Posts Tagged ‘Surviving the Holidays with PWS’
Dining at Latham: The Easter Menu
As you’ve learned from our blog, healthy dining at Latham Centers has been a focus. We hope that by posting our menus for large holiday meals, we can help people battling with PWS Diagnoses have fun, healthy, and stress reducing meals. This year, Chef Paul is preparing a day’s feast for Easter conducive to off-campus…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Gearing Up for Christmas
As much as we may want to slow it down, there is no escaping that Christmas is one week away. Please take the time to take care of yourself just a little bit everyday. Go for a drive for no reason. Alone. With really loud music. And sing! Find a trusted person to watch your…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Food Security During Home Visits
Maintaining food security during the holidays is hard, plain and simple. Maintaining food security when your child is visiting for a home visit is even harder because it is out of your everyday routine which is why it is the most written about topic on The Tip. You are busy, stressed, worried about how your…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Surviving Holiday Travel
Many of you are starting your plans for holiday traveling. Here are some tips for increasing the odds of a positive experience. 1. Flying. If you are flying home for the holidays be sure to alert your airline that you are traveling with a person with special needs. Many parents simply say that their child…
Read MoreTIP of the WEEK: Surviving Easter
A quick tip to help you have a happy Easter without the stress. 1. If going to church is important to you be sure to have a plan. If you know that your child cannot tolerate sitting still and being quiet for an hour then do not bring him or her. It is only going…
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