February 2011 - Posts

Recipe: Child-sized Tofu Cutlets
February 25, 2011 8:15 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

Last week I introduced some of the healthy benefits of eating tofu, as well as an Asian-inspired recipe the whole family could enjoy. This week's recipe is a more Italian-American influenced tofu dish, savory and easy to make both at home and at school. Read More...

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Getting Parents Involved
February 22, 2011 9:07 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

Today I'd like to address what seems to almost be an epidemic in America, namely the lack of parent involvement in their children's education. Now, I would like to preface this discussion by saying that most of the parents of the children I work with Read More...

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Recipe: Tofu is for Kids!
February 18, 2011 10:57 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

For those of you who are unfamiliar with tofu, here is the Wikipedia definition of one of my personal favorites: Tofu, or bean curd, is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is of Chinese Read More...

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Cleft Palate Follow-up
February 15, 2011 9:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

Thank you so much to everyone who responded to last week’s Cleft Palate Therapy post . I shared your insightful and knowledgeable comments and advice with my colleague, “Joanne”. She has responded with many thanks and additional clinical feedback. Today’s Read More...

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Recipe: Homemade Alphabet Soup
February 11, 2011 8:11 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

Looking for a fun, yet warm and healthy winter meal that your child will be more than happy to slurp up? Look no further! Here is a delicious and simple soup recipe that can be done easily in your home kitchen or at school. By the way, adults love it Read More...

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Cleft Palate Therapy
February 8, 2011 9:49 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

A few days ago a friend and colleague sent me an email regarding a little girl she just started working with in home care. The child has a cleft palate with another surgery possibly in the future, however there are some unanswered questions regarding Read More...

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Junior Juices
February 4, 2011 10:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

Today I'd like to share one of my personal strategies for keeping as healthy as possible during these cold, blustery winter days — JUICE! But not just any juice, "Power Juice", as I like to call it, complete with a vast variety of fruits, vegetables and Read More...

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SLP Survey
February 1, 2011 9:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling

For today's post, I have chosen a list of questions and created a survey specifically designed for speech therapists working in early intervention. The survey looks at a variety of topics and issues which we face as therapists and my hope is that the Read More...

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