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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How to Encourage Gross Motor Development in Kids

July 11, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Here is a brief article (I had a word limit which is why it is on the short side) I was asked to write about encouraging gross motor development in kids.  What I'm adding to it are several blogs I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playing, resilience, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, tummy time

Top 10 Blog Posts of 2009

January 4, 2010 by Stacy Menz

I always loved David Letterman's Top 10 lists so I decided to create my own for the Top 10 Blog Posts in 2009. This is based on the number of times they were viewed. 10. Early Intervention and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: bike riding, early intervention, Early Start, education, exercise, Freedom Concepts Tricycles, gross motor development, IDEA Part C, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playgrounds, posture, regional center, resilience, scooters, sensory exploration, sensory integration dysfunction, sensory processing disorder, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, therapy ball, tricycles, video games, w-sitting

The Importance of Playing

December 14, 2009 by Stacy Menz

Playing is an important part of childhood development.  In fact, it could be said that playing is the job of a child.  Unfortunately, in society today we are so busy that we look to avoid what can be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, peer play, physical therapy, play, resilience, Starfish Therapies

Motor Planning 101

November 30, 2009 by Stacy Menz

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...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, developmental delay, education, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, resilience, sitting, Starfish Therapies, tummy time

Repetition and the Beauty of ‘Redo’

October 19, 2009 by Stacy Menz

Repetition is critical for learning new skills.  Its how mastery occurs.  This is true for a child learning to roll over or for a basketball player who wants to make the varsity team.  Its only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, resilience, Starfish Therapies

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...The therapists are patient, enthusiastic, and know how to motivate the kids to do their best...
Our family moved to the bay area 6 years ago, and Starfish Therapies have been a part of our family ever since. Everyone at the clinic is caring and warm. The owner always looks for ways to improve the clinic and the services provided. The therapists are patient, enthusiastic, and know how to motivate the kids to do their best. Even after moving more than an hour away from the clinic, we kept going back to Starfish for intensive therapy sessions every summer! We cannot thank Starfish Therapies enough for helping my daughter to get stronger and to become more independent over the years!”

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  BURLINGAME / MAIN CLINIC
  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010


  SAN FRANCISCO
  (located in KidSpace)
  3401 Mission St.
  San Francisco, CA 94110


  PALO ALTO
  (located in Agile Physical Therapy)
  3825 El Camino Real
  Palo Alto, CA 94306


HALF MOON BAY
  (located at Sensitive Solutions)
  30 Avenue Portola, Suite 200 C & D
  Half Moon Bay, CA 94018

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