Spark a Movement
Spark a Movement, brought to you by the Pediatric Movement Center, aims to ignite and mobilize individuals to do their part in developing a supportive and inclusive community that provides recreational, educational and leisure opportunities for children of all abilities.
Our show is designed to give listeners insightful and practical information that affect our children, as well as providing listeners with inspiring stories from local families. In each podcast, we will tackle a variety of topics that affect children physically, emotionally, and socially.
The Spark a Movement Podcast will host a range of guests to amplify the voices of our community leaders and experts in childhood development who work to create strong children. Together we will inspire and empower each other on our collective journey towards achieving a stronger and more inclusive community for our youth.
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
Recreation Without Limits
In this week's episode, we're joined by Heather Lindsay to discuss what recreational therapy is, the different forms it can take, and the positive benefits that come from the experiance.
Community Support Featuring the Arc of Frederick County
In this episode, our listeners can learn all about the programs and services offered by the Arc of Frederick county and ways that employers and volunteers can get involved!
Providing Holistic Support for Children in Need: Just in Power Kids with Shannon Berk
For pediatric cancer month we're joined by guest Shannon Berk of Justin Power Kids. Shannon is a physical therapist and co-founder of Just in Power Kids. She joins us today episode to discuss pediatr…
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Featuring the Fighting for Kaiden Foundation & the Eakin family
In today’s episode, we are going to learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy, often referred to as SMA through the eyes of a local family. We'll also be discussing resources available to families affected…
Navigating an IEP (Individualized Education Program)
In this episode Chloe chats with Christina Ruben, a speech therapist who has spent her career working in both school and outpatient therapy settings, who explains what an IEP is, the IEP process and …
Supporting Sensory Needs at Home: Dysregulation
In this episode we are joined by Stephanie Baldwin, an Occupational Therapist at Pediatric Movement Center. She shares some key points about dysregulation (which is poorly regulated emotional respons…
Healthier Strategies with Dr. Obidi
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Obidi, a pediatrician in Hagerstown, Maryland who has a passion to serve and educate his local community. In this episode listeners will get an inside perspectiv…
Understanding Big Emotions; Actionable Advice
In this episode, we were joined by Whitney Thompson, a pediatric mental health therapist and author of the Superhero Blog that uses popular characters to help children understand big emotions. Ms. Th…
The Science of Movement: How to tackle tummy time and early milestones
On today’s episode we will be interviewing Courtney Young who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and specializes in pediatrics. Courtney has over 17 years of pediatric rehabilitation experience in her f…
Breaking Barriers with Austin Munro
In today's episode, we will hear from a community member who lives a very full life and happens to have Spinal Muscular Atrophy. We discuss knocking down barriers about the way society views disabili…
The Children's Charity that is Enriching the Lives of Children in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
In this episode Chloe chats with Leigh Burke, Executive Director of Variety, The Children's Charity of the National Capital Region and learns about the various ways that the charity supports the chil…
Eating Healthier Through Habits, Choices and Planning
In this episode, Chloe chats with Haylee, Principal Agent Associate with the University of Maryland. Haylee is a community nutrition educator who gives our listeners tangible ways to make healthier h…
The Benefits of Outdoor Play in Childhood Development
In this episode Chloe speaks with Kayla Souza, an Early Childhood Educator of 20+ years and owner of the Little Lilac Preschool, to discuss the benefits of outdoor play for childhood development. We …
"A Kid Again" Featuring Kathy Derr
Chloe chats with A Kid Again founder Kathy Derr, discussing the importance of play time for kids of all ages and abilities. The benefits of play time are explored from developmental perspectives as w…
International Adoption Featuring the Graves Family
In this episode, we learn about two international adoption experiences of the Graves family, who are from Brunswick, Maryland. Phil Graves discusses the joys and complexities of international adoptio…
Creating Opportunities in our Community - Part 2
Part 2: Spark a Movement host, Chloe talks with Michelle and her daughter Arielle about their family journey, achievements, and challenges as they navigate international adoption, medical complexitie…
Creating Opportunities in our Community - Part 1
Part 1: Spark a Movement host, Chloe, sits down with Christina Snyder, owner of the Pediatric Movement Center, to talk about the WHY behind the creation of the Pediatric Movement Center and the need …