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!
Growth Spurt
Since Spring is a time of growing I thought I'd talk a little bit about kids and growth spurts. Many of you may remember your adolescent years when all of a sudden you seemed to be all arms and legs … [Read more...]
Let’s Play!
This weeks post is the content we handed out to parents at a class we ran called 'Let's Play'. Some of these ideas have been in previous posts but worded slightly differently. We are big believers … [Read more...]
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling
One of the first milestones parents often notice is their kids rolling over. As exciting as that is there is usually a little frustration involved also because now they just won't stay still! You … [Read more...]
Does Gross Motor Development Affect Cognitive Development?
Your Therapy Source recently posted about a press release (Reference: Simple tests in babyhood ‘could point to children who need help with learning’ Retrieved from the web on 2/18/2010 from … [Read more...]
Standing Straight and Tall
Posture is something I am constantly working on with the kids I see and something I'm noticing more and more often is a posture that is common for some of my kids with lower muscle tone. They will … [Read more...]
Some Ideas for Developing Core Strength
Core strength is so critical for all of us, but especially for growing kids as they learn and develop new skills. In addition to it helping with their gross motor skills it also helps with their fine … [Read more...]
Baby Equipment: Pros and Cons
Most people who have had kids have experienced the equipment that they just had to have: the bouncy chair, or the 3-in1 stroller-carrier-car seat combo, or the Baby Bjorn, or the swing, the list … [Read more...]
Motor Smart Toys and Tips
Hippity Hop: The hippity hop is a great toy although your child needs to be walking already to utilize this toy. They will get the most bounce from it if they are already jumping however they can … [Read more...]
Toe Walking: Is it a Big Deal?
What is toe walking? Toe walking in kids is when they either drastically walk on their tip toes or they don't hit the ground with their heel first. Walking is broken up into two phases, swing phase … [Read more...]
What is Protective Extension?
Protective extension is part of a child's developmental process and is used in order to protect themselves from a loss of balance. As with all milestones, there are ages that these reactions … [Read more...]
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