Hula Hoop Play
A hula hoop is a great toy that can be used to promote strength and coordination. Here are some...
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!
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Tips for Kicking
Once your little one understands what kicking is you may want to work on having them kick further...
Early Kicking Skills
How do you work on kicking the ball with your little one? Well just like with throwing and catching
More Tips for Ball Skills
Ball play can be hard to get a little one to focus on. Even if they love balls, they may only want...
Early Ball Skills
We often have parents ask when their little one should start throwing a ball. The answer is, we...
Games for Virtual Therapy
Since virtual therapy seems like it will be here for a while, we wanted to share some ways we have...
Teletherapy Ideas Round-Up
Teletherapy isn’t going away and some of us may be looking for more ideas! We have shared a few...
Virtual Pirate Treasure Hunt
Some kids are really over the novelty of telehealth and the activities that have been successful,...
Learning How to Bike Ride
This can be a tough topic to discuss in writing but we are going to do our best!
Fun with Water Games
How is it already August?? We hope that this month brings a little sunshine and lets us get some...
3 Tips to Encourage the Non-Preferred Side
When kids are learning new skills they will often use one side more than the other at first. Just...
Toy Rotation
It seems like toys just appear from thin air when you’ve got young kids. On top of that,...