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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Hula Hoop Play

October 15, 2020 by Stacy Menz

A hula hoop is a great toy that can be used to promote strength and coordination. Here are some fun ways to incorporate hula hoop play into your day. Traditional hula hooping encourages weight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bilateral coordination, body awareness, coordination, core, exercise, games, gross motor development, jumping, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, toys, walking, weight shifting

Early Ball Skills

August 24, 2020 by Stacy Menz

We often have parents ask when their little one should start throwing a ball. The answer is, we generally we don't start tracking ball milestones until they are around 12 months old. Before that age … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, balance, ball skills, education, games, gross motor development, kids, moms, motivation, Motor Smart Kids, peer play, physical therapy, play, playing, Starfish Therapies, toys

Toy Rotation

July 22, 2020 by Stacy Menz

It seems like toys just appear from thin air when you’ve got young kids. On top of that, everywhere you look there is another MUST HAVE toy for development so the pile keeps growing! The sheer volume … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: babies, education, fine motor development, games, gross motor development, kids, moms, motivation, peer play, play, playing, Starfish Therapies, toys

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, squats, strengthening, Thanksgiving, therapy ball, toys, tummy time, valentine's day, walking, water

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We are grateful for all of the time/effort/sweat Stacy puts in for our son!
“We have been so happy with our experience with Stacy. She is a skilled therapist who is so open to all of our questions and ideas. We have worked with a number of different therapists over time, and Stacy has truly been the best therapist for our son! We have also done physical therapy intensives with different clinics across the country, and found our intensive with Starfish to be the most useful and most tailored to what our son needs (not just a cookie cutter formula). We are grateful for all of the time/effort/sweat Stacy puts in for our son!”

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BURLINGAME
  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
  Burlingame, CA 94010

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