Empowering Kids Pediatric Therapy

06/23/2026

We are excited to support the initiative to bring an Isaiah 117 house to our county! We will be hosting our lemonade stand on Thursday, July 16th from 10 am - 2:30 pm. Thank you to Traci Andresen for heading the Isaiah 117 House Bartholomew County IN project! We are looking forward to supporting this amazing cause.

Hooray, we're making progress towards our goal! We're less than a month away, and we need you to host a lemonade stand!

Anyone at any age can join in and make a difference for kids in our community one cup at a time. Grab your co-workers, church group, youth group, sports team, civic club, neighbors, family, or friends and be part of the challenge. Help us reach our goal of 50 stands all over Bartholomew County!

Hosting a stand is easy:

🍋We’re hoping you can have your stand July 17-19, but if not, pick ANY date!

🍋Decide what you’re offering at your stand - fresh squeezed lemonade, premixed, grab and go - anything works!

🍋Anything extra? Cookies, yard sale, car wash - the possibilities are endless!

🍋Sign-up using our registration link

🍋Advertise and promote your stand (we will help with this too)

🍋Decorations - be as creative with as much or little as you wish!

🍋You provide all the goodies, and we will provide you with Isaiah 117 House info cards and a yard sign!

Sign up using the link below and help us change the way foster care begins!

06/23/2026

Join us for our Second Round of Summer Reading Bootcamp!

We're having a great time in our first session and are thrilled to be able to offer a second round!

The second round will begin Tuesday, June 30th.

This camp is great for children who need to boost their reading skills, children who want to stay on target over the summer, or get ahead! Our teacher will assess each child and tailor the activities to ensure that each child is hitting their personal targets.

Our camps are intentionally small with a maximum of 4 students per camp.

Focus areas will be phonics, phonemic awareness, encoding and decoding. Our teacher will use Science of Reading backed techniques and ensure students are engaged with tactile learning opportunities.

Contact us for more information! We'd love to help your little one boost their reading skills this summer!

*Dates for the camp are:
Tuesday, June 30, Wednesday, July 1, Thursday, July 2nd
NO CLASSES WEEK OF JULY 6th
Tuesday-Thursday, July 14-16
Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-23
and Tuesday-Thursday, July 28-30

06/19/2026

The 4-H fair starts today and Tuesday is their Midway for Disability day! Check out the details below; lots of free opportunities!

TODAY! TUESDAY JUNE 23rd 🎡 Midway for Disability Day at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fair 🎡

Join us Tuesday, June 23 from 1:00–3:00 PM at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds for a special Midway for Disability Day event designed for individuals who are disabled, challenged, or at risk and their families.

During this time, the midway will be closed to the general public, allowing participants to enjoy FREE rides in a more comfortable and accessible environment.

FREE PARKING UNTIL 2PM
🌟 Free midway rides
🍿 Free popcorn
💧 Free water
🏢 Community Building open
🐄 Little Hands on the Farm open with animals and activities
🫖 Special Olympics Tea Barn open with $1 tea

We invite families, caregivers, and support staff to take advantage of this unique opportunity to enjoy all the fun of the fair in a welcoming and inclusive setting.

📅 Tuesday, June 23
⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Bartholomew County Fairgrounds

We look forward to seeing you at the fair!

06/17/2026

Does your child LOVE the input they get from heavy work? We love these ideas from The OT Toolbox on incorporating heavy work into your child's summer day!

During the Summer months, routines are off and it can be easy for kids to sit on screens all day. We have updated our heavy work resource article with heavy work activities for Summer Days: https://www.theottoolbox.com/heavy-work-activities/

06/11/2026

Happy International Day of Play!

We LOVE to play at Empowering Kids and recognize that play is the BEST way for a child to learn!

Did you know that children learn skills so much faster during play? It can take hundreds of repetitions to learn a new skill, but when learned during play, it can take only 10-20 repetitions!

Play is truly the work of children.

Let your child play, climb, get dirty and explore!

Take them to a playground to allow them to learn how to use their bodies while climbing, sliding, and spinning. When you get nervous, ask them, "what's your plan?" This simple question helps a child to think through how they will move through a challenging space.

Throw an extra set of clothes, snacks, water bottle and some wipes in your bag and get outside with your child! Let the children play! 🎉

06/08/2026

Now that we are entering the third week of summer break, your kids may start to get antsy at home. Kids love to play with water! Here are some easy water play ideas to try out this week:

💦Car Wash and Animal Bath: let your kids play with their plastic cars and animals in the dirt for a little bit. Fill a shallow tub with soapy water, hand them a washcloth, brush and towel and let them get to work cleaning their toys!

💦Empty the Bucket: fill a small bucket with water (older children can safely use a larger bucket) and instruct them to transfer the water from one bucket to another. Separate the buckets or even create a small obstacle course such as "walk around the tree and hop two times" to make it more challenging for them. Time them and see if they can do it faster the next time!

💦Water Painting: Fill a small bucket with water and hand them a paintbrush! They can "paint" the sidewalks, driveway, deck or fence. Turn it into an easy science experiment and see if they know why is disappears as it dries.

Enjoy these easy activities! 💦

06/04/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

We are proud allies and are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive space for everyone.

05/27/2026

Please join us in offering a warm "welcome back" to Miss Lori and Miss Hallie!

Both these amazing women were with us last summer and we are so glad they are coming back for the summer!

Miss Lori is a Speech Therapist and will be seeing some of our friends throughout the summer.

Miss Hallie is studying to become a speech therapist at Butler. She will be helping around the office and jumping In as an extra set of hands.

Welcome back, ladies! 💙

05/22/2026

We will be closed Monday, May 25th in remembrance of Memorial Day.

We honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy every day.

05/21/2026

May is Speech and Hearing Month!

Our Speech Therapy team loves to help kids grow, communicate, and thrive in their daily lives. 😍