By Lisa Yeager, Volunteer Manager at Encompass The research is clear—raising compassionate, caring kids improves the health of your child, your family and your community. Parents can help children build their empathy “muscles” by giving them opportunities to practice caring. Partner with Macaroni Kid & Encompass to Assist Low-Income Families Get Ready for School Families in […]
Great memories are being made at Encompass summer camps right now! We will share our favorite moments and stories from this summer and invite you to share your memories 2 ways: upload your photo memories and tag them #SummerAtEncompass or email your story/photos to colleen.burin@encompassnw.org. Get creative and tell us about a special friend your […]
What a child learns before the age of 5 can directly impact his ability to hold a job, develop healthy relationships and deal with stress later in life. Between the first day of preschool and the first day of kindergarten, young children are expected to learn how to focus on a task, control impulses and […]
A new, nationwide effort to educate the public about communication disorders was recently launched by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Called Identify the Signs, this campaign specifically aims to help people recognize the early warning signs of communication disorders. This topic couldn’t be timelier—or more important. Click here to learn how to identify the signs […]
By Kerry Beymer Each April, people across the country join forces to raise awareness of the terrible tragedy of child abuse and neglect for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At Encompass, we know that parenting can be difficult – especially when kids have challenging behaviors. Parenting is the most challenging yet most important job we […]
Tablets (like iPads and the Microsoft Surface) are increasingly used by Occupational Therapists and Encompass has integrated the use of tablets and apps into working on specific skills with our patients. Megan Daniels, a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant at Encompass, told us about how she uses apps to assist in promoting age-appropriate skills. Skills that […]
