An excellent way to encourage food exploration and introduction to new foods in a more relaxed environment is through toys! Mealtimes can be stressful for children with feeding difficulties and exploring food through play with toys and games can be both fun and...
We are mixing it up a bit this week. This week's app of the week has been replaced with a Website of the Week resource! Our Speech Therapy Team is recommending the website: www.babysignlanguage.com. Many families have asked about baby sign language, and we believe...
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. Children with CAS have problems saying sounds, syllables, and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts (e.g., lips, jaw, tongue)...
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 should. Creating verbal...
If so, there is a chance your baby has Torticollis. Torticollis is defined as an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position often identified in infancy. A baby with torticollis prefers to tilt his head to one side and/or primarily look in one direction. Babies with...
This week's App of the Week comes from our Feeding Therapy Team. The app is called: Smash Your Food! Smash a real burger, crush a real milkshake, explode a real soda, and pound a real pizza. This app allows children to smash food without the mess. This app may be...
The magic of dips Some kids with feeding difficulties will eat anything as long as it is dipped in something familiar. As a feeding therapist, I fondly remember a client that ate everything from strawberries to broccoli as long as it was dipped into chocolate first....
This week's App of the Week is brought to you by our Occupational Therapy Team. The selected App of the Week is: Dexteria Jr. – Fine Motor Skill Development for Toddlers and Preschoolers. This app has 3 activities, each with successive levels to provide just the right...
Although it is still July, parents are starting to gear up mentally about their kids going back to school. For some children, whether they have special needs or not, starting a new grade in school is VERY exciting; but for other children, this is a time of GREAT...
This week's app of the week comes from http://www.kidsyogaverse.com/. This group was the winner of the U.S. SURGEON GENERAL'S HEALTHY APPS CHALLENGE FOR KIDS FITNESS! I have used the apps for my own kids who enjoy learning yoga. Using your iPad or iPhone this app...
