Walking with a Hula Hoop
We have a lot of little ones who are working on getting independent with walking (or even just...
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Posts about exercise (9):
Single Leg Stance with a Ball and a Wall
Was walking through the clinic the other day and saw this great idea for working on single leg...
Encouraging the Non-Dominant Leg
We will often have kids who have a very strong preference for one leg over the other when they are...
Ball Throws For Core Strength
One of our therapists recently used a ball activity to work on core strength. To make it even more...
Crab Walking
I love when I walk around the clinic and see some of the creative ideas the therapists come up...
Progressing to Independent Walking
We seem to have a bunch of little ones right now that are working on taking independent steps....
Planks
We have been doing planks with a few kids recently. There are lots of ways to work on them to make...
How to Practice Bike Riding Without a Bike
We have definitely been in a rainy season recently, and we are not complaining about this,...
Helping New Walkers Find Stability
We have done a lot of posts recently on core strength for stability. Here is one for standing and...