Signs of Core Weakness (0-18 months)
How do you know if your little one has a weak core? Sometimes it’s really obvious but other times...
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:
All About the Core – Round Up
Core strength is so important for little ones all the way to grown ups. Our core is what creates...
Tips for Kicking
Once your little one understands what kicking is you may want to work on having them kick further...
Early Kicking Skills
How do you work on kicking the ball with your little one? Well just like with throwing and catching
More Tips for Ball Skills
Ball play can be hard to get a little one to focus on. Even if they love balls, they may only want...
Gross Motor Skills and Sleep
We wanted to take some time to talk about how your little one’s sleep may be impacted as they hit...
Getting out of Standing
When your little one can stand it is so exciting! But what do you do when they don’t know how to...
Early Ball Skills
We often have parents ask when their little one should start throwing a ball. The answer is, we...
Games for Virtual Therapy
Since virtual therapy seems like it will be here for a while, we wanted to share some ways we have...
Teletherapy Ideas Round-Up
Teletherapy isn’t going away and some of us may be looking for more ideas! We have shared a few...
Virtual Pirate Treasure Hunt
Some kids are really over the novelty of telehealth and the activities that have been successful,...