Skipping
Skipping is a skill that can be very common amongst kids. But, it can be a skill that is hard to...
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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!
Posts about Starfish Therapies (13):
Galloping
Galloping and skipping are two activities that kids will often do when they are playing. We’re...
Core Stability vs Core Strength
I was recently on a hike with a friend and she asked why are people always saying the kids in her...
Practicing Catching
Working on catching can be challenging for some kids (we will talk about throwing also, and some of...
Dynamic Sitting Balance Activities
Our last post had ideas for dynamic standing balance activities. Well while we were talking about...
Dynamic Standing Balance Activities
We had a request for more dynamic balance activities. Here are a few that focus on standing. They...
Advanced Spots (for balance and precision)
As I wrote the last blog post, we also turned it into an insta-story (check out our instagram...
Using Spots for Balance (and so much more…)
We recently had a child come in who needed a lot of work on balance (static and dynamic). In...
Five Signs of Torticollis
The American Physical Therapy Association Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy recently published...
Strategies to Help Improve Body Awareness
We recently explained body awareness in this post. Now, we are going to talk about some strategies...
What is Body Awareness?
As PT’s who work with kids, we often talk about their body awareness. This refers their ability to...