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!
Furniture Glider Fun (working on motor control)
We frequently use furniture gliders with our kids. They have the benefit of adding challenge to strengthening exercises, as well as on the flip side making some movements easier to help with improving … [Read more...]
Learning to Walk with a Push Toy
Using a push toy is one way that little ones begin to practice walking. It gives them the support needed while they begin to figure out how to pick up their legs and take steps. As they are … [Read more...]
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 different muscles and improve balance and control while still being fun. Here are 5 ideas to get you … [Read more...]
Looking at the Big Picture
When we provide physical or occupational therapy to kids, we are often asking parents about their child's participation in life. Are there areas that they aren't able to … [Read more...]
Vision and Balance
We recently talked about using eye masks to work on balance in one of our instagram stories. Here is the you tube video of that story: We have three systems that help us to maintain our balance: … [Read more...]
Halloween Spider Web
In the spirit of Halloween we decided to revisit one of our previous activities that we have written about before. We laid down a tape spider web using floor tape and we are leaving it out all month! … [Read more...]
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 aren’t speaking as clearly as they should for their age. Many times I find out that this little one is … [Read more...]
Using a Walker to Improve Balance
We have a young man who has been working on walking his whole life. Recently due to growth spurts and other factors, he's become more fearful of falling and having even more trouble with … [Read more...]
Muscles – Stretching to New Lengths
I love being able to come up with analogies to help explain concepts that may be hard to visualize. I recently came up with this one for my dad who is doing some rehab on his knees. He wanted to know … [Read more...]
Working on Balance Reactions
I was walking around the clinic yesterday and noticed a therapist getting a child to stand in a bucket. I of course had to stop and see what they were doing because I was intrigued. I had all sorts of … [Read more...]
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