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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Kids Activities with 4 Everyday Items You Have at Home

April 9, 2020 by Stacy Menz

As pediatric therapists we are often problem solving with our families to try and replicate therapeutic activities in the home. What better time to share some of the tricks we’ve developed over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, climbing, coordination, core, education, exercise, games, gross motor development, imagination, jumping, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, playing, sensory exploration, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, walking

Tips and Tricks for Independent Sitting

March 24, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Sitting up on their own can be such a big milestone for a little one. It's amazing how they go from leaning all over you to becoming a bit of a weeble wobble to all of a sudden they can sit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, body awareness, core, exercise, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Activity Round Up

March 15, 2020 by Stacy Menz

With so many schools cancelled we wanted to pull together some of our blog posts to give you some ideas of activities you can do with your little ones! I will try to give age ranges with the following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, ball skills, christmas, coordination, core, education, gross motor development, holiday, hopping, jumping, kids, Motor Smart Kids, obstacle course, occupational therapy, outside, physical therapy, play, playgrounds, playing, running, sensory exploration, single leg stance, squats, strengthening, Thanksgiving, therapy ball, toys, tummy time, valentine's day, walking, water

5 Tips for Getting into Sitting

February 7, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We have been getting a lot of questions about how to help a baby get into sitting. Here are some tips! Most of these are used with babies that are independently sitting already or are pretty close to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, coordination, exercise, gross motor development, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, posture, pull to sit, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball

Tips to Promote Independent Sitting

January 30, 2020 by Stacy Menz

These tips can be used for babies who are learning a new skill, or for older children who maybe need a little extra help with balance. Sitting up is such an important skill because it changes a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, core, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball, tummy time

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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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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010

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