From the minute your child is born “BACK IS BEST” is tattooed onto your brain. We are so fearful to reposition our baby on their belly that we forget how important supervised tummy time is to their motor development. Positioning…
Parents with children who wear special orthotics can relate to the dreaded task of putting on their child’s shoes. From placing orthotics properly on your child’s foot, to making sure their foot is far enough in the shoe for appropriate…
You watch your child walk across the floor on the balls of their feet and immediately want to call your pediatrician; but wait, this may be more common than you think. Toe-walking is often associated with neuromuscular conditions including cerebral…
Toe walking refers to a child who walks on his tip toes or doesn’t contact the ground with his heel first when taking a step. This is considered “normal” until sometime between the ages of 2 and 3. Beyond that…
There seems to be this buzz around the notion of push-in therapy as of late. [Push-in therapy is also sometimes referred to as co-treating or co-teaching] I get the sense that districts, therapists, and teachers want to make it…