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 […]
Teaching Shoe Tying – A Tool
We are lucky enough to have an OT back on staff and we have been loving the collaboration and idea generation! We have had quite a few kids come in that aren’t able to tie their shoes, and while velcro is an option, some of them want the shoes that have laces. So, in order […]
Furniture Glider Fun (working on motor control)
We frequently use furniture gliders with our kids. They have the benefit of adding challenge to strengthening exercises, as well as on the flip side making some movements easier to help with improving quality. The examples I am going to give below are ways we have used them to improve quality. First we made a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Favorite Toys: Infant Gym
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of our favorite toys! I wanted to talk about the infant gym. Here are some of the traditional ways I have used this toy: Encouraging tummy time Propping on forearms while in tummy time – reaching for toys Works on weight shifting and trunk control Reaching while […]
Proprioception and Body Awareness
How is it that we are able to walk through a dark room to get to a light switch or sense where our body parts are when our eyes are closed during yoga class? We are able to do so because of something called proprioception, which is the internal sense of where your body parts […]
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