Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disturbance resulting in a persistent failure to meet appropriate nutritional and energy needs or both. ARFID is a selective eating disorder with similarities to anorexia regarding the limitations in the amount and/or types of food consumed.
The Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children, the leading professional organization in EI/ECSE, spearheaded efforts to develop the EI/ECSE standards. It is important for all early childhood professionals to be familiar with these standards to provide the support needed for individual children with disabilities and their families. In this blog series, we discuss each standard, prompt questions for reflection, and provide tips and resources that professionals can use to ensure their practices align with the EI/ECSE standards.
The holidays can bring many stressors! Don’t let eating and enjoying meals with your family be one of them.
Halloween candy is dwindling down if it wasn’t all gobbled up over the trick-or-treat weekend. The spooky season’s pumpkins have now transitioned into full-on fall decor. Families and friends will soon be connecting and coming together to celebrate and find thankfulness in another year with the quickly approaching holidays.
By: Lucas Blankenship and Christopher Plein, Ph.D. We often hear the phrase, “context means everything.” When it comes to working with military families, it is helpful for us to understand the demographic context of the military community. Fortunately, the Department of Defense regularly publishes reports on trends for active duty…
Did you know that social-emotional development and early literacy development occur on a parallel path within the context of positive relationships? Well, they do! When we begin to see the ways in which literacy and social-emotional skills are interwoven, we see the importance of intentionally finding ways to embed strategies that connect them. It is through those everyday interactions in safe and nurturing environments when adults share books, tell stories, sing songs, talk, and play with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers that our children thrive!
The goals of this webinar focused primarily on understanding the complexities of cultural identities and how it influences views of mental health services, with a specific focus on the significance of military family culture. We talked about identifying how health-related beliefs, practices, and cultural values influence the understanding of problematic sexual behavior. Also, we discussed the influence of cultural values on treatment and therapy concerns. Finally, we talked about the role of service/mental health providers to communicate awareness, compassion, and cultural safety.
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