Happy Hands Therapy Services

🎈Play isn’t just fun—it’s a powerful way kids communicate and learn! 🎈

Through play, children:

🧩 Express Ideas: Share thoughts and needs.
🔄 Take Turns: Learn conversational skills.
🎭 Role-Play: Explore language and social scenarios.

Kids also communicate with each other through play, building social connections and practicing language in real-time. Setting play-based goals in speech therapy helps them enhance vocabulary, improve communication, and boost confidence—all while having fun! 🌟

Turn playtime into a language-learning adventure and watch your child thrive! 💬

Welcome to Hammond! Thanks for stopping by and bringing yummy treats!

We are SO excited to be here in the Hammond area... and even more excited to have amazing partners in our mission like Happy Hands Therapy Services! Thanks Candace Franklin Barron for showing us around. We can't wait to get to work with you!!

NOTICE: Happy Hands will be closed on September 2, 2024 for Labor Day! If your child has a scheduled therapy appointment on that day, please give our office a call at 985-662-5448 or stop in to reschedule!

🌟 Is your child ready for kindergarten? At Happy Hands Therapy, we’re dedicated to helping them shine with essential skills! 🧩 If your child is struggling with any of these skills our speech and occupational therapy team is here to help! Contact us today for an evaluation to help your child thrive in kindergarten and beyond. 🌈📚

Check out our 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 at Happy Hands! 🌟 Our patients are going for 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐒! 🏅

Just a reminder: all patients earning 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 between 7/26 and 8/8 will earn a gold medal! 🥇 Keep pushing forward, and let’s see those gold medals shine!

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐓𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐋𝐏𝐬! 🌈

🌟 We’ve heard your requests loud and clear! Due to popular demand, we’re excited to host an exclusive Open House at Happy Hands Therapy Services this August 5-15!
(Mon-Thurs)

👋 Come tour our facility, meet our skilled therapists, and see why we’re a top choice on the Northshore!

📅 Spots are limited! Secure your appointment today by calling Candace at 985-662-5448 or emailing [email protected].

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐀𝐦é𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞! 🎀

Congratulations to Mrs. Ingrid and her family on the arrival of their beautiful, healthy baby girl on July 26, born at 5:03 PM, weighing 5 lbs 15 oz, and measuring 19.5 inches. Both mom and baby are doing well!

Join us as we send our warmest wishes and love to Ingrid and her family during this special time. 👶💖

As we prepare for another school year, our Amite Branch will be having a Uniform Swap Today from Noon to 4:00 pm in our Amite Branch. Bring a uniform and take a uniform. We are glad to help our local students and prepare them for another successful school year.

🌟 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠!🌟

Happy Hands Therapy Services is looking for another passionate 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝐎𝐓𝐑) to join our team! Love working with kids? Enjoy a fun, collaborative work environment with competitive pay and great benefits! 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 🧡✨
Apply on Indeed (𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖) or send your resume to 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲@𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐨.𝐜𝐨𝐦.
𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊:
https://shorturl.at/A2SD8

𝔾𝕆 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝔾𝕆𝕃𝔻 𝕎𝕀𝕋ℍ 𝕌𝕊!
🏅 Tomorrow marks the Opening Ceremonies for the 2024 Olympics,
✨OF COURSE✨ our therapists have planned Olympic-themed games and activities!

All patients with PERFECT ATTENDANCE throughout the duration of the Olympics will win a GOLD MEDAL! 🥇

We’ve had such an incredible summer! 🌞✨ Our amazing kids have made so much progress in their treatments by learning new skills and hitting their goals. We’re super proud of each and every one of them! Here’s to all their hard work and amazing achievements! 🏆💪🎉

Sending a great, big CONGRATULATIONS to our recent Happy Hands graduates! We are so proud of you! 🎓✨

Great App Recommendations!

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Check out this awesome moment with one of our Occupational Therapists, 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞, leading a patient with some ✂️🦘𝑺𝑪𝑰𝑺𝑺𝑶𝑹 𝑱𝑼𝑴𝑷𝑺!
These jumps are not just super fun for kids but they come with incredible benefits including:

💪🏽 Strengthening leg and core muscles
🧠 Enhancing coordination and timing
⚖️ Improving balance and stability
🏃🏽‍♂️ Boosting cardiovascular fitness
🎯 Increasing focus and self-regulation

Plus, they get the right side and left side of the brain talking to each other – kinda like making new friends and learning to work together! 👯‍♀️

Scissor jumps are fantastic for helping little ones stay active and thrive through exercises that are both fun and developmental! 🌟💫

We are thrilled to announce the results of our "𝑷𝒊𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒆" 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆!

Thanks to your incredible generosity, we collected a total of 498 items for Our Daily Bread Food Bank in Hammond, La!

And now, for the moment you've all been waiting for...

🥁 𝓓𝓻𝓾𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓵𝓵, 𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮... 🥁

With an impressive 168 donations in her name, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 is the lucky (or unlucky!) winner. And the honor of throwing the pie goes to 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐒, who was drawn from all the participants.

We want to wish the biggest, most grateful 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 to all of the donating families!!

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑
The big event will take place on 𝐓𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 9𝐭𝐡... we will be posting a video (of course!) Make sure to watch along to celebrate the success of our food drive together!

We are down to the wire!!!
Just ONE MORE DAY to donate non-perishable food items to our PIE IN THE FACE food drive! Who will it be ?!?!?!

If you've been needing to clean out the pantry, please consider donating to this great cause! All donations will be sent to Our Daily Bread Food Bank in Hammond.

Just a reminder, we will be CLOSED next Thursday for the 4th of July! If your child has an appointment on this day (or if your family is going out of town for the week!) please be sure to give our office a call at 985-662-5448 to reschedule!

🌟 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠!🌟

Happy Hands Therapy Services is looking for another passionate 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝐎𝐓𝐑) to join our team! Love working with kids? Enjoy a fun, collaborative work environment with competitive pay and great benefits! 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! 🧡✨

Apply on Indeed (𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖) or send your resume to 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲@𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐨.𝐜𝐨𝐦.

𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊:
https://www.indeed.com/job/pediatric-occupational-therapist-9cc7921cc35cfc86

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our "Pie in the Face" Food Drive! We still have one more week to go, and your donations are making a huge difference for Our Daily Bread Food Bank in Hammond. Here's the latest Leaderboard as of 6/20/2024!

🥇 1st - Kylee (63 votes)
🥈 2nd - Riana (49 votes)
🥉 3rd - Macie (37 votes)

Other contenders:
4th - Kristen (35 votes)
5th - Kate (20 votes)
6th - Courtney (11 votes)
7th - Gwen (7 votes)
8th - Mallorie/Candace (Tied with 5 votes each)
9th - Kaleigh (4 votes)
10th - Allison/Ingrid (Tied with 3 votes each)

Does your child want their therapist to be pied in the face? Better yet, do they want to be the pie thrower?! There’s still time to vote! Every canned good or non-perishable food item you donate equals one vote for the therapist of your choice. Be sure to drop off your donations at Happy Hands Therapy Services before the end of the day on June 27th to ensure your votes are counted.

Let’s keep up the great work and see who will get pied in the face! Your contributions are greatly appreciated and support a wonderful cause.

For more details, please check the comments below.

Happy Juneteenth Freedom Day! 🎉 Happy Hands is OPEN today. Please give us a call if you need to reschedule your child’s appointment.

💙👔 From all of us at Happy Hands, we wish you a day filled with joy and special moments! And keep those dad jokes coming—they never get old! 😄👍🎉

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬:

✅ Engaging play
✅ Sharpening social skills
✅ Progressing towards individual goals
✅ Boosting confidence
✅ Encouraging teamwork
✅ Having a blast

Experience the magic with us at Happy Hands Therapy Services—call us today! 985-662-5448 ✨

If you come into the clinic perfectly matching the monthly theme, of COURSE we will snap a pic! 📸 Our friend is dressed to chill in her popsicle dress! ❄️

🥧😄 𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔, 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒊𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆? 𝑵𝒐𝒘’𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆! 🎉 See details in the attached image.

🎉 We might be in for a messy time, but we love to have fun… especially for such a good cause! 𝐓𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬: May the odds be ever in your favor! 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧! 🥰😂

See the attached post for details! 🌟