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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Favorite Toys: Puzzles

June 22, 2018 by Stacy Menz

    We love puzzles! We use them all the time. Because they have multiple pieces they are great for encouraging multiple repetitions of an activity. Repetition is important for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: games, gross motor development, kids, motivation, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies, toys

Favorite Toys: Play Microwave

June 13, 2018 by Stacy Menz

We have a toy microwave with an assortment of groceries that have been collected over the years. Here is a similar one and here are some additional groceries if you want more than what it comes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, kids, motivation, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies, toys

Favorite Toys: Bean Bags (to work on dorsiflexion/foot clearance)

March 21, 2018 by Stacy Menz

Bean bags are great. We use them in all sorts of ways. I'll quickly list a few below and then I'll talk about what is happening in these pictures above. (Clearly we might need to have a few posts on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, Motor Smart Kids, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, toys

Favorite Toys: Connect Four

March 12, 2018 by Stacy Menz

Connect Four is a great game for anyone to play. It's a great way to start working on strategy with kids. Being a PT, while we may play the game with our kids, it's usually part of another task that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, bilateral coordination, fine motor development, games, gross motor development, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, Starfish Therapies, toys

Favorite Toys: The Vet

February 19, 2018 by Stacy Menz

I know we took a brief break from blogging but we're back! We are going to start adding blogs about some of our favorite toys to use in therapy and how and why we use them. The first one is The Vet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: gross motor development, kids, motor learning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, play, toys

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Starfish is truly a life changing place.
“My child has been diagnosed with hypotonia, we brought him to Starfish Physical Therapy since he was 8 months, he started from not moving at all, to crawling, to a little walker, he is now 3 years old running around everywhere with confidence and happiness. We can see his obvious improvement , that just tears us up sometimes! Every exercise he did in each session and everything the therapist thought he was applying into his daily life. Moreover, Starfish therapists are so nice and loving, the session is not just a therapy activity anymore, it becomes a part of our family life, the most important exciting activity for my son every week. Starfish is our family!! We feel so lucky to have Starfish helping our son, the endless effort you provided to him, changed his life. As a parent, nothing is more grateful than this.”

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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
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