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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More Ideas for Catching

February 23, 2022 by Stacy Menz

With baseball/tee-ball/softball season on the way let's work on some catching skills! Start with a bigger ball - Baseballs are small and can be challenging to catch when just learning. Start with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ball Skills, Blog, Coordination Tagged With: ball skills, bilateral coordination, coordination, education, exercise, games, gross motor development, kids, moms, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies

Activities to Increase Coordination

January 25, 2021 by Stacy Menz

Coordination involves gross motor movements that require motor planning, accuracy, and timing. It can also involve rapid alternating movements and is challenged when closing your eyes or performing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Coordination, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, ball skills, bilateral coordination, body awareness, coordination, education, exercise, games, gross motor development, jumping, kids, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, peer play, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies, visual motor

Tips for Kicking

August 29, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Once your little one understands what kicking is you may want to work on having them kick further and more accurately. Also to be able to pass the ball back and forth. Here are some of the areas to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: ball skills, exercise, games, gross motor development, kids, peer play, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies

Early Kicking Skills

August 29, 2020 by Stacy Menz

How do you work on kicking the ball with your little one? Well just like with throwing and catching, it's often just about turn taking early on. Or, having a ball on the ground that they just walk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, ball skills, coordination, developmental delay, education, games, gross motor development, kids, moms, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, peer play, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies, visual motor, walking

More Tips for Ball Skills

August 27, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Ball play can be hard to get a little one to focus on. Even if they love balls, they may only want to do it on their own time and in their own way. This might even include just putting it in their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: ball skills, bilateral coordination, body awareness, coordination, developmental delay, education, games, gross motor development, imagination, kids, peer play, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies

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Primary Programs

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We are grateful for all of the time/effort/sweat Stacy puts in for our son!
“We have been so happy with our experience with Stacy. She is a skilled therapist who is so open to all of our questions and ideas. We have worked with a number of different therapists over time, and Stacy has truly been the best therapist for our son! We have also done physical therapy intensives with different clinics across the country, and found our intensive with Starfish to be the most useful and most tailored to what our son needs (not just a cookie cutter formula). We are grateful for all of the time/effort/sweat Stacy puts in for our son!”

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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010

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