Understanding Your Child’s Diagnosis When your child receives a diagnosis questions can (and usually will) begin to flood your brain to ask your doctor. In addition, before you know it you could very easily overwhelm yourself with questions...
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Elmer the safety elephant is an excellent website to explore a variety of safety activities including but not limited to: bike safety, water safety, stranger danger, internet safety, school bus safety and fire safety. This website includes many...
MoreApp of the Week: Super Baby (video center for infant development / gross motor skills / baby milestones)
This week’s App of the Week comes from our Physical Therapy team and is a great pairing with the most recent Physical Therapy Blog Post: Physical Therapy: Appropriate Gross Motor Skills. Super Baby is a video center for infant development...
MoreCreating Verbal Routines for the Late Talker
Most parents can’t wait to hear their child’s first words. It is so exciting to finally get a peek into what they are thinking isn’t it? For parents of late talkers anxiety can start to build when the words don’t seem to be coming when they...
MoreWhy Ball-handling Skills are so Important
One type of skill that is important for both social interaction on the playground and performance in physical education is ball-handling skills. These skills typically include throwing, catching, and kicking. Many physical educators consider...
MoreApp of the Week: My PlayHome
This week’s app of the week is recommended from our Speech Therapy Team – The app is called: My PlayHome. My PlayHome is an interactive dollhouse where your child can ‘use’ everything in the PlayHome. They are able to...
MoreApp of the Week: Pre-K Tot Yoga HD – Great for OT and PT
This week’s app is recommended from our Physical Therapy Team — The app is called: “Pre-K Tot Yoga HD” by Holt Smith LTD Yoga HD is a fabulous tool to help teach kids self regulation through yoga poses and breathing techniques. The poses...
MoreWhat is W-sitting and Why Your Pediatric Physical Therapist wants you to avoid it
What is W-sitting and Why Your Pediatric Physical Therapist wants you to avoid it. 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...
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