All About Tummy Time

The Therapy Spot
09 October 2019
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Tags: babies, gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, milestones, Pediatric Physical Therapy, PT for baby, sitting, tips and tricks, Torticollis, tummy time

All About Tummy Time What is tummy time? Tummy time involves any activity that avoids having your baby lay flat on their back and involves any time you play, position, or carry your baby while on their stomach. When can I start tummy time? Tummy time should be started immediately when you are settled back

Fine Motor Coordination

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25 September 2019
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Tags: coloring, cutting, eating, fine motor skills, occupational therapy, OT, Pediatric OT, tracing, writing

Fine Motor Coordination What is fine motor coordination? – Fine motor coordination refers to the use and control of small muscles in the body in order to engage in various tasks requiring fine motor control and manipulation. Why is it important? – Fine motor coordination skills are important for tasks and skills such as copying

Transitioning Back to School

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11 September 2019
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Tags: back to school, behavior patterns, pediatric speech therapy, school, speech therapy, tips and tricks

Transitioning Back to School 9 Tips to Help Your Children Transition Back To School: 1. Talk to your child about what to expect in the upcoming school year (e.g., new school/teacher, school schedule, extracurricular activities). 2. Create a calendar or countdown to prepare your child for when the school year begins (e.g., calendar, paper-chain countdown).

Back Pack Safety

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27 August 2019
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Tags: back pack, back pack safety, back to school, children, Pediatric Physical Therapy, posture, safety, school

Back Pack Safety It’s time to start thinking about going back to school! This hand out provides tips and tricks for back pack safety in order to help prevent injury. Children who improperly wear back packs or carry too much weight in their back packs have an increased likely hood for back, neck, or shoulder

Does My Baby Really Need to Crawl?

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12 August 2019
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Tags: babies, Crawling, infants, Pediatric Physical Therapy

Does My Baby Really Need to Crawl? Crawling on hands and knees is an extremely important developmental milestone that should not be skipped. Crawling is important for a baby’s cognitive development, social-emotional development, gross motor development, fine motor development, and speech-language development. Here is how: Crawling uses core muscles and therefore helps to strengthen

Think IN the Box

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27 October 2015
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Tags: fidget box, fidget toys, low muscle tone, school box, sensory, sensory processing disorder, SPD

Your child is back in the classroom, so now it’s time for you to think in the box. Yes, you read that correctly; we do not want you to think out of the box, we want you to think IN the box. That is, in the school box, of course! Shopping for supplies is always