Springtides, Inc.
2215 Westdale Dr. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 365-1006
Help Support Springtides
Springtides has teamed up with Flower Power Fundraising to raise funds for Springtides. For every purchase made 50% of the purchase total is given back to Springtides. Please visit our fundraising page through Flower Power and help Springtides by purchasing flowers and spreading the word about our fundraising efforts to others.
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We are closing our bookstore and will only be selling books online starting September 1, 2010. Right now a very large selection of our titles are on sale. Please visit our bookstore section to see these great prices!
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About Us
Springtides, Inc. was founded in November of 2000 by Patricia McGuire, MD, FAAP in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Springtides is going through some major changes. Check back in late September-early October to learn more!
Mission
Our mission is to promote an excellent quality of life for youth.
Our mission is based on our core beliefs of;
1. All youth deserve to be treated with love, acceptance, and respect.
2. Adults must be provided with the education necessary to provide that love, acceptance, and respect.
Vision
To provide knowledge and support to those who work and live with youth experiencing developmental and behavioral challenges.
Our Services
- Consulting to schools, agencies, and organizations regarding developmental and behavioral pediatric concerns of youth.
- Workshops on developmental and behavioral pediatric areas.
- Teacher and tutor training in MSL (multisensory structured language) methods of reading.
- Direct services to families of youth with developmental and behavioral challenges.
- Relaxation and biofeedback training for youth.
- Music Therapy
- Music Lessons
- Bookstore specializing in topics such as ADHD/ADD, dyslexia, social skills, autism, asperger's syndrome, and much more.
Springtides, Inc. is available for consulting contracts, workshops, and linking schools to trainer in the MSL reading approaches. We adapt materials and methods from Slingerland, Orton-Gillingham, and Lindamood-Bell in our MSL reading training courses.
Springtides is always interested in collaboration with other organizations working with children (and their families) with developmental and behaviorial challenges. It currently has collaborations with The Iowa Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, the Iowa Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, and the Scottish Rite Temple of Cedar Rapids.
What is Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP)?
DBP is a subspecialty of pediatrics which aims to foster understanding and promotion of optimal development of children and families through research, education, clinical care, and advocacy efforts. DBP focuses equal attention on the biological, psychological, and social influences on- and effects of- children's development in the emotional, social, motor, language, and cognitive domains. Prevention and early intervention are central to the field. Children's behavior and developmental progress are viewed as inseparable from the contexts of children's families, schools, and communities.
(c) 1999 Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Meet our Board
President, Treasurer-- Patricia McGuire, MD, FAAP (read Dr. McGuire's Blog)
Assistant to the President--Maureen Thorpe
Secretary-- Marie Wallace
Board of Directors--
Chad Kellogg
Amber Cook, MT-BC
We are currently looking for highly motivated and dedicated individuals to join our board and help Springtides grow and become a better known organization for our community.