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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3 Ways to Use the Boppy for Motor Development

November 8, 2020 by Stacy Menz

The Boppy tends to be a staple on most new parents registry. It's generally promoted to support with feeding. What you may not have realized is that it's good for so much more than that! In fact, when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, boppy, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, reaching, sitting, Starfish Therapies, tummy time

Working on Reaching

July 6, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Reaching is a way that your little one begins to purposefully interact with their environment. They see or hear something and they want to reach for it. This can start very early on with floor time. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, bilateral coordination, coordination, core, education, exercise, fine motor development, gross motor development, kids, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, play, playing, reaching, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Find the Bucket

August 13, 2017 by Stacy Menz

We love collaboration with other providers. We are lucky enough to have an OT company that we reciprocally share space with. This allows us to pick their brains and them to pick ours. One day they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, reaching, righting reactions, visual motor

Developing Reaching in Sitting

March 13, 2012 by Stacy Menz

In order to be able to do things in sitting, kiddos need to be able to reach and move without falling over.  Reaching in sitting works with balance and being able to anticipate how the movement is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, coordination, physical therapy, reaching, sitting, Starfish Therapies

Foot in Mouth – Sometimes its a Good Thing!

February 13, 2012 by Stacy Menz

As babies develop they will often engage in hand and foot play, even bringing their feet to their mouth.  This may seem odd to parents but it actually serves a purpose and has several benefits for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: bilateral coordination, core, education, exercise, fine motor development, gross motor development, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, reaching, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, stretching

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...my four year-old has made incredible progress...
We have been working with Starfish Therapies over the last year, and my four year-old has made incredible progress in her gross motor development. Stacy has an amazing ability to work with children. She uses her energy, humor and creativity to make children laugh and play, and at the same time work very hard.”

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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
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