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!
Pool Noodles – Check out all the things you can work on!
We had so much fun last week using a pool noodle and a handful of marbles! We were originally inspired from some ideas on the web from We Can Do All Things and Your Therapy Source. It was … [Read more...]
Guest Blog for National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day (and a parent’s Top 10)
I was fortunate enough to be a guest blogger on Love That Max today for National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day (March 25th). Please stop by and check out my post, '9 Best Things to do for a Kid with … [Read more...]
Toe Walking Revisited
I had written a post on toe walking a while back and since then I have learned some new things so I thought I would expand on what I had written. I recently went to the APTA combined sections meeting … [Read more...]
Interview with a Kiddo
Today is World Down Syndrome Day 2012 and I thought I would take a moment to share a little bit of fun from one of my kiddos who has Down Syndrome. Its moments like these that remind me why I love my … [Read more...]
Pre-Crawling: Pivoting and Reversing
Before kids can learn to crawl they need to work on the components of crawling. In addition to those components many of the kids learn how to commando (or belly) crawl first and in order to learn … [Read more...]
A Great Resource for Typical and Atypical Development
I am a big proponent of educating people on movement and development. I especially try to educate parents and other health professionals because I think, and the literature shows, that the earlier … [Read more...]
Beyond the First Jump
I love working with kiddos on learning how to jump. And then they finally master their first jump all by themselves and I want to jump with them (I usually do). I get so excited that I forget … [Read more...]
Having Fun With Chalk Ink Markers
(sometimes just drawing is just as much fun as writing) This whole idea started because I saw someone (who I can't remember now or I would give them credit) blog about using chalkboard contact … [Read more...]
Ideas for Weight Bearing – Arms
I usually spend a lot of time thinking about legs and weight bearing and weight shifting because I'm often working with kids on walking or balance or other skills that require them to use their legs. … [Read more...]
Developing Reaching in Sitting
In order to be able to do things in sitting, kiddos need to be able to reach and move without falling over. Reaching in sitting works with balance and being able to anticipate how the movement is … [Read more...]
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