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One of my professional goals is to provide the therapy services I expect my sister, Marina to receive. I want to provide high-quality, engaging, and fun therapy sessions that increase independence. I want my students to leave OT feeling confidant and happy. I love incorporating games at the end of my session. It is my belief that we can target so many concepts through fun and play! For example, you can work on grasp patterns through play/games besides writing sight words and doing worksheets. I love researching new toys/games and reading reviews from blogs. Check out Toy Ideas Blog and...

Scott G. Winterton, Deseret News Despite increased awareness about the prevalence of human trafficking in the U.S. and beyond, Julie Whitehead struggled to find comprehensive treatment to respond to her trauma after escaping from her trafficker. “I started by searching the state of Utah and California and came up empty-handed. I then made it to Tennessee where I stayed in a program for 13 months only to realize they weren't specialists in trauma — especially my level of trauma — and they were doing more harm than good,” she said. For those in situations like Whitehead's, anti-human trafficking nonprofit Malouf...

Get ready to get summer ready with swim lessons! Grab these kiddie goggles, kick boards & and hooded pool towels and dive in to one of these 13 classes that will have your favorite lil’ fish swimming in no time. From lessons for aqua-phobic kiddos at The Brookland Swim Academy to private lessons at your own pool with AquaMobile, here are the best swimming classes for kids in the DMV. Splash on! photo: The Brookland Swim Academy The Brookland Swim Academy If you have a nervous swimmer, check out The Brookland Swim Academy. Easing swim-related anxiety is their specialty! From...

I went to an early family preview for the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Milpitas. The Bay Area LEGOLAND Discovery Center is a really cool indoor playground for all LEGO builders and wannabes, especially those ages 4 to 10. This red car is made from LEGO and has cool musical buttons inside | Photo: Julie Herson We had so much fun at the LEGOLAND Discovery Center, an indoor 31,000 square feet, LEGO experience complete with building, rides, games, and charm. While my kids didn’t notice, I was relieved that it felt so nice and clean with lots of sanitizing and wiping...

PAW PATROL: ADVENTURE CITY CALLS launches this Summer on consoles and PC Save the city with the world’s most famous team of rescue pups   Bigger city, bigger adventures and the PAW Patrol™’s biggest rescue mission yet! Outright Games, the leading global publisher of family friendly interactive entertainment, in partnership with Nickelodeon, today announced the upcoming release of ‘PAW Patrol: Adventure City Calls’. Fans can join the PAW Patrol as they head to the big city and meet a new pup pal in this brand-new video game based on the franchise’s first full-length feature film ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’, a...