Our blogs are inspired by our passion for enhancing childhood development and pediatric physical therapy. We write for both parents and professionals and work to provide a mix of education, activity/treatment ideas, and our favorite toys. Because we write for you, we would love to know what topics you are interested in or what questions you have that we can answer!
Using the Ball for Getting into Sitting
I am a big fan of using the therapy ball for helping little ones learn new techniques. I think it is great for helping them to get into sitting from their back. Using the combination of the ball … [Read more...]
Walking with a Hula Hoop
We have a lot of little ones who are working on getting independent with walking (or even just standing). I know I have shared a few ideas here before for some tips and tricks but here is another one. … [Read more...]
Toy Selection for Young Kids
There is an overwhelming amount of choices in the toy stores these days and we live in a time where digital and electronic games are increasingly being used to replace physical toys. Should we be … [Read more...]
Teaching Rolling – Stomach to Back
This is one that I find harder to teach little ones. A lot of time it comes about naturally as they spend more time on their tummy, and also begin to push up more onto their extended arms. This is why … [Read more...]
Teaching Rolling – Back to Stomach
Rolling is one of the first forms of independent mobility your child will learn how to do. This is when they start to learn that they can control their body to explore their environment. In terms of … [Read more...]
Single Leg Stance with a Ball and a Wall
Was walking through the clinic the other day and saw this great idea for working on single leg stance. I've also tried it with a few other kids and it's great! Start with a softer, squisher ball to … [Read more...]
Encouraging Balance Reactions
One of our therapists was recently working on balance reactions with a child and I thought it was such a great simple idea. You take some Squigz and put them on a surface. We don't have a good child … [Read more...]
Encouraging the Non-Dominant Leg
We will often have kids who have a very strong preference for one leg over the other when they are doing functional activities. Because they rely so heavily on the one leg, it gets stronger and that … [Read more...]
Torticollis – Can I Wait and See
We have discussed torticollis a few times over the last several months. We highlighted the 5 common signs of Torticollis. To recap, those are as follows: Always looking in the same direction … [Read more...]
Ball Throws For Core Strength
One of our therapists recently used a ball activity to work on core strength. To make it even more fun, we did an experiment to see what was easier and what was more challenging. We took a variety of … [Read more...]
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