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Helping Your Child be More Self-reliant: Backward Chaining
Occupational therapists say backward chaining — teaching your child to do the last step in a multi-step process — can help build confidence and improve skill retention.
Exercise for a Healthier Life: Encouraging Physical Activity in Children with Down Syndrome
Encouraging your child with Down syndrome to become more physically active will build skills and socialization, and decrease the chance of obesity and obesity-related conditions.
Ask the Advocate: Perception is Nine-tenths of Reality
Stephanie Rosati-Pratico talks about how communicating a balanced and clear description of life with a disability can have a significant impact on others’ perceptions.
Nasal Congestion, Dysphagia Clues to Achalasia
Read a case study about a 12-year-old boy presenting to his pediatrician for a 2-month history of cough, postnasal drip, and nasal congestion.
AACR CEO Margaret Foti Receives Children’s Champion Award From The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), chief executive officer (CEO) of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), has been recognized with the Children’s Champion Award for her outstanding pediatric cancer advocacy efforts.
CHOP Fellow Authors an Article Exploring the Challenges of Identifying Child Abuse
Stephanie A. Deutsch, MD, a child abuse fellow at CHOP, reflects upon the challenges of identifying child abuse in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Nanoparticles May Exploit Tumor Weaknesses to Selectively Attack Cancers
Delving into the world of the extremely small, CHOP researchers are exploring how nanoparticles can precisely deliver anticancer drugs to attack neuroblastoma.
Preventing Kidney Stones
Kidney stones have become more common among children and young adults over the past few decades. Get expert advice that everyone can follow to prevent kidney stones.
CHOP Lactation Expert Leads Conference in Thailand
CHOP Lactation Director Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, shared her 10-step model for breastfeeding support to vulnerable infants at the Third Annual International Conference on Breastfeeding Sick Babies in Bangkok, Thailand.
Shake It Off: CHOP Celebrates Child Life Month
With help from their friends in the Child Life Department, patients at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia learn to "shake it off" and celebrate Child Life Month.