Being a parent of a child with Cerebral Palsy presents many challenges. The joy and love surrounding the holidays is also often complicated by the potential for stress and chaos as families are pursue into travel, reconnecting, gift giving and more. Knowing that this can be a time when any help is appreciated, the MyChild team has compiled a number of links and resources for your benefit.
No two families are alike, each with their own set of experiences and challenges. Whether it’s a friend, neighbor or family member who doesn’t truly understand Cerebral Palsy...
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With the change in seasons come new challenges for parents of children with Cerebral Palsy. Whether it’s the logistics of transportation, difficulties with bills or keeping a child active while being forced indoors, there is a wide spectrum of hurdles for families with CP in their lives.
Here are just some of the resources the MyChild team at CerebralPalsy.org has available for families of children with Cerebral Palsy that are facing challenges this winter:
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The holidays are here, and with plenty of cheer also come a decent amount of stress over selecting a great gift for your child. While there are a number of amazing Cerebral Palsy gift guides out there, our goal is to provide one post that showcases the spectrum of options out there in order to make life easier and make sharing simple!
So, without further ado, our comprehensive Cerebral Palsy gift guide includes:
- A visual list of terrific Cerebral Palsy gift suggestions from ...
The MyChild team was founded on the basis of helping families of children with Cerebral Palsy easily navigate the wide assortment of information and resources available. By ensuring the key components of Cerebral Palsy help were in one place, carefully constructed and available free of charge, our hope is that we remove the pain of tracking down phone numbers or URLs and let families focus more on their children.
Our organization offers several different forms of Cerebral Palsy help, each different and yet helpful to families across the United States. One of our...
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November 17th is World Prematurity Day and the Cerebral Palsy community is as tied to the problems caused by premature birth as any other. Premature delivery is frequently associated with a wide number of issues for babies due to their lack of development, including those conditions such as low oxygen that can ultimately lead to a Cerebral Palsy diagnosis. For that reason alone, all parents of children with Cerebral Palsy would be best served by raising awareness...
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For parents of a child with Cerebral Palsy, there are many different websites, governmental agencies, businesses and more dedicated to providing resources. The problem, though, with these groups or resources is that the there are limits to their helpfulness, reliability or accessibility. MyChild and CerebralPalsy.org were founded on the principle of providing families with free Cerebral Palsy information in order to...
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Oftentimes, ads by major clothing companies depict the “perfect” body types and represent images that hurt individuals’ self-image and self-esteem. This is why we are so excited to see major clothing company Gap do something unusual: feature a child with Cerebral Palsy.
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By now, you may have the perfect functional Halloween wheelchair costume ready to go. The trick now is finding the right trick-or-treating route for your child that is both accessible and safe. Take the trick out of the night’s experience and join your community in a Trunk or Treat for inclusive trick-or-treating!
What is a Trunk or Treat?
It is a wonderful event typically hosted by a community or church group. Cars are lined up in a parking lot...
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Our experience in the world involves constant multisensory stimulation. Involving as many senses as possible into learning activities helps the brain develop in an optimal environment.
With the occasional exception of taste, stimulation of all the senses can be worked into almost any activity for a child with Cerebral Palsy. In developing activities for sensory integration, the goal is to create conversation that focuses the attention on the senses. Some examples are:
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Many of us can remember the first time we rode a bike. When mom or dad let go of the seat, we were on our own! We found our balance, and with that we found freedom, a feeling like we could fly anywhere. This is an experience that any parent would want to share with their child, and thanks to advancements in the realm of outdoor recreation, adaptive bikes now allow children with Cerebral Palsy to join in on the fun.
The concept of an adaptive bike is simple: modify cycles to fit the user. No two disabilities are identical, and so, there is a multitude of...
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