends, academic achievements, sports accolades and the list goes on.
Especially Needed Easter Egg Hunt and Resource Fair
Register Today for the Especially Needed Easter Egg Hunt and Resource Fair on March 24th from 1-4pm at the McKinney National Airport. This is a Free Event for individuals with special needs and their families. Families must register at www.especiallyneeded.org to participate in the Easter Egg Hunt. Stop by and see us at our VIVA Pediatrics booth and get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny too!!! We can't wait to see you there.
Feeding Tube Awareness Week
Feeding Tube Awareness Week - Did you know that there are over 300 conditions a child could have that would necessitate a feeding tube in order for the child to receive proper nutrition? Feeding tubes allow a child to grow, develop, and become stronger while often times receiving therapy that will allow them to one day eat by mouth.
Charlotte’s Day
Feeding therapy is such a paramount part of many of our patients' journeys. There are many tools and tips that our speech therapists provide families to aid with feeding. Today we want to introduce Charlotte's Day, an organization that provides specialized high chairs to assist with feeding time and therapy.
Austin Nurse of the Year
Congratulations to Kaitlyn, our VIVA Pediatrics Home Health Austin Nurse of the Year. Kaitlyn has so many excellent qualities which earned her this title. She is reliable, skillful, knowledgable and always willing to go the extra mile. VIVA Pediatrics is so blessed to have Kaitlyn as one of our nurses. Many thanks for all that you have done. We appreciate you!
So very Thankful
This Thanksgiving our VIVA Pediatrics family has so much to be thankful for. We are thankful for our work family, our nurses and patients, our patient's families, and all of our friends, doctors and staff at the local hospitals, clinics and doctor offices.
Welcome our new Austin VIVA team members
We would like to welcome the new members of our Austin Team!!! We are glad to have each of you and are excited to see the impact on home health and therapy you will have.
IEP Workshop
Families, we want to share this event with you. Anyone who will be participating in an ARD or IEP meeting or has questions about theirs, this workshop might be for you. See the picture above for more information.
Indoor Smores
Happy National Graham Cracker day! Today we scoured the internet for the best recipe that includes our beloved graham cracker, and we think we found it. With summer in full swing, who doesn't love a good smore made over the camp fire? But with Texas heat, who really wants to make a camp fire?
June is National Safety Month
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of emergency department visits in the United States. Over 9 million children are seen each year in the ED for unintentional injuries. Many of these injuries could be prevented if proper safety rules were known and followed. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website is a great resource for information on child injury prevention topics.
