November 7, 2013
As a mom to a nine year old daughter with multiple physical, cognitive and life-threatening medical needs, I feel like I have been through it all. […]
November 7, 2013
We receive many questions from parents in our Ask A Therapist forum asking “Am I harming my child or causing additional speech delays by speaking to […]
November 7, 2013
Fostering Play Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Play is an essential part of facilitating a child’s development, including their social, emotional, physical and […]
November 7, 2013
As therapists we are often asked to explain why Autism is on the rise. There are many hypotheses floating around in an attempt to explain this […]
November 7, 2013
Tummy Time in the First 3 Weeks We have all heard about the importance of tummy time; increased vestibular input, respiratory benefits, digestive benefits and strength […]
November 7, 2013
Most children are not ready for toilet training until at least 2 years old. The physical development that allows for bowel and bladder control, occurs around […]
November 7, 2013
In Early Intervention we see many children with delays in speech & language skills. The American Academy of Family Physicians states that 3-10% of all children […]
November 7, 2013
Most parents have the best intentions when they bring home a new baby and obviously every family has a unique home situation. First time parents may […]
November 7, 2013
The Pros and Cons of Giving Your Baby a Pacifier Some parents are hesitant to give their baby a pacifier because they hear so many negative […]
November 7, 2013
In today’s age of electronic everything, it’s rare to have a truly quiet moment. A child’s ‘down time’ is frequently spent with the television on or […]
November 7, 2013
The Importance of Crawling Most babies learn to crawl sometime between the ages of 6-10 months. Some children bypass crawling and go straight to walking, […]
November 7, 2013
Calming Infants Take a look in the Parenting section at any major bookstore and you’ll find a wide selection of books promising to make your baby […]
November 7, 2013
What You Can Expect When Your Baby Learns Two Languages Simultaneously As of 2005 it was reported that 25% of all young children ages birth to […]
November 7, 2013
Your toddler’s attention span is usually dependent upon developmental age. If you have unrealistic expectations of your toddler’s attention span, it can often lead to temper […]
November 7, 2013
In 1993, the National Institute of Health made a recommendation that all babies have their hearing tested between birth and three months of age. By 1999, […]
November 7, 2013
Development of Oral Motor & Oral Sensory Skills Early development of oral motor and oral sensory skills is critical to reaching many childhood milestones. The oral […]
November 7, 2013
My daughter is 5.5 months old. She was 5 weeks premature. My concern is how much weight she should be bearing on her legs. Recently if […]
November 7, 2013
Q: 9 month old not crawling – My second child, who is 9 months old, is not crawling or creeping yet and also doesn’t pull himself […]
November 7, 2013
I have 10.5 month old boy/girl twins. My son is right on target as far as crawling, pulling up and getting himself into a sitting position. […]
November 7, 2013
When my son was born his shoulder got stuck and was literally yanked out of me. I put him on his back to sleep from birth […]
November 7, 2013
We’ve been in PT since 9 months old. My son went from not rolling, to rolling, not crawling to crawling, and not pulling up to now […]
November 7, 2013
My grandson is 4-1/2 months old. I believe he has hypertone in his upper body (he arches his back “stiff” when being held body-to-body) that may […]
November 7, 2013
I am a mother of a 10 month old baby boy who has stiffness or hypertonicity in his ankles that keeps his leg claw shaped. By 10 […]
November 7, 2013
I have a son who just turned 4 months. He hates tummy time and due to acid reflux, will often spit up. The problem is that […]
November 7, 2013
My daughter was born premature, at 32 weeks. For the first year she was fine, developing fine. But around her first birthday she has seemed to […]
November 7, 2013
My daughter was born 38 weeks but spent 5 weeks in the NICU with an infection. She is now 4 months old. I am watching to […]
November 7, 2013
I have a 4-year-old son who recently joined a program for kids to teach them basics of running, hitting & kicking a ball. He has attended […]
November 7, 2013
I have a little 3 year old that drools. What techniques do you recommend that I employ? Since drooling typically ends when a child finishes teething, […]
November 7, 2013
My daughter started sticking her tongue out under the sippy cup. She also does this with a straw cup. We switched her to an open cup […]
November 7, 2013
My daughter has always done strange thing with her tongue. From the second she was born, she had been sticking it out. Now she is pulling […]