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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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2010

January 3, 2011 by Stacy Menz

Its the end of the year and its time for my Top 10 Blog Posts of 2010.  Based on readership these were the posts that got the most views this past year.  If you want to compare to last year check out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: back to sleep, climbing, coordination, developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playgrounds, posture, sensory exploration, sensory integration dysfunction, sensory processing disorder, sitting, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, stretching, therapy ball, tummy time, video games, w-sitting

Animals Galore!

October 28, 2010 by Stacy Menz

  So, to go along with my post from last week I was looking at other imaginative ways to encourage play and gross motor skills (oral motor as well if you throw in the animal sounds!).  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, crawling, education, exercise, gross motor development, imagination, jumping, kids, moms, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playing, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, stretching, video games

Scheduled or ‘Over’ Scheduled

September 16, 2010 by Stacy Menz

I know it has been a while since I posted and I apologize but it makes a great topic for this post. I was so scheduled for the last month or so that I didn't have time to do much of anything except … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playing, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, video games

Screen Time: How Much is Too Much?

July 19, 2010 by Stacy Menz

With the rise in electronic gadgets and media that is educational, more and more children are spending increased amounts of time in front of the television, or the iphone, or the ipad, or the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: developmental delay, education, exercise, gross motor development, imagination, kids, Motor Smart Kids, physical therapy, playing, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, television, video games

No Kid Left Inside – Benefits of Outdoor Play

May 24, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Here is the last part of my talk.  We've talked about why kids aren't outside playing and ideas for how to get them outside playing.  In this post I'm going to talk about the benefits of getting them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developmental Milestones Tagged With: coordination, education, exercise, gross motor development, kids, motor planning, Motor Smart Kids, outside, physical therapy, playing, sensory exploration, Starfish Therapies, strengthening, video games

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...my four year-old has made incredible progress...
We have been working with Starfish Therapies over the last year, and my four year-old has made incredible progress in her gross motor development. Stacy has an amazing ability to work with children. She uses her energy, humor and creativity to make children laugh and play, and at the same time work very hard.”

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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


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

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