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Kickstarttherapy We are a Pediatric- Speech, Behaviour, and Occupational therapy practice in Brampton, Ontario.

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.Life can get overwhelming sometimes. Between work, family responsi...
10/10/2026

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

Life can get overwhelming sometimes. Between work, family responsibilities and everyday challenges, we may forget to pause and check in with ourselves.

Taking care of your mental health doesn't always require big changes. Sometimes, it's about slowing down, making time for yourself, talking to someone you trust or simply allowing yourself to rest.

๐ŸŒฟ Give yourself permission to pause.
๐ŸŒฟ Make time for what helps you feel grounded.
๐ŸŒฟ Talk about how you're feeling.
๐ŸŒฟ Remember that asking for support is a sign of strength.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

This World Mental Health Day, let's make space for open conversations, meaningful connections and well-being at every stage of life.

Share this reminder with someone who might need it today.

Kick Start Therapy
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๐˜‹๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น.Does your child find reading, spelling or writi...
10/09/2026

๐˜‹๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ

๐——๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐˜†๐˜€๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น.

Does your child find reading, spelling or writing a little harder than other activities? Every child learns differently, and some children simply need a different approach.

Dyslexia is a learning difference that affects how the brain processes written and spoken language. It can make certain learning tasks more challenging, but it doesnโ€™t define a childโ€™s intelligence, talents or future.

๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป:
โ€ข Build confidence in learning
โ€ข Discover their unique strengths
โ€ข Develop skills at their own pace
โ€ข Grow and thrive in their own way

As parents, you donโ€™t need to have all the answers. Sometimes, the first step is simply understanding your childโ€™s needs and finding the support that works for them.

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

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๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†When we think of ADHD, we often picture a child who is co...
10/08/2026

๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›

๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

When we think of ADHD, we often picture a child who is constantly moving, talking or unable to sit still.

But ADHD can look different.

A child with ADHD may also:
โ€ข Daydream often
โ€ข Lose track of instructions
โ€ข Forget everyday things
โ€ข Struggle to start or finish tasks
โ€ข Have difficulty staying organized
โ€ข Seem โ€œsomewhere elseโ€ during conversations
โ€ข Become easily overwhelmed by everyday demands

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—ถ๐˜€ โ€œ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.โ€

Sometimes, the signs are quieter โ€” and easier to miss.

Understanding the different ways ADHD can show up can help children get the support they need.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต, ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.

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๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜? ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป?Every child develops at their own pace. But if you're wondering ...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜? ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป?

Every child develops at their own pace. But if you're wondering whether your toddler is communicating as much as they should, it's okay to ask questions.

You might notice that your child:
โ€ข Uses very few words
โ€ข Isn't putting words together yet
โ€ข Has difficulty understanding simple directions
โ€ข Communicates mostly through pointing or gestures
โ€ข Gets frustrated when trying to communicate

And sometimes, you may simply feel that ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜.

You may hear, โ€œ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜บ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ.โ€ But you don't have to wait if you're concerned.

A speech-language pathologist can help you understand your child's communication skills and whether support could be helpful.

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ.
๐—œ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

If you're unsure about your child's speech or language development, ๐——๐—  ๐˜‚๐˜€.

Kick Start Therapy
๐Ÿ“ฑ +1 905-792-1626 | +1 905-293-9994
๐Ÿ’ป kickstarttherapy.com

๐Ÿ“ Brampton & Mississauga
๐Ÿ’ป Virtual services available across Ontario

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! โ˜•To all the parents who are constantly doing, planning, supporting, encouraging, and sho...
10/01/2026

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! โ˜•

To all the parents who are constantly doing, planning, supporting, encouraging, and showing up for their children - ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

You make countless little things happen every day, often without giving yourself much time to pause.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ.
โ€ข Enjoy your coffee while itโ€™s warm.
โ€ข Take a quiet moment.
โ€ข Go for a short walk.
โ€ข Take a breath.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ.

A small pause isn't selfish. ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€.

Save this as your reminder to take 10 minutes for yourself today.

Kick Start Therapy
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๐Ÿ’ป Virtual across Ontario

Some children experience everyday sensations more intensely than others.A busy room, a loud sound, a certain fabric, bri...
09/28/2026

Some children experience everyday sensations more intensely than others.

A busy room, a loud sound, a certain fabric, bright lights, or even movement can sometimes feel like too much.

You may notice that your child:
โ€ข Covers their ears around certain sounds
โ€ข Avoids particular clothes or textures
โ€ข Finds crowded or busy places difficult
โ€ข Seeks or avoids certain types of movement

These differences don't mean your child is being difficult or overreacting. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

If you keep noticing a pattern, it's okay to ask questions and look for ways to support them.

๐—•๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐˜€.

This is ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ-๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. We've looked at one area at a time โ€” because sometimes, noticing the little things is where understanding begins.

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๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.Getting dressed, using a pencil or utensils, managing buttons and zi...
09/23/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.

Getting dressed, using a pencil or utensils, managing buttons and zippers, or keeping up during play can all involve skills that develop over time.

If your child consistently finds these tasks difficult, itโ€™s worth paying attention โ€” ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

Small challenges can sometimes be easier to support when theyโ€™re noticed early.

๐—•๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜‚๐˜€.

This is ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ-๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. Next, weโ€™ll look at another area parents may notice in everyday life.

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ.A grandparent may forget a name, repeat a question, or need a litt...
09/21/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ.

A grandparent may forget a name, repeat a question, or need a little more help with everyday things.

For a child, these changes can be confusing.

๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ.

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป.
Give them space to ask questions.

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป.
Use words they can understand.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
Remind them: itโ€™s not their fault.

Because even when memories change,
๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.

๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ.

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Big emotions are a normal part of childhood. What can be helpful is noticing ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in ev...
09/18/2026

Big emotions are a normal part of childhood. What can be helpful is noticing ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ in everyday moments.

A child may need extra support when:

โ€ข Calming down after getting upset feels difficult
โ€ข Small changes or disappointments feel overwhelming
โ€ข Putting feelings into words is hard
โ€ข Moving on after becoming upset takes a lot of help

These moments don't tell the whole story, and they don't automatically mean something is wrong. But if you keep noticing a pattern, ๐—ถ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.

You know your child best. Be watchful, stay curious, and reach out if youโ€™re unsure.

This is ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ-๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. Weโ€™re taking one area at a time and sharing simple things parents can notice along the way.

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ.

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๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป.But if y...
09/15/2026

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป.

But if you keep noticing moments that make you wonder how your child ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, it's worth paying attention.

You don't need to wait for someone else to point it out.
You don't need to wait for the concern to become bigger.

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.

If something doesn't feel quite right, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜†. ๐—ช๐—ฒ'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น.

This is ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ 3 ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฒ-๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€. Weโ€™re taking one area at a time and sharing simple things parents can notice along the way.

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ.

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Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm

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