by Joleen | Mar 31, 2015 | Occupational Therapy
Many families have a tradition of coloring eggs for Easter festivities, but for the child who has decreased fine motor skills, this tradition may be difficult. Here are some suggestions so that a child with varying levels of fine motor skills can fully participate in...
by Joleen | Mar 30, 2015 | Physical Therapy
Many families have come to us asking: “What else can we do at home?” In addition to Home Programs that your therapist will create for you, we will now be sharing a therapist recommended “App of the Week.” Each week we will be featuring a...
by Joleen | Mar 27, 2015 | Physical Therapy
W-sitting seems harmless but this position does more harm than good for children. For many children, this position gives them a feeling of being planted or stable while playing with toys in front of them. However, the position keeps the child from rotating their trunk...
by Joleen | Mar 22, 2015 | Speech
Need some ideas on how to spice up articulation practice at home? Articulation practice at home is very important, but many parents tell us they struggle with getting their child to practice the words that they are working on in speech therapy. One of the things we...
by Joleen | Mar 18, 2015 | Speech
I often have parents and caregivers ask me about recommendations for games that they can purchase and play at home in order to help facilitate speech and language skills, piggybacking on speech therapy goals. Below are just a few examples of games that are able to be...
