What do weighted Pencils Do? Who do they help? Does your child struggle with handwriting tasks? Is your child’s handwriting often messy and hard to read? One possible solution may be a weighted pencil. A weighted pencil can help a variety of children, including children with both motor and sensory challenges. A child with…
Do you ever feel like when your child is active that they look awkward running or that something is off when they are walking? Does your child duck walk or walk pigeon toed? Maybe they also run in that position? You may be curious what on earth can physical therapists really do about it. Well, this blog post is…
Bringing Home and Raising Preemie Babies – The First Steps Congratulations! If you are reading this, you may have had a scary birth and delivery with your premature baby. Things may not have gone as you originally planned. However, the most important thing is that your baby is healthy and ready to come home with you! So…now what? This article discusses your…
Let’s do an Experiment Note what position your baby is in. Close your eyes for 30 seconds, and then open them. Is your child in the same position? Have they moved or shifted? Did you already know what position they would be in before you opened your eyes? Variety in movement and positioning is the hallmark of typical development. Babies, toddlers, and kids are wiggly…
To Our CPTWC Families: You’re Doing Great! Parents always take on many roles in their children’s lives, but due to the shelter in place order parents are doing more than ever. You are now your child’s parent, caretaker, teacher, playmate, therapist, and more. You may be juggling this with a new work-from-home schedule, or you…
Telehealth, is the process of providing Speech, Physical, Occupational, or Behavioral (ABA) therapy services virtually. This can be done with the use of real time video meeting software. Options include, Zoom, Skype or Facetime on a computer, laptop, phone or tablet. Especially during these times, teletherapy has been proven to be helpful to many families that decide…
Walking, running and jumping are the building blocks to gross motor play. Most children learn to jump approximately one year after they are able to walk independently; this is typically between two and three years of age. Here are several easy activities you can do at home to help get your child jumping: Just dance,…
Teletherapy sessions look different for every child and every family. That is especially true for those who have a child with special needs. Through teletherapy the physicality of a session shrinks or is removed all together. However, there are still amazing ways to individualize each child’s experience. There are also so many ways to adapt sessions…
Can you imagine waking up each day and having someone tell you what to wear, what to eat, how to behave, what your choices are, and the appropriate way to respond to situations? All before you’ve even stepped foot out the door?! Absolutely not! But, at times, this is exactly what we do to our…
