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!
Developmental Playgroup – Self-Help (Part 1)
This past week we looked at Self-Help skills during our developmental playgroups. Here is a brief overview of some of the things discussed. We will provide more detail in coming weeks! Birth- 4 … [Read more...]
Developmental Playgroup – Cognition (Part 1)
Cognition was the most recent topic at the Developmental Playgroups this past week. It is broken down into: Cause and Effect, Spatial Relationships, Problem Solving, Imitation, Memory, Number Sense, … [Read more...]
Developmental Playgroup – Communication
We relaunched our Developmental Playgroup this week and we broke it into smaller groups so that we could better direct our education and play activities. The first group is pre-crawlers and the … [Read more...]
Why Your Child’s Inner Ear is Important for More Than Hearing
Imagine learning to stand for the first time, but everything around you appears to move. You can't stabilize your gaze and everything sort of spins. Now imagine learning to walk for the first time, … [Read more...]
To Flip-Flop or Not
So, you're in the department store shopping for your kid, because they seem to be growing every week! They are in dire need of new shoes and it's summer, which means it's flip flop weather, … [Read more...]
Hip Dysplasia
As parents of babies or young children you may have heard the term hip dysplasia or you may remember your pediatrician moving your little ones hips around at all those check-ups during the first … [Read more...]
Educational vs Medical Based Physical Therapy
If my child is receiving medically based physical therapy, why don’t they get physical therapy at school? This is a question we are asked all the time. While some children may have both an … [Read more...]
Working on Control (How to Squat)
I recently wrote a post on Power vs Control and afterwards I had someone reach out asking how they could help their kiddo learn how to squat or sit down easier so I decided to write some of my ideas … [Read more...]
Sport Specialization in the Young Athlete
It seems that children are being forced to specialize in one sport at a younger and younger age. There are various travel teams and summer leagues that you, as a parent, might feel the pressure for … [Read more...]
Priming the Muscles
I was giving a presentation the other night on Strength Training for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder and it led to an interesting conversation with the attendees. It was actually a … [Read more...]
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