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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Rolling provides children with the first opportunity to be independently mobile and discover their environment through movement. It’s an intriguing discovery for baby, and sometimes a thrilling-but-nerve-wracking one for parents! Needless to say, it is an exciting skills that helps to create the building blocks for more advanced movements. Rolling helps infants develop the appropriate
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In our previous blog post, we talked about the importance of tummy time, how much tummy time your baby should be getting, and how to progress tummy time. Now that we have discussed all of the details of tummy time; it is time to discuss how we can make tummy time easier, more enjoyable, and
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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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As parents, we all want our children to be effective communicators, but sometimes we struggle to know how to help them develop these skills. The good news is that there are simple and fun ways to practice communication skills with your child every day! We believe that practicing communication skills can be a fun and
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When young children are developing, their brain is working overtime to make space for all the new information they are taking in on a daily basis. When demands increase, it is natural for that processing to slow down due to insufficient capacity. Stuttering can occur when the capacity for fluent speech is not meeting the demands
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A child’s independence with self-care tasks is influenced by many factors, such as the task difficulty, the child’s skill level, the child’s age, emotional and sensory regulation, and the child’s ability to attend and follow adult directions. The simple tips below could help your child increase their overall independence and participation in self-care tasks, with
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When children are first learning to communicate, they may experience challenges or frustrations associated with making their wants and needs known. Until they develop the appropriate expressive language and motor speech skills required for fully expressing themselves, they rely on parents or caregivers to guess what they are wanting. This can lead to lots of “guess work”
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Imitation, sometimes referred to as “mimicking” or “copying,” is a foundational building block for improving a child’s speech and language skills. Improving this skill allows for children to more accurately produce target speech sounds and grow their vocabulary. Children can start working on their imitation skills as early as 8 months of age. When it comes
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Parents are often amused by how simple at-home items can entertain and delight their children, with long stretches of uninterupted play. Meanwhile, elaborate (and expensive) toys get passed by! Whether you are looking for low-cost tools and toys or are familiar with this phemonmenon – we are here for you! Many of these items may
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Eugene Clinic:
84 Centennial Loop
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 255-2681
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Clinic Hours:
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Corvallis Clinic:
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Corvallis, ORÂ 97330
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Fax: (541) 255-3537
Clinic Hours:
8:00 to 6:00 Monday - Thursday
8:00 to 5:00 Friday
