Thrive SPOT

10/17/2024

Check out this great opportunity to exposure your kids to new foods!

I have EXCITING NEWS! I have access to the amazing Salt City Testing Kitchen for cooking lessons again! I will be offering cooking lessons one Saturday a month from November-March starting on November 16 (Healthy and Delicious Thanksgiving Side Dishes). Registration will open before Halloween and will be announced here! Spots will fill quickly! 3-6 year olds in AM with parents and 7+ drop off in the afternoon!

05/01/2024

May is an important month to recognize some extremely valuable professionals (thank you teachers and nurses!). It is also Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) Awareness month. I work with families who struggle with PFD everyday, and its impacts are felt throughout the entire family unit, not just the child.

Feeding Matters is the first organization in the world uniting families, healthcare professionals, and the broader community to improve the system of care for children with pediatric feeding disorder through advocacy, education, support, and research.

Take a moment to check out their IG page or website www.feedingmatters.org to learn a bit more about PFD and how you can be an advocate and increase awareness too.

04/17/2024

I received an email sharing this webinar today. >

To register, interested providers can use this link: https://forms.office.com/g/bKY0bwrwpZ

Share with any SLP/OT/PT providers you may know!

02/07/2024

ATTENTION NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS

🚨⚠️ If you have are a parent, caregiver or family member of a child who has ever spent time on the wait list for early intervention services or

🚨⚠️if you are are a current, former or future early intervention provider or

🚨⚠️ if you understand how impactful calling and writing your representatives actually does matter..

Please consider calling your state senator and your assembly member about this. Your call and your voice matters.

Advocating for this rate increase will encourage more SLPs to work in early intervention, a setting that has been grossly underpaid for years which directly contributes to the tremendous waitlist, preventing children from getting the services they deserve.

01/22/2024

Join us for one or all of our upcoming Parent Support Group meetings 🫶🏽 register at: https://fflib.org/new-parents-caregivers-series-winter-edition.

01/18/2024

Join us 😊

https://fflib.org/new-parents-caregivers-series-winter-edition

11/20/2023

Two years ago this month I started the Caregiver/Parent Support Group. As with most new adventures it has been a big learning experience for me. I’ve connected with so many wonderful and valuable professionals in our community and in turn, have been able to connect new parents to these professionals as well!

🫶🏽A sincere thank you goes out to Leah at the who has given our group a home the last year after running out of space at the YMCA.

🫶🏽Another sincere thank you goes out to every professional who has showed up (many more than once!) and demonstrated how much they want to give back and help parents in our community.

🫶🏽The last thank you goes out to those new moms and dads who have stepped out of their comfort zone and into one of our meetings. I hope you’ve found value and connection by coming 🤍

Hope to see you sometime in 2024 at a meeting.

11/15/2023

Did you know?! If you are pregnant or had a baby within 6 months ago, check out this perk offered by the !

11/11/2023

Hi friends and family! Project CASK has partnered with Minted! You get a discount on your holiday cards while also helping our CASK Liocorns find treatments and a cure!

You'll get a 20% discount and Minted will donate 15% of your purchase back to Project CASK at the end of the year.

Thank you so much for your love and support; we couldn't do this without you!

Code: FUNDRAISEPROJECTCASK link in bio✨

10/30/2023

provided us with great guidance on keeping our bodies nourished in the postpartum period and beyond. Her office accepts 90% of insurance plans and typically the consultations are covered in total. Check her team out for guidance on nutrition from pediatrics to geriatrics and everything in between.

Thank you, Sarah!

10/29/2023

Come to one of the next two parent support meetings and grab a free play pass thanks to ! If you haven’t checked out this play space yet, it has so much to offer! From a hair salon, to a vet, to a taco truck, there are so many wonderful pretend play opportunities at their space. They have a gated area for kids 2 and under as well!

Tomorrow joins us, come by 930-11 at the .

10/21/2023

I am grateful I get to help my families in their journey to thriving. 🤍

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Hi! I’m Lauren Ruffrage. I am a speech language pathologist who specializes in helping families access the tools they need to help their children succeed in the most routine life skills: eating, communicating and breathing. I provide educational information on social media that does not serve as a replacement for seeking the attention of a medical professional. I do provide in person home visits to families in the Syracuse, New York area as well as virtual services in NY and NJ. You can find more information at www.thethriveSPOT.com