Starfish Therapies

A pediatric therapy company operating in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. We provide physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapy services in the most beneficial and convenient setting for you and your child, including our clinic, currently located in Burlingame, your home, school or daycare.

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Development of Gait (aka How We Learn to Walk)

February 5, 2014 by Stacy Menz

    OVERVIEW: Gait is a medical term used for walking.  Often, in a pediatric therapeutic environment, there is an emphasis on independent walking. Most parents understandably want to know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, kids, Starfish Therapies, walking

Spider Web Activity

January 29, 2014 by Stacy Menz

One of our PT's used this great game around Halloween time (I know, I'm a little late publishing it but better late than never)!  The idea came from 'No Time for Flash Cards'.  The object is to walk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, coordination, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies

Fine Motor Group Ideas

January 22, 2014 by Stacy Menz

This past summer we did a fine motor group and each of the participants left with a basket of goodies for things they could work on after the group ended.  Here is what was included on the worksheet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: education, fine motor development, kids, occupational therapy, Starfish Therapies

Letter Sorting Activity – Small/Tall/Fall

January 15, 2014 by Stacy Menz

This great activity came from one of our OT's! This activity involves sorting letters into 3 categories:  Small, Tall and Fall. It can help kids not only work on specific letter recognition but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: fine motor development, handwriting, kids, occupational therapy, Starfish Therapies

Eye See: Visual Perceptual vs Eyesight

January 8, 2014 by Stacy Menz

Occupational therapists are frequently asked what the difference between visual perception and eyesight is. Vision plays a significant role in the way we interact with our environment and how we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: kids, occupational therapy, visual perceptual

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I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication...
I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication and overall disposition. Not only were the classes fun, but he also became a lot less frustrated when trying to communicate with others.”

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  BURLINGAME / MAIN CLINIC
  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010


  SAN FRANCISCO
  (located in KidSpace)
  3401 Mission St.
  San Francisco, CA 94110


  PALO ALTO
  (located in Agile Physical Therapy)
  3825 El Camino Real
  Palo Alto, CA 94306


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  (located at Sensitive Solutions)
  30 Avenue Portola, Suite 200 C & D
  Half Moon Bay, CA 94018

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