Pediatric Connections/Deana Lesher, owner

Pediatric Connections/Deana Lesher, owner Deana Lesher is the founder and owner of Pediatric Connections. Let us help your child make the CON Let us help your child make the CONNECTIONS for success!

01/28/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐๐‘๐ˆ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

MNRI, or Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration, is a therapy approach designed to help integrate and retrain reflexes that may not have fully developed or were disrupted. These reflexes are automatic movements that form the foundation for posture, coordination, sensory processing, and motor control.

When reflexes are not fully integrated, children may struggle with movement, regulation, attention, or coordination. MNRI therapy uses gentle, targeted techniques to support the nervous system, helping the body respond more efficiently and build stronger foundational skills.

By addressing these early reflex patterns, MNRI can support improvements in motor skills, sensory processing, and overall daily functioning.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐๐‘๐ˆ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/26/2026

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ’›

Say hello to Briana Picht, one of our dedicated Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants here at Pediatric Connections! Briana brings kindness, encouragement, and a love for lifelong learning to every session. Outside of work, she loves spending time outdoors with her husband and daughters, and dreams of traveling to Italy to enjoy the food and history.

Brianaโ€™s best advice for our families? Itโ€™s okay to make mistakesโ€”what matters most is learning from them and making the next outcome even better.

๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ!
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/23/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ: ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ 

Would your child rather:
๐Ÿงฉ Build a puzzle together
๐ŸŽจ Create a drawing or craft

Both support problem solving, creativity, and fine motor development. Which one would your family choose today?

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/21/2026

๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

Transitions can be challenging for many kids. Therapy helps children practice moving between activities with more confidence, flexibility, and emotional regulation, whether at home, school, or in the community.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/19/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

Therapy works best when families, caregivers, and therapists work together. We partner closely with parents and teachers to help strategies carry over into daily routines, creating consistency that supports lasting progress.

๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/16/2026

๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง: ๐Š๐ข๐ ๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸŽจ

Every child connects with therapy in their own way. Some love movement, others enjoy games, crafts, or quiet activities. Knowing what kids enjoy helps therapists build sessions that feel motivating and meaningful.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/14/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ค๐ž

Self regulation is a skill that helps children manage emotions, attention, and behavior. Through structured activities and sensory strategies, therapy teaches kids how to recognize their needs and respond in calmer, more successful ways.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/12/2026

๐…๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐๐‘๐ˆ

MNRI Reflex Integration therapy focuses on retraining reflexes that may not have fully developed or were disrupted early on. Through gentle, targeted techniques including work through the feet, therapists support the bodyโ€™s automatic reflex responses to help improve motor skills, sensory processing, and overall regulation.

By strengthening these foundational reflex patterns, children can build better coordination, body awareness, and functional movement that supports daily activities.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐Œ๐๐‘๐ˆ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/09/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ

Play is how kids explore, problem solve, and build confidence. Games, movement, and hands-on activities are powerful tools for learning new skills and practicing them in meaningful ways.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/07/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ ๐‹๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐Ÿ’ฌ

If your family has worked with us, weโ€™d be so grateful if you took a moment to share your experience. Your feedback helps other parents find support and lets our team know whatโ€™s making a difference for your child.

Every review means more families can feel confident taking the next step.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ.
(913) 257-5808 | https://g.page/r/CeU83sIScLjYEBM/review

01/05/2026

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ

At Pediatric Connections, we begin every year with the same focus we always have: supporting children and families with care that feels personal, intentional, and encouraging. Therapy is about building skills, confidence, and trust that lasts well beyond each session.

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ.
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

01/02/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ŸŽ‰

Happy New Year from all of us at Pediatric Connections! Weโ€™re looking forward to another year of growth, confidence, and meaningful progress for the incredible kids and families we serve.

Thank you for trusting us to be part of your childโ€™s journey. We canโ€™t wait to see what this new year brings.

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ก๐ž๐š๐!
(913) 257-5808 | pediatricconnectionsot.com

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