Family Health & Fitness Day is June 13th this year. Are you ready to get fit and have a ton of fun with your family? Then you are in the right place!

During the past few years, everyone has endured heightened stress levels and changes to their normal routine. For families with children, the disruption to routine likely caused children to stay home from school, parents to work from home, or countless other possible situations that changed the normal routine at home.

A common issue for children as they are developing important muscle structures is their core strength in their trunk. While it is very typical to see a little one “W-sitting” - that is, sitting with your ankles on the outside of your bent knees - it is an important position to correct if you notice that a child in your life often position themselves this way.

Individuals of all ages may struggle with sensory processing issues. Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in particular may experience sensory overload in certain situations. Sensory integration is the process in which your brain understands and manages the varying sensory input it receives.

Developing language skills is critical for children to adequately communicate in our world. When a child (or person of any age) has trouble forming and understanding words, it is typically referred to as aphasia. June is aphasia awareness month and approximately two million people in the United States have aphasia.

The month of January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. The National Birth Defects Prevention Network’s theme for their efforts in 2021 was “Best for You. Best for Baby.” Their goal is not to prevent all birth defects, as some are not preventable, but to encourage mothers to increase the likelihood of having a healthy baby simply by keeping healthy practices yourself during and before pregnancy. About one in 33 babies in the US is born with a birth defect.

For this month, we would like to highlight one of our wonderful Speech-Language Pathologists, Racheal Morse! Racheal began her career journey majoring in Elementary Education at Augusta College in Rock Island, NY. After her advisor suggested she specialize in something more specific, Racheal observed some speech therapy sessions at a clinic on campus and fell in love with the profession.

This month’s featured therapist is Jessica Pierson, occupational therapist!

Jessica has worked in this industry or a similar position for about seven years and received her education first from California State University, Fullerton for her bachelor’s degree in Human Services. She later received her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Touro University in Nevada.

For this month, we are featuring occupational therapist Tori Tobin!

Tori has worked as an OT for the last three and a half years — one and a half years with the Tilton’s team. Before her work as an occupational therapist, Tori gained experience working in respite care as well as serving as a paraprofessional in the school district for children with autism.

This month, we are excited to feature our awesome Director of Occupational Services, Samantha Gregg!

View our list of local Las Vegas food distribution, activities, online educational resources, and more.

In light of our school closures until April 6th, you can find some great ideas and insights, a schedule suggestion (below), links to other resources and what to do to continue learning during the closure.

As we are in uncertain times, it is important to be certain that the information you receive is accurate and the best for you and your family. You might have seen information from the CDC, which is good! The recommendations from the CDC are your best source for guidance on how to navigate during these extraordinary times.