Here at J&D Ultracare, we provide professional nursing services that are specialized for the needs of your kids. We’ve been helping medically fragile children in the comfort of their own homes since 1985! Not only do we take care of children in need, we also help neonates, infants, adolescents, and young adults.

For this week’s J&D Ultracare blog post, we want to give parents some tips on ways to boost the “brain power” of children that are under two years old. This comes from an article on Scholastic, which features 20 different ways you can help your kids become smarter.

If you find the topic interesting, you can read more by clicking here. Otherwise, here are four of our favorite tips from Scholastic:

• Choose toys that allow babies to explore and interact. Toys such as a windup jack-in-the-box or stackable blocks help your baby learn cause-and-effect relationships and “if-then” reasoning. For instance, if a child stacks too many blocks without straightening them, they fall down. If he successfully stacks blocks on top of each other, he “wires in” that information.
• Play games that involve hands. Activities like patty-cake, peekaboo, this little piggy, or even puppets engage your baby and capture her attention. Using your hands shows young children how we physically interact with our world — plus, hands-on activities are simply more fun for both of you!
• Sing those nursery rhyme songs you remember. When you can, add body motions and finger play (like waving your arms during “You Are My Sunshine” or miming rain falling during “Rain, Rain, Go Away”). This helps your baby connect sounds with large and small motor actions. Songs also enhance your child’s learning of rhythms, rhymes, and language patterns.
• Foster an early passion for books. Choose books with large and colorful pictures, and share your baby’s delight in pointing at certain images or even making noises that correspond with the book — like glub glub when you see a fish. Modulate the tone of your voice, simplify or elaborate on story lines, and encourage toddlers to talk about books (here are some good options for sounds and wordplay). Remember that building your baby’s receptive language (understanding spoken words) is more important than developing his expressive language (speaking) in infancy.

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J&D Ultracare is a nursing agency that has been providing specialized care to the medically fragile population since 1985. We are primarily devoted to pediatrics and our professional nurses take care of children in the comfort of their own homes. Currently, we see patients in Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam County, Westchester, Sullivan, Ulster, and Orange Counties.

On the J&D Ultracare blog, we want to give parents as much knowledge as possible. Today, we want to talk about ways that you can prevent sickness from effecting your kids. There’s an article that we love written on Parents called, “6 Secrets of Kids Who Rarely Get Sick” that goes over this exact topic.

If you find this topic interesting, you can read the full article by clicking here. Otherwise, here are three of our favorite tips from Parents:

• Keep Hands Clean: Regular hand-washing dramatically reduces the passing of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness, so get your kids in the habit of scrubbing up (or using a hand sanitizer) when they leave preschool or day care, after every playdate, and before they eat. Teach kids to sing “Happy Birthday” to themselves twice before rinsing — scrubbing for 15-20 seconds is key.
  
• Be active every day: Studies indicate that regular, moderate exercise can reduce the number of cold and flu episodes that occur over the course of a year by 25-50 percent, possibly by boosting the circulation of infection-fighting cells. “Exercise is better than any advertised cure or miracle,” says Harley A. Rotbart, M.D., Parents advisor and author of Germ Proof Your Kids: the Complete Guide to Protecting (Without Overprotecting) Your Family from Infections
  
• Get plenty of ZZZs: Make sure kids stick to an early bedtime. Sleep deprivation nearly doubles the risk of getting a cold or flu, Dr. Rotbart says. Most babies need approximately 14 hours of sleep a day; preschoolers need 11-13 hours of Z’s.

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It’s November and we’re getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving! In the spirit of giving, J&D Ultracare is holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive to collect food for our local community. If you are interested, please click here for more information. Please stop by and drop off any food you have before November 25! We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

On this week’s J&D Ultracare blog post, we want to talk about things you can do with your kids on Thanksgiving. There’s a great article on The Spruce called “8 Free Thanksgiving Activities for Kids” which details exciting Thanksgiving activities that are fun and engaging. We highlighted three of our favorites from the post below, but if you want to read the full article, you can find it by clicking here.

Here are three great Thanksgiving activities from The Spruce:

• Printable Coloring Pages: Print out Thanksgiving and fall coloring pages and let the kids spend the afternoon coloring and decorating these fun images. Coloring pages are a fun Thanksgiving activity for kids of all ages, and you’ll have some instant Thanksgiving decorations that the kids made themselves. You can even let them decorate one for each guest who’s coming for dinner.
  
• Decorate a Thanksgiving Card: Have your child pick out a free, printable Thanksgiving card that they’d like to decorate and send to someone they love to wish them a “Happy Thanksgiving.” The real Thanksgiving activity comes in when your child then gets to decorate the printed Thanksgiving card and then mail it out or give it to a family member or friend.
  
• Thanksgiving Recipes That Kids Can Make: A great Thanksgiving activity for kids is for them to roll up their sleeves and help make part of Thanksgiving dinner or just a Thanksgiving-themed snack. There are many easy Thanksgiving recipes for kids so they can make things like pie, appetizers, bread, biscuits, candy, and more. They’ll be so proud that they helped with the meal this year.

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Welcome to the November testimonial post! Every month, we highlight some of the fantastic things that people are saying about J&D Ultracare. Whether its the parents of children we’ve helped or our own nurses, we make sure that everyone’s voice is heard here on the blog!

This month, we wanted to look at two testimonials from nurses that love working at J&D Ultracare. Both of these nurses have had great experiences working with families that needed their help, allowing them to make a huge difference in their lives. Hearing these stories inspires everyone at J&D Ultracare to continue to provide the best nursing services in the New York Metropolitan area.

The following testimonials were written by Chativa and Meggon on Google:

• Chativa Bowen: J&D Ultracare has given me the best employment opportunities for the past five years and counting. I am excited to provide patient care in my role as a Registered nurse, as they continue to motivate and support their staff. This company really encompasses wholeheartedly, patient centered care. There have been countless experiences in which I have been able to impact, not only the lives of my patients, but their families as well. I would recommend J&D Ultracare for any and all home care needs!

• Meggon Vickers: I’ve worked here for almost 2 years now and have been very impressed. Super nice staff, lots of training, flexible scheduling, and really good patient pay rate. Glad someone recommended them to me!

If you have used our nursing services in the past, please consider writing us a review by clicking here. Not only does this help spread the word about J&D Ultracare, you may also be featured in an upcoming testimonial post as well! We write a testimonial post every month, so please check out our blog here for future posts. If you are interested in working for us, you can send us your resume here.

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