Teaching Your Child How to Catch a Ball in 4 Easy Steps. Learning to catch a ball can be a very tricky task! It requires hand-eye coordination, visual acuity, balance, and depth perception, all at the same time! A lot of these skills are not natural to an individual, but instead, take experience to develop…
For some children, standing on one foot can be challenging – especially if they’ve struggled with motor control, coordination, or strength in the past. If your child relies on handrails for going up or down the stairs, sits down on the floor to put on their shoes, or fall or lose their balance often, then…
An important technique to help enhance your child’s language skills is known as “Parallel Talk.” Many parents and caregivers naturally use this type of technique during their daily routines and activities with their child without even knowing it! What is Parallel Talk and what does it do? Parallel talk is a technique used to narrate…
Waiting! We ask our children to do this all day long, but are we just as much of the culprits of showing impatience, or speaking too soon? Waiting is an incredible tool to use with children whom you would like to encourage more verbalizations, signs and just overall communication. Their little brains are growing, exploring,…
Most language facilitation strategies focus on helping your child begin to talk. Parents are ultimately hoping for verbal communication first, so we do everything in our power to encourage the use of words. But, what if we told you there is more to communication than just the use of words? In fact, there are numerous…
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…
