Apraxia Parents Conference in Pittsburgh....

[Guest guest]

Can someone please tell me how I can sign up to go to this conference, I only

live 45 about an hour away as well. Thank you so much.

Traci

[Guest guest]

I only live an hour from Pittsburgh, so I am definitely going to the

conference. My husband will join me Sat and Sun....

Pittsburgh has a top-notch zoo, a science center that is really cool

and interactive, a GREAT museum of natural history, a children's

museum (lots of Mr. stuff, he lived here all his life). There

is an incline you can ride if your kids like that. Of course

waterparks and stuff like that. No BIG amusement parks close by,

though. There is a little fun park in (which is about 45 mins

away from Pittsburgh) with go karts, mini golf, speed track, bumper

boats, etc etc etc.

I am really looking forward to the conference. Hammer is the

SLP who diagnosed my son, and I am looking forward to gleaning info

from EVERYONE, pros AND parents!

See you in July!

[Guest guest]

Hi-

I am sure that there is registration information on the Apraxia Kids

website, as they are the sponsors of the conference.

> Can someone please tell me how I can sign up to go to this

conference, I only

> live 45 about an hour away as well. Thank you so much.

> Traci

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[Guest guest]

It's not BIG, but Kennywood is a pretty decent park. Or if you want something

with a little more quiet time occasionally, out in Ligonier (about an hour east

of Pittsburgh) there is Idewild park. They have a nice kiddie land for younger

kids, and even on the adult rides kids can get on if accompanied by an adult.

They also have a train that goes to the other side of the park, a circus tent

there they do shows, Storybook Forest you can walk through, an area with lots of

things to climb and jump around in, and some quiet wooded areas you can walk

through. They have paviallions and picnic tables too. I read something a couple

of years ago where Idewild was voted one of the top family oriented parks in the

country.

We wind up there every year for hubby's company picnic. What I really like is

when the girls were real small, in the larger restrooms they have areas set up

for breastfeeding moms, or anyone really, to sit and rest. The restrooms are

air conditioned and they had rockers sitting there, and the area with the

changing tables too. I found those after Hope refused the bottles of milk we

had taken for her once. So little totally self-consicous me too the plunge and

put her in a sling carrier and nursed her while I walked through the park. I

had said from the time I said I was going to breastfeed her that I didnt think

I'd be able to do it in pubic because I was so uptight. But I did.

Toni