Prone Propping and Pushing Up
As your little one starts tolerating tummy time more and more they will use their arms to prop on...
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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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Top Posts of 2019
Wow, how has a year gone by so fast? I know we started the year off strong and then partway...
Righting Reactions
Righting reactions are an important part of balance and postural control and they begin developing...
Grading Muscle Control
What I am going to talk about can be related to any age, especially for learning new skills. The...
Let’s Get Moving – Exercise Ideas and Tips to Get Your Little Moving!
We are so excited to have a guest post from Emily Heisey of @Kinesio_Kids! She is a Pediatric...
What is Muscle Tone?
The term “tone” is widely used and commonly thrown around in the world of PT. Parents are often...
Positional Preferences and Movement Asymmetries
Wow, that is a mouthful of a title… I tried to come up with something a little more fun but my...
10 Tips to Help with Tummy Time
Tummy time. Pediatric PT’s love to talk about this and most new parents have a love hate...
Teaching Ball Dribbling
A while ago we did a post on how to progress dribbling a playground size ball starting with two...
Progressing Cruising
Cruising – what is it? This older post of ours will talk about it. We may come out with another...
Using the Ball for Rolling
We recently had posts for practicing rolling from back to stomach and from stomach to back. Check...