Was walking through the clinic the other day and saw this great idea for working on single leg stance. I’ve also tried it with a few other kids and it’s great! Start with a softer, squisher ball to make it easier. We like to use a Gertie style ball. Have the child stand next to […]
Top Ten Blog Posts of 2017
It’s been a few years since we did a top ten list at the end of the year (that may be because for a few years we weren’t very consistent with posting). Since we managed to get out a post every week of this year (yes, we are patting ourselves on the back) we thought […]
Balance and Vestibular System Ideas
Balance is an important part of movement and safety and is a requirement for every day activities. Balance can involve keeping two feet on the floor, or even standing on one foot. There are many activities that require balancing on one leg. Some of these are: running, stairs, kicking, and walking in varied directions. Try […]
Single Leg Stance
We often have parents come in and ask for us to help their child be able to stand on one foot better. Usually they have heard that this is a skill that all children should be able to do. But why? What does standing on one foot help with? Here are some of the skills […]
Jungle Vines
We love taking students for their clinical internships. They often bring fresh ideas to our treatment plans. This is an exercise that our most recent student came up with, and of course we have all found a reason to use it with our kids! Feel free to change the name of it, this is the […]
Pop Goes the Bubble
Who doesn’t love bubbles? A lot of the kids we work with do! Here are some things that you can work on with bubble play: Reaching – You can do this in almost any position. Sitting – For little ones just learning to sit you can start by blowing bubbles all around them and having them […]
Encouraging Standing on One Foot
Standing on one foot is a common skill that kids should develop. it starts to generally emerge during the second year. Standing on one foot involves a child’s strength, balance and overall body awareness. It helps with skills like skipping, hopscotch, hopping on one foot, getting dressed while standing up, going up and down stairs, […]
When all things aren’t equal – Legs
I recently had a parent ask about ideas to help her child who has weakness on one side of her body more than the other side. I figured I would write about some of the ideas that I use although please be aware that there are a ton of ideas and it depends on the […]