Sep 16, 2020
How do you handle extracurricular activities during a pandemic? Why It’s Important To Get Active How you approach extracurricular activities is very much going to depend on your family’s comfort level. But no matter what your comfort level, it is...
Sep 9, 2020
Today we want to talk to you a little bit about Cutting Edge Cares. Cutting Edge Cares is Jennah’s brainchild. Jennah is our Lead Registered Occupational Therapist in Allen, and it was her idea for us to go out into the community and give back. Our special...
Sep 2, 2020
Now that our kids are at home more and we are at home more, we have more time with them! This is a great thing because as clinicians we are always hearing, “We’re rushing out the door! We don’t have time for them to make their own lunch! We don’t have time for...
Aug 27, 2020
We have a lot of parents who have come to us lately with significant concerns about managing screen time. Before The Pandemic For most people, the norm has changed. I remember that, back prior to the pandemic, parents actually monitored and limited...
Aug 19, 2020
Let’s talk about computers, and Zoom, and virtual learning for our kids! Before March, I was really inept at virtual meetings and setting up telehealth appointments. Now I’m really good at it! I even enjoy making PowerPoints! Screen Fatigue That being...
Jul 28, 2020
It’s time for a check-in: How are your young adults doing? Here at Cutting Edge, we are still seeing kids of all ages, including young adults. If your child has just graduated, or if they’re approaching their junior or senior year, or if you’re planning for...
Jul 13, 2020
Many people are asking us about school. School starts soon, but what will it look like? This is a big question, and I know that what I see now may look totally different in two weeks’ time based on how many cases of Covid-19 there are in the area. Many of the...
Jul 8, 2020
Let’s talk about Summer Vacation, in our “new normal!” We’ve been finding that many of our families are here more this summer. They’re taking less vacation time. When they do take vacation time, they’re taking it differently. Head To The Lake or Cabin...
Jun 26, 2020
Today, we want to talk a little bit about how we’re addressing social and pragmatic skills during this pandemic. Social Interaction Currently First of all, it’s important for us to talk to our kids about how the rules are a little bit different right...