3 Cues for Movement
When we are encouraging or teaching a new movement, we often have to provide cueing for the child....
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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 (7):
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...
Coordination Round-Up
This round-up is a work in progress of our posts on how movement develops and is learned, as well...
Crawling Down Stairs
Crawling down stairs can often be hard to teach. Why? Because when you are teaching going up stairs
Floor to Stand
When your little one first learns to get into standing they often pull or push to stand. As their...
Toy Rotation
It seems like toys just appear from thin air when you’ve got young kids. On top of that,...
Independent Standing
In order to walk, your little one will eventually need to be able to stand on their own. In order...
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...