All parents please watch this video! 

The "SECRET" Meaning of the LIH Olivia's PlaceLogo:  1) two children (representing Eliott and Olivia), reaching for the sky (this retains much of Olivia's Place orginal logo) and releasing/enabling butterflies (Olivia and Eliott were the inspiration for the clinic) 2) butterflies being released, symbolizing enabling a transformation for the children that we serve (since our services has the potential to change the life of the child, thus transforming them like a caterpillar is tranfomed into a butterfly) 3) the whole logo from afar looks like a tree (representing growth - trees thrive), with the butterflies forming the leaves, and Eliott/Olivia forming the trunk (the base) 4) the children standing on a curved surface, which represents the world, i.e., we will be taking international best practices and using that as a foundation 5) the original Changhe colors: health(green), science and technology(blue), energy (pink)

 

LIH Olivia’s Place Opens August 17!                  Almost Ready!!!

Shanghai-based therapy Center, Olivia’s Place, joined forces with investment partner LIH to open the first clinic dedicated to developmental and behavioral pediatrics in Beijing, China. Olivia’s Place was founded in 2010 in Shanghai by the American parents of a girl with Down Syndrome. Beijing-based branch to Olivia’s Place, Eliott’s Corner will join with LIH Olivia’s Place Pediatric Clinic in its 980sqm facility. The mission of LIH Olivia’s Place is to offer high quality developmental and behavioral pediatrics and pediatric therapy to China. Among its services, LIH Olivia’s Place will offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology and play therapy, as well as behavioral pediatrics, swallow studies, audiology and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy, and more. Children aged 0-18 with attention deficits, Autism Spectrum Disorder, developmental delays, handwriting problems, learning disabilities, reading problems, speech and language disorders and other needs can receive help and support here. Beijing LIH Olivia’s Place 北京长和大蕴 儿科诊所 13 Jiu Xian Qiao Road, Building 6-1, Second Floor, Chaoyang District, (6461-6283) www.oliviasplace.org 北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路13号6-1楼2层

About LIH Olivia’s Place

关于长和大蕴

Olivia’s Place is a world class, multidisciplinary, pediatric therapy clinic with locations in Shanghai and Beijing in China. We serve both expatriate and local children and their families. Our mission is to provide highquality, affordable pediatric therapy for children with special needs and for typically developing children who have developmental delays.

大蕴之家是世界一流、多学科的儿科康复诊所,在上海和北京都设有治疗中心。我们为来自海外和本地的儿童及他们的家庭提供服务。我们的使命是为有特殊需求的儿童和存在发育迟缓的典型发育中的儿童提供高质量、价格合理的儿科康复治疗。

 We employ more international therapists than any other organization in China. Our clinical staff offers classes to the community in both招聘中国的发育与行为儿科医生

 English and Chinese, teaches and volunteers at local schools, hospitals, clinics, orphanages, and universities, and provides training for local therapists. We have a Foundation that provides funds to cover the cost of care for families that cannot otherwise afford services and that works to further our mission of spreading high-quality therapy throughout China.

我们是在中国拥有最多的国际治疗师的机构。我们的医务人员为社区提供中/英文的科普课程,在当地的学校、医院、诊所、儿童福利院(孤儿院)及大学开展教学和志愿服务,同时也开展针对当地治疗师的专业培训。我们还设立了大蕴基金会,不仅对一部分无力承担治疗费用的家庭提供资金援助,并且还致力于推进我们的使命——在中国普及高质量的儿科康复治疗。

 Olivia’s Place has now joined forces with LIH (www.lih-invest.com) to create the first independent developmental and behavioral pediatrics clinic in China. The name of the clinic will be Beijing LIH Olivia’s Place Pediatric Clinic. Our mission is to bring high quality developmental and behavioral pediatrics and therapy to China. Our medical director is an experienced American pediatrician with a background in developmental and behavioral pediatrics who also has experience working as a physician in China. The clinic will include a full complement of services similar to developmental and behavioral pediatrics departments in leading US children’s hospitals. This will include PT, OT, SLP, psychology, audiology, assistive technology, family support services and more.

大蕴之家目前已经加入北京长和系国际医疗投资管理有限公司(简称“长和”),欲创建中国首家独立运营的发育和行为儿科诊所——长和大蕴儿科诊所。我们的使命是把高质量的发育和行为儿科学和康复治疗引入中国。我们的医疗执行官/ 医学总监是一位资深的美国儿科医师,他拥有发育和行为儿科学的教育背景,同时有在中国执业的工作经历。本诊所将涵盖类似美国最出色的儿科医院发育和行为科的全部服务——物理治疗(PT)、作业治疗(OT)、言语-语言病理学(SLP)治疗、心理学治疗、听力学治疗、辅助技术及家庭支持治疗等。

 

 

Is my child's behavior normal?

This is one of the most common questions I am asked by parents.

This web site give parents a quick guide to abnormal behavior signs, symptoms and treatments.

http://www.childmind.org/en/quick-facts

Developmental trauma can mimic ADHD or other emotional/behavioral problems in children, but treatment is different!

The Still Face Experiment is a must watch to understand the importance of interaction/relationship on babies and their developing brains/minds!!!

Child poverty in the US is an under recognized problem with profound negative impacts on our society. The most vulnerable (under 3 year) are the most effected. 

http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_1096.pdf

http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_1096.html

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How can we practice the Danish way of reframing?

1.  Pay attention to you negativity

2. Practice reframing

3. Use less limiting language

4. Try externalization language:  separated actions from the person

5.  Rewrite your child's narrative to be more loving

6.  Use supporting language

7. Use humor

The Danish Way of Parenting 


This is a great theme song for children and their families with special needs.  

https://youtu.be/UGmADfU5HGUis 

This is a must watch video by Gabor Mate for ALL PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND ALL WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN!


Children's Specialized Hospital is an official partner of LIH Olivia's Place!

Curiosity, Pleasure And Play: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective by Bruce Perry

In today's world we often underestimate the importance of play. We over schedule our children with educational or structured activities that often inhibit spontaneous, curiosity-driven explo­ration. In the end, if we want to help our children meet their potential, we must allow children to have free time, spontaneous play and safe and enriched play and learning environments.  See article below!!!

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At birth the brains of human babies are less developed than most animals.  Babies’ brains develop rapidly in the first year.   The lower part of the brain, responsible for the baby’s stress response, is well developed at birth.  Signals to the brain from inside the body and the five senses outside the body tell the baby’s brain when something is wrong.  When this happens the baby is distressed and cries.  This can be hunger, thirst, pain or even anxiety due to separation from mother.   The mother who is ‘tuned in’ (i.e. attuned) to her baby will repeatedly respond by lovingly nursing, holding, touching or rocking to relieve the baby’s distress.  This causes the baby to feel pleasure and forms a strong emotional connection between mother and baby.  This nurturing connection or attunement is necessary for the baby’s normal brain development.  The most important task of the first year of life is to create this secure connection between baby and mother.

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Attunement is the basic flow of energy and information between mother and baby! 

This connection between mother and baby is necessary for the baby’s right brain to develop normally. The right brain grows rapidly from the last part of pregnancy through the second year.   Babies do not have memories of the first few years of life.   But abnormal development of the right brain has lifelong bad effects. These cast a long shadow on the future relationships of that baby including the future ability to parent.

This is a wake up call for us all.  This is the best summary of the most under recognized public health issue globally!!!

" Our modern world seems so attentive to babies...Yet our babies are starving.   Oh, they have plenty of food. Our children are starving for touch; they are starving for us. Our children are starving for human interaction and human relationships."  Bruce D. Perry, MD Brief  Reflections on Childhood, Trauma and Society