Furniture Glider Fun (working on motor control)
We frequently use furniture gliders with our kids. They have the benefit of adding challenge to...
Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy Blog & Resources
The Starfish Blog
Tips and ideas to help children develop physically and occupationally, making movement enjoyable for parents, caregivers, educators and kids of all ages!
Posts by Stacy Menz:
5 Ways to Use a Physioball
The Physioball is a great piece of equipment for kids of all ages! It can be used to strengthen...
Vision and Balance
We recently talked about using eye masks to work on balance in one of our instagram stories. Here...
Halloween Spider Web
In the spirit of Halloween we decided to revisit one of our previous activities that we have...
Guest Post: Speech, Language, & Feeding- An Easy Activity to Support All Three
In my practice, I see many little toddlers and preschoolers who come to me and aren’t speaking or...
Muscles – Stretching to New Lengths
I love being able to come up with analogies to help explain concepts that may be hard to...
Working on Balance Reactions
I was walking around the clinic yesterday and noticed a therapist getting a child to stand in a...
Favorite Toys: Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space
Okay, this toy is new to us. One of our therapists had it for her kids and she brought it in for...
Favorite Toys: Infant Gym
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of our favorite toys! I wanted to talk about the infant gym...