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!
The Benefits of PB&J
Okay, so it doesn't have to be PB&J (aka peanut butter and jelly) sandwiches but that's the example I'm going to use because that's the example my OT gave me, and because its what I lived on as a … [Read more...]
Water Squirt Toys – Some Colorful Ideas!
image retrieved from: amazon.com With the weather getting nicer and nicer, I love to come up with ideas that can be done outside. One of our OT's actually thought of this idea and I loved it (and … [Read more...]
Gross Motor Ideas for the Park
Now that nice weather is upon us its time to get outside and play with the kids! Parks are a great place for kids to effectively 'burn off' their energy while working on gross motor skills and … [Read more...]
Ideas for Helping Kids Develop Better Posture
Posture is always an interesting topic. As adults we are often trying to improve our posture because we have started discovering that poor posture can cause other problems like pain. These are … [Read more...]
Star Wars Light Saber Action – A Great Idea from a Kiddo
image retrieved from: geardiary.com I thought I would share another idea one of our kids came up with. I love their imaginations! This kiddo is always 'helping' us come up with ideas for our group … [Read more...]
Spots – Multiple Fun Uses!
I love when I find an unexpected treasure (and in the $ bin no less)! This morning I stopped at our local Rite-Aid to stock up on soda (not healthy I know but sometimes that's what it takes to … [Read more...]
Simple Tricks
Image retrieved from: redesign.ppi-testing.com I have mentioned before that we use something called the Universal Exercise Unit. It allows us to help kids to work on activating their muscles against … [Read more...]
Stickers – So Simple, Yet So Effective
When working with kids motivation is the key. Depending on the day, the hour or the child that motivation could look different. One of the simplest yet so effective methods of motivation are … [Read more...]
Encouraging Standing on One Foot
Standing on one foot is a common skill that kids should develop. it starts to generally emerge during the second year. Standing on one foot involves a child's strength, balance and overall body … [Read more...]
Having Fun With Pop Tubes!
Pop Tubes are a really simple yet fun and productive toy. Kids are fascinated by them because of the cool noise they make as well as the fact that they can stretch them and shrink them. Here are … [Read more...]
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