All right, we are on to part 3 of our therapist recommended toys for this holiday season! For those of you that miss Part 1 and Part 2 I have linked them! So here we go for a few more of our faves and why we like them! Toy Microwave and Food – This is […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 2
We’re back with Part 2 of our therapist recommended toys for gifts and why they are recommending them! For those of you that missed Part 1 check it out! Yoga Spinner – This is another game that is fairly new to our clinic but it has been pretty popular! As many of you know, we […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 1
Hi! It’s that time of year again. Many families are asking us for ideas of gifts to get for their kids. We have done several gift guides in the past – Here is last years! So, to do this year’s we asked our therapist to each pick 2 of their favorite toys. I am going […]
Learning to Walk with a Push Toy
Using a push toy is one way that little ones begin to practice walking. It gives them the support needed while they begin to figure out how to pick up their legs and take steps. As they are using a push toy, here are some things for you to think about: When they are […]
5 Ways to Use a Physioball
The Physioball is a great piece of equipment for kids of all ages! It can be used to strengthen different muscles and improve balance and control while still being fun. Here are 5 ideas to get you started, but the possibilities are endless if you just get creative! (And we’d love to hear your favorite […]
Vision and Balance
We recently talked about using eye masks to work on balance in one of our instagram stories. Here is the you tube video of that story: We have three systems that help us to maintain our balance: Vision, Vestibular, and Proprioceptive. We go into more detail about these systems in this post. Why would we […]
Halloween Spider Web
In the spirit of Halloween we decided to revisit one of our previous activities that we have written about before. We laid down a tape spider web using floor tape and we are leaving it out all month! The great thing is that we can vary the way that we use it. Here are a few […]
Using a Walker to Improve Balance
We have a young man who has been working on walking his whole life. Recently due to growth spurts and other factors, he’s become more fearful of falling and having even more trouble with his balance when he walks. Using a walker has not been something he is interested in, and his parents have […]
Working on Balance Reactions
I was walking around the clinic yesterday and noticed a therapist getting a child to stand in a bucket. I of course had to stop and see what they were doing because I was intrigued. I had all sorts of ideas in my own mind as to why they were doing this but I wanted […]
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