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Track your child’s developmental milestones

CDC introduces new Milestone Tracker app

An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom

Information courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new Milestone Tracker app. You can track your child’s developmental milestones from two months to five years. From birth to age 5, children typically reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move. Photos and videos in this app illustrate each milestone and make tracking them for your child easy and fun!
 
Milestone Tracker is free, easy to use, and includes features like:
 
• Milestone Tracker – track your child’s developmental progress by looking for important milestones using an interactive, illustrated checklist 
• Milestone Photos and Videos – know what each milestone looks like so that you can better identify them in your own child 
• Tips and Activities – support your child’s development at every age 
• When to Act Early – know when it’s time to talk with your child’s doctor about developmental concerns 
• Appointments – keep track of your child’s doctors’ appointments and get reminders about recommended developmental screenings 
• Milestone Summary – get a summary of your child’s milestones to view, and share with or email to your child’s doctor and other important care providers 
 
Milestone Tracker is available on Google Play (http://fifthfreedom.org/l/10m) and the Apple App Store (http://fifthfreedom.org/l/10l). For questions or more information, contact ActEarly@cdc.gov. 

The CDC’s mission is to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Learn more at https://www.cdc.gov/

SIRS THERAPEUTIC SERVICES

SIRS THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
SIRS provides therapeutic services to children and adolescents who are experiencing developmental delays and/or disability due to acute or chronic injuries and conditions. Services are provided in the child's home, daycare setting, or SIRS clinic sites. Licensed Speech,
Physical, Occupational, and Developmental Therapy services are available through private pay, private insurance, and Indiana First Steps.

SIRS provides Early Intervention services, through First Steps, to participating families. There are fifteen different services available for children birth to three years of age through First Steps. SIRS provides six of them. They can also direct you to each county's System Point of Entry, the place to start if you are interested in obtaining services for your child.

Occupational Therapy offers activities and recommends environmental adaptations designed to improve fine motor and self-help skills like self feeding and dressing. Occupational therapy also addresses sensory integration issues sensitivity to taste, touch, sound, and smell. Therapists are specially trained in pediatrics to attend to children's special needs.

Physical Therapy services are designed to promote strong gross motor and balance skills. Therapists, specialized in pediatric therapy, work with families to assist their children in sitting, crawling, walking, running and jumping, as needed. The Physical Therapist can assist in selecting, designing, and fabricating assistive and orthopedic devices when necessary.

Speech/Language Therapy identifies and diagnoses communicative disorders or delays and supplies therapeutic intervention to address any concerns. Therapists work with language development and oral motor skills, like drinking from a bottle. Through planned activities with the child and instruction for the family, a home program is provided to guide parents in assisting the development.

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