When your child is born, you may be excited to bond and attach with your baby but not know the best ways to do so. The Warren Center’s clinical social worker and early intervention specialist, Barbara Heuser, explains why bonding and attachment to your child is important, and provides you with tips on how to strengthen attachment with your child. What is bonding and attachment? Bonding can happen before a child is even born, and
An energetic toddler is continuing to grow an impressive vocabulary of more than 100 words months after beginning to receive services from an early intervention specialist at The Warren Center. Tayo’s family brought him to The Warren Center when he was 26 months old due to concerns with his communication. In his initial evaluation, Tayo’s dad reported the child was not using any words at the time and would occasionally imitate some words. He also
A 17-month-old girl is taking steps toward her mom, which is a major accomplishment she reached in just five months of receiving services from The Warren Center. When baby Emily, who goes by Aurora, enrolled at The Warren Center five months ago, she was unable to crawl. She also was not propping herself up on her arms or rolling over when doing tummy time, which are developmental milestones therapists at The Warren Center inspire children
A 2-year-old boy who has myofibromatosis has been reaching major milestones in the 24 months he’s been receiving therapy services from The Warren Center. Rush was born in June 2020. He was diagnosed with myofibromatosis at birth and has a tumor in his left leg and pelvis. He has gone through a variety of surgeries, chemotherapy, and bracing to treat the tumor. Rush has been enrolled in The Warren Center’s early childhood intervention program since
A mother’s worries were eased when The Warren Center’s autism assessment team was able to evaluate her son and provide her with much-needed resources. When Bradley’s* mother first decided to seek a medical autism evaluation, Bradley had already been receiving speech therapy at The Warren Center. Although he was showing progress towards his goals, his mother knew it was going to be a long road. She first reached out to several other providers seeking an
It’s been six months since the story of a baby who has myotonic muscular dystrophy was featured at The Warren Center’s 29th annual Fantasy Football Draft Night. Baby Siena who is the youngest of five, was diagnosed with myotonic muscular dystrophy, which is a condition her parents, Meghan and Daniel, said they did not know she was going to have. Siena was born with low muscle tone and had some breathing issues, so she went
