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Balloon Activities for Gross Motor Development

Beyond the festive atmosphere, balloons take on a new role as playful allies in physical therapy, enriching your home exercise program to propel your child towards their developmental milestones. Dive into the fun as we explore specific goals and discover how the magic of balloons can make each activity engaging and enjoyable!

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Have a Hoppy Easter – 3 PT Activities for Spring!

Looking for ways to practice PT skills while having fun during easter?! Look no further than these PT tailored ideas.

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Early Sentence Building

Babies start producing their first words around 9-12 months of age. Once they have reached this exciting milestone, their language begins to grow at a rapid pace. On average, a child will be saying approximately 50 words by 18 months. This 50 word milestone is a great way to measure if your baby is ready…

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Early Signs of Speech Sound Disorder

A speech sound disorder is when a child has difficulty saying specific sounds by either substituting that sound for a different sound, deleting the sound, or adding unnecessary sounds. All children simplify their speech when they are learning how to talk (these are called phonological processes), but most will outgrow this “simplification process” naturally as…

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Three happy little kids playing with colorful balloons outdoors, top view

Balloon Activities for Gross Motor Development

Beyond the festive atmosphere, balloons take on a new role as playful allies in physical therapy, enriching your home exercise program to propel your child towards their developmental milestones. Dive into the fun as we explore specific goals and discover how the magic of balloons can make each activity engaging and enjoyable!

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Have a Hoppy Easter – 3 PT Activities for Spring!

Looking for ways to practice PT skills while having fun during easter?! Look no further than these PT tailored ideas.

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Toy Highlight: Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Piggy Bank

Piggybank toys are fan favorites during physical therapy sessions for children as young as six months through early childhood. Ready to PLAY?!

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Helping Your Baby to Roll Over

Rolling provides children with the first opportunity to be independently mobile and discover their environment through movement. It’s an intriguing…

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Signs of Fine Motor Delay & Why It Matters

Learn about the importance of fine motor development, risk factors, and signs that your child may benefit from Occupational Therapy!

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Fine Motor Developmental Milestones

Looking for a quick guide to see how your child’s fine motor development is progressing – look no further! We’ve got you covered.

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Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder and the Transformative Role of PT

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a developmental disorder in which a child’s coordinated motor skills are significantly below what would…

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8 Simple Tape Activities for PT!

Painter’s tape is an easy, affordable tool that can be used to practice many of your child’s physical therapy activities….

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Empowering Progress: Navigating Pediatric Physical Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of non-progressive disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It’s caused by…

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