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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Troubleshooting Crawling

July 16, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We get a lot of questions about crawling. We will address some of the most common here! My child just crawls around on their belly, how can I help them? Check out our recent post on tips to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, bilateral coordination, body awareness, coordination, core, crawling, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, moms, motivation, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

Some More Ideas for Rolling

July 9, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We get a lot of questions about rolling so I thought I would add a few more videos in this post as well as do some bullet point tips based on questions we get. And, don't forget to check out our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, coordination, core, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rolling, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, tummy time

Kids Activities with 4 Everyday Items You Have at Home

April 9, 2020 by Stacy Menz

As pediatric therapists we are often problem solving with our families to try and replicate therapeutic activities in the home. What better time to share some of the tricks we’ve developed over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, climbing, coordination, core, education, exercise, games, gross motor development, imagination, jumping, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, playing, sensory exploration, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, walking

Unstructured Play

March 21, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We know this has been a challenging time, especially with parents working from home while helping their kids with school and helping with virtual therapy appointments. It is now easy. We want to say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: games, gross motor development, imagination, kids, Motor Smart Kids, play, playing, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, toys

Activity Round Up

March 15, 2020 by Stacy Menz

With so many schools cancelled we wanted to pull together some of our blog posts to give you some ideas of activities you can do with your little ones! I will try to give age ranges with the following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, ball skills, christmas, coordination, core, education, gross motor development, holiday, hopping, jumping, kids, Motor Smart Kids, obstacle course, occupational therapy, outside, physical therapy, play, playgrounds, playing, running, sensory exploration, single leg stance, strengthening, Thanksgiving, therapy ball, toys, tummy time, valentine's day, walking, water

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  • Motor Smart Kids
    • Free Play
    • Kids Action Hour
    • Yoga for Kids of All Abilities
    • Functional Movement Screen
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    • PNF 2: Accessing the Trunk
    • Strength Training in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
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I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication...
I could see the progress being made in my son’s communication and overall disposition. Not only were the classes fun, but he also became a lot less frustrated when trying to communicate with others.”

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Locations

  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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