We have definitely been in a rainy season recently, and we are not complaining about this, especially with all the snow that has been falling in the mountains! That being said, the rain makes it difficult to practice skills like bike riding, that are easier to do outside. So, we decided to get creative. Bike […]
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 […]
Free Wheelin: What Does Your Child Need to Learn to Ride a Bike?
Learning to ride a bike is a major childhood milestone for most kids providing a sense of freedom and increased independence. While the ultimate goal of self-propelled locomotion is no doubt thrilling, developing the skill can be tedious and frustrating. Fear not! Here are some tips for you to help your kiddo coast right through […]
Ideas for Helping Kids Develop Better Posture
Posture is always an interesting topic. As adults we are often trying to improve our posture because we have started discovering that poor posture can cause other problems like pain. These are things we don’t think of when we are younger and don’t always think about for our kids. Posture is something that can and […]
Rainy Day PT
With the rainy season beginning to hit us I was inspired to pull out my kid persona and go play in the rain (or the puddles)! You’d be amazed at how motivated kids get to go in a puddle. As long as the parents are okay with us going outside and we have the proper […]
Obstacle Course Fun!
Do your kids ever get tired of the same activities during therapy or even while playing? Well one of the ways I’ve tried to spice things up is by adding in obstacle courses. Generally I take the same skills we’ve been working on and put them all together. For the older kids I let them […]
Gyro Bikes – aka ‘The Magic Bike’
At our clinic we are very bike friendly and pro-biking (not that you would know it from all the complaining I do when I’m on my road bike!) and recently we had the opportunity to try out the gyro wheel while working on bike riding with our kiddos. We have been using the gyro wheel […]
Imagination Play
Do you ever feel like you are in a rut or play the same things over and over with your kids? Or maybe you start to run out of ideas of things to do to help them stay active. Well one solution is to let them come up with ideas. I am always amazed at […]
Losing The Training Wheels
Learning to ride a bike is one of the passages and rites of childhood. I remember when I was finally able to ride a bike all by myself without the training wheels and keep going without crashing (most of the time)! Then how great it was to ride without hands and all the other tricks […]