Most people who have had kids have experienced the equipment that they just had to have: the bouncy chair, or the 3-in1 stroller-carrier-car seat combo, or the Baby Bjorn, or the swing, the list … [Read more...]
What is Protective Extension?
Protective extension is part of a child's developmental process and is used in order to protect themselves from a loss of balance. As with all milestones, there are ages that these reactions … [Read more...]
Motor Planning 101
Motor planning is what happens when a child figures out how to interact with their environment. In other words, it is the process that happens when they decide they want to do something (like roll … [Read more...]
Motor Skills and Autism
I recently read this story on NPR about a study in Neurology on handwriting skills that links autism to difficulties with motor skill acquisition. The NPR article mentions that the delayed motor … [Read more...]
Early Intervention and Budget Cuts in California
This is a topic that is near and dear to me at the moment because it is affecting a significant number of the families that we work with here in California. I am not sure if early intervention has … [Read more...]