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410 Central Ave. N.
New Prague, MN 56071

phone: 952-758-1700
fax: 952-758-1799

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The Fitness and Aquatic Center will be closed until further notice. Members, please watch your email for further communication. If you are not receiving email notifications from the FAC, please email us at fitandaqua@isd721.org to get signed up for notifications.

When to make a referral

This page contains answers to common questions about when to make a referral:

When should I be concerned about my infant/toddler's speech?

If Your Child . . . . .

  • cannot say "Mama" and "Da-da by age 1 
  • cannot say the names of a few toys and people by age 18 months 
  • is not talking in two or three word sentences by age 2 
  • is not understood by people outside the family by age 4

 

When should I have my child's hearing evaluated?

If Your Child . . . . .

  • does not turn to face the source of strange sounds or voices by six months old 
  • has frequent ear infections or running ears 
  • talks in a very loud or very soft voice 
  • does not respond when you call from another room 
  • turns the same ear toward a sound he/she wishes to hear

 

When should I have my child's vision evaluated?

If Your Child . . . . .

  • is often unable to locate and pick up small objects which were dropped 
  • frequently rubs eyes or complains that eyes hurt 
  • has reddened, watering or encrusted eyelids 
  • holds head in a strained or awkward position (tilts head to either side- 
  • thrusts head forward or backward) when trying to look at a particular object 
  • sometimes or always crosses one or both eyes

 

When should I be concerned about my child's motor skills?

If Your Child . . . . . 

  • is unable to sit up without support by age 8 months 
  • cannot walk without help by age 16 months 
  • does not walk up and down steps by age 2 1/2 
  • is unable to balance on one foot for a short time by age 4 
  • cannot throw a ball overhand and catch a large ball to him/her by age 4

 

When should I be concerned about my child's playskills?

If Your Child . . . . .

  • does not play games like peek-a-boo, patty cake, and waving bye-bye by age 1 
  • does not imitate parents doing routine household chores by age 2 to 3 
  • does nto enjoy playing alone with toys, pots/pans, sand, etc. by age 3 
  • does not play group games such as hide-and-seek, tag-ball, etc. with other 
  • children by age 4 
  • does not share and take turns by age 5

 

When should I be concerned about my child's cognitive skills?

If Your Child . . . . .

  • does not react to his/her own name when called by age 1 
  • is unable to identify hair, eyes, ears, nose and mouth by pointing to them by age 2 
  • does not understand simple stories told or read by age 3 
  • does not give logical answers to such questions as "What do you do when you 
  • are sleepy?" or "What do you do when you are hungry" by age 4

 

When should I be concerned about my child's behaving?

If Your Child . . . . .

  • does not actively assist in learning self-help skills 
  • uses play materials inappropriately (throws, stamps on) 
  • usually doesn't comply with adult's requests 
  • displays excessive behaviors such as hitting, crying temper tantrums, 
  • withdrawl, wetting or soiling trousers

To make a referral for screening or evaluation at New Prague Area Schools, please contact Renee Hartman,  Help Me Grow intake at 952-758-1728.