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!
Holiday Gift Giving Guide
It's always amazing how fast the year goes by and how quickly another holiday season is already upon us! With that said, it's time to start thinking about what gifts we can give to the children in our … [Read more...]
Using a Treadmill for Walking Quality
In last week's post we talked about weight shifting and trunk elongation to help walking quality and energy efficiency. This week we are going to look at using a treadmill. For some kids who are … [Read more...]
Weight Shifting and Trunk Elongation
We have been working on walking with some kids that are working on improving their weight shifting and all the mechanics that go with that. Many of them have hip weakness which we are addressing but … [Read more...]
Carnival Games
Are you working on ball skills with any of your kids? Looking for ways to mix it up? At one of our recent group sessions, we had the kids play 'Carnival Games.' They were working on the same skills … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Themed Games
Thanksgiving is a time we all love gather with friends and family. Here are some fun ideas to keep the kids (and adults!) entertained and active during the long Thanksgiving weekend: Turkey Tag: … [Read more...]
What Contributes To Your Child’s Balance?
There are three main components that make up a person’s balance. These include: vision, somatosensation, and our vestibular system. These components need to work seamlessly together in order to allow … [Read more...]
Core Workout: Hungry Hippos meets Wreck it Ralph
I happened to walk by another one of my therapists using a really fun and creative way to work on core strength with kids. I know I have done my share of walkouts over a ball or peanut with a kiddo … [Read more...]
Jumping and Balance Path
I know we've talked about a jumping path before but I loved this path that I happened to observe one of my therapists using with her kiddo. It incorporates jumping forward, jumping over, jumping on, … [Read more...]
Halloween Inspired Gross Motor Games
Looking for some fun things to do with the kids that are Halloween Themed and will work on those gross motor skills? Check out these games! Pumpkin Bowling: You can literally use a small round … [Read more...]
Dribbling a Ball
We were recently working on ball dribbling skills with some kiddos. They had been practicing them off and on for a while but were still finding it hard to dribble the ball while walking down the … [Read more...]
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