Playgrounds can be fun, exciting, and sometimes intimidating for kids and their parents. The playground provides many opportunities for children to play and learn, and almost every part of a playground can be turned into a therapeutic activity for your child. Here are some ways you can turn your next trip to the playground into […]
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Tummy time is one of the first and most important activities for your baby to do. So, what exactly is tummy time and why is it so important? Tummy time is considered the period of time during the day when your baby is on their stomach while they are awake and supervised. It is important
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Riding a bike is a complicated task that requires trunk stability, full body strength, balance, coordination, motor planning, body awareness, and spatial awareness. Pedaling a bicycle is much more difficult than pedaling a tricycle and requires much more strength and force as well as more balance and body awareness. Although learning to ride a tricycle
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Core strength is the foundation of many functional skills for children and adults. Previously in Signs of Poor Core Strength, we talked about signs that may indicate that your child has a weak core. If you think your child may have core weakness, you may be wondering how to improve their core strength. Most often
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Core strength is the foundation for many of the functional skills that children use on a daily basis. In order for our arms and legs to be able to function properly, our core muscles must be able to properly stabilize our trunk/torso. Core strength not only includes the muscles of the abdomen, it also
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There are many parts and pieces that go into the development of fine motor skills. At the core of these skills is the ability to recognize and work off of our midline. Midline is an imaginary division of our body between left and right sides. When we have a strong sense of where our midline
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