Developing Balance and Safety Awareness
I am going to do my best to explain this concept. When I talk about safety awareness in this...
Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy Blog & Resources
The Starfish Blog
Tips and ideas to help children develop physically and occupationally, making movement enjoyable for parents, caregivers, educators and kids of all ages!
Posts about babies (2):
Core Strengthening Activities: 0-12 months
Core strength is so important because it is the building block off of which other function...
Signs of Core Weakness (0-18 months)
How do you know if your little one has a weak core? Sometimes it’s really obvious but other times...
Gross Motor Skills and Sleep
We wanted to take some time to talk about how your little one’s sleep may be impacted as they hit...
Getting out of Standing
When your little one can stand it is so exciting! But what do you do when they don’t know how to...
Early Ball Skills
We often have parents ask when their little one should start throwing a ball. The answer is, we...
Toy Rotation
It seems like toys just appear from thin air when you’ve got young kids. On top of that,...
Is It Ok to Skip Crawling
This is a question that comes up frequently. Depending on who you ask you will get different...
Troubleshooting Crawling
We get a lot of questions about crawling. We will address some of the most common here!
My Baby Can Sit – Now What?
I find there are two types of babies who sit. The ones who are ‘professional sitters’ as I like to...
All About Pull to Sit
Pull to sit is a great way to work on head control and core strength with your little one. It’s...