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!
‘Spiderman’ Climbing
Climbing is a great way for kids to work on core muscle strength, balance, motor planning, coordination, visual focus and attention. Notice in the video how he has to attend to where to place his … [Read more...]
I’m Not Going to Sit For This!
Learning to sit is yet another one of those milestones that can be eagerly anticipated by parents. Its always exciting when your child can now maintain sitting by themselves and you don't have … [Read more...]
Frustration + Problem Solving = Motor Planning and Movement!
Recently I've been able to get my hands back on a baby (under 1 year old) and have been loving it. We are at the stage where we are working on transitions and commando crawling, i.e. the movement … [Read more...]
Movement Exploration!
Movement exploration and playing with where your body is in space is a luxury that children with movement disorders don't always have. This video shows the fun that can be had when a child who … [Read more...]
Gyro Bikes – aka ‘The Magic Bike’
At our clinic we are very bike friendly and pro-biking (not that you would know it from all the complaining I do when I'm on my road bike!) and recently we had the opportunity to try out the gyro … [Read more...]
Posture and Knee Hyper-extension
We have several kids who have varying degrees of knee hyper-extension when they stand. Knee hyper-extension is when their knee bends backwards past zero degrees of extension. This can happen for … [Read more...]
Motor Smart Toys and Tips
I'm always amazed where inspiration comes from these days, although for me its usually on the fly when I need to come up with an idea for a kiddo immediately! And, if any of you have already thought … [Read more...]
Pretend Climbing
Climbing is a great way for kids to not only develop strength but also to work on motor planning and coordination. Ladders and cargo nets and stairs are all great ways to work on climbing as well as … [Read more...]
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2010
Its the end of the year and its time for my Top 10 Blog Posts of 2010. Based on readership these were the posts that got the most views this past year. If you want to compare to last year check out … [Read more...]
Gross Motor Development vs Fine Motor Development
Common questions I get when people hear about what I do is, 'What's the difference between fine motor and gross motor?' or 'What's the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy and … [Read more...]
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