Sarah Schulze MSN, APRN, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
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Sarah is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with a specialty certification in pediatric mental health. She works at a clinic in Champaign Illinois, providing care to children and adolescents with mental health disorders. She obtained her bachelor's in nursing from Indiana State University in 2011 and completed her master's in nursing from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2014. She is passionate about helping children create a solid foundation on which they can grow into healthy adults.

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Sarah Schulze MSN, APRN, CPNP

Parenting

7 Tips for Helping a Child with Behavior Problems At School

Strategies such as routines, rewards, clear rules, and seeking help from other adults can all help a student overcome behavioral challenges and have the best possible experience throughout their education.

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Child Development

Summer Camps for Children with ADHD: Finding the Right Fit for Your Child  

If you're looking for a summer camp for your ADHD child, consider looking into the American Camp Association, Childcare.gov website, and other local resources like the local YMCA, local childcare centers, boys and girls clubs, recreation renters, community organizations such as girl scouts and churches.

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Child Development

The Power of Mindfulness for Children with ADHD

Mindfulness is a proven technique for treating ADHD and reducing its associated symptoms. The use of mindfulness and meditation in children with ADHD reduces stress and anxiety, boosts emotional regulation and attention span, and promotes the development of executive function skills.

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Parenting

How to Teach a Child with ADHD to Tie Shoes: Tips and Strategies for Parents and Teachers

A few strategies to help children with ADHD learn to tie their shoes include, choosing the right pair of shoes, prepare a shoe-tying lesson, using visual aids and demonstrations, giving them rewards for progress, practice and consistency and incorporating movement and sensory input.

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Parenting

Teaching Math to ADHD Child: Effective Strategies and Tips for Engaging Learning

When helping your child with math, use sensory and digital tools to stimulate and engage them. Provide supplies for children to write out their work or draw illustrations or visual aids as needed. Lastly, provide student access to manipulatives and other engaging tools in your class or at home.

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Child Development

How to Choose the Best Probiotic Supplements for Your ADHD Child

Before giving your child a probiotic supplement, discuss the safety and any dosage information with your child's doctor to determine if your child will benefit. The ingredients, dosage, serving size, third-party testing, and available certificate of analysis need to be considered as well.

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Parenting

Creating an Optimal School Environment for Students With ADHD

The best school for ADHD kids has enough understanding about ADHD, they create a supportive classroom, work on compassionate behavior management, and make adjustments that promote focus that helps kids with or without ADHD succeed.

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Parenting

How To Help ADHD Kids In 1st Grade: Strategies For Parents And Teachers

Effective strategies to help ADHD kids in 1st Grade include but aren't restricted to teaching kids to stay organized through routines and regular study practices, creating a positive classroom environment, and using apps like Joon to aid time management and task completion.

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Parenting

How to Help Your ADHD Child with Spelling: Practical Tips and Strategies

If your child is having difficulty spelling words, these strategies might help: Use visual aids, spelling apps, speech-to-text apps, encourage reading and writing, incorporate spelling in their daily routine.

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