November 11, 2013
In child speech development, most five year olds can: Have sentence length of 4-5 words Use past tense correctly Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,500 words […]
November 11, 2013
What is articulation in children? Articulation is the ability to make sounds clearly. Children learn correct sound pronunciation by listening and imitating appropriate speech role models. […]
November 11, 2013
If I sign with my child, won’t that stop him/her from developing speech? NO! In fact, research and experience shows that it actually helps facilitate speech […]
November 11, 2013
Can you provide therapy for an infant as young as 3 or 6 months? How do you go about getting a child of that age to […]
November 11, 2013
Help Keep Your Child’s Eyes Safe Your child’s eyes are their windows to the world so it is important that we keep them protected. Every year […]
November 11, 2013
The optic nerve serves as a connector, carrying visual information from the eye to the brain. Those that have optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) have an underdeveloped […]
November 11, 2013
Healthy eyes and good vision play a critical role in how infants and children learn to see. Eye and vision problems can lead to developmental delays […]
November 11, 2013
Involve your child in selecting eyewear (frames). If they have a say in the style they will be more inclined to wear them. Make sure the […]
November 11, 2013
At this age children are refining their visual motor skills. This is demonstrated by their ability to color within the lines, cut between lines and on […]
November 11, 2013
By 3 years of age the eye is almost grown to its adult size. A 3 year old is using his or her vision to coordinate […]
November 11, 2013
By 2 years of age children should have 20/20 (normal) vision. You may notice that they are becoming increasing more interested in exploring their environment. They […]
November 11, 2013
At 1 year of age visual acuity is in the 20/50 range. Eye-hand coordination and depth perception are continuing to develop, and by 2 years of […]
November 11, 2013
You may start noticing your child visually responding to smiles and voices of others, moving his or her eyes around the room to see what is […]
November 11, 2013
It is thought that infants have good color vision by 5 months of age, although, not as sensitive as an adult’s. Other milestones at 5-6 months […]
November 11, 2013
At this time infants should be following slowly moving objects intermittently to midline. When taking photos, you will begin to notice your baby blinking at the […]
November 11, 2013
A physician will examine your newborn’s eyes at birth to rule out congenital cataracts and other serious problems. At this time an antibiotic will be put […]
November 11, 2013
Sensory Processing Disorder A child with this neurological disorder (also called sensory integration dysfunction) will have difficulty processing information from the five senses: vision auditory, touch, […]
November 11, 2013
A Summary of the article by Maureen Salamon, HealthDay that appeared on USAToday.com February 2011 Recent studies seem to indicate that even babies who are considered […]
November 11, 2013
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 5 Year Olds Will: Be able to dress himself Handle all bathroom responsibilities independently Follow the rules to games, but […]
November 11, 2013
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 4 Year Olds Will: Will play games with other children and can agree to rules Like to sing, dance and […]
November 11, 2013
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 3 Year Olds Can: Be able to control bladder and bowel functions, but still has accidents Play with others for […]
November 11, 2013
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most Two Year Olds Will: Recognize self in the mirror Play for longer periods of time Often says ‘no’ to bedtime […]
November 11, 2013
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most One Year Olds Can: Show happiness to see her parents’ face, bottle, toys and mirror Know strangers from family; cries […]
November 11, 2013
Between the ages of 5 and 8 months, you’ll notice your baby loves looking at other babies. Invite another parent and his or her baby to […]
November 11, 2013
When your baby is under four months, she’ll enjoy looking at herself in a mirror. Hold her in front of a mirror and see if she […]
November 8, 2013
At Five Years Old, Most Children Can: Cut on a line continuously Copy a cross Copy a square Print some capital letters Tips to Help Your […]
November 8, 2013
Tips to Help Your Four Year Old Develop Fine Motor Skills You can help with your child’s developmental milestones. Suggested play to help developing fine motor […]
November 8, 2013
At four years old, most children can complete to following fine motor tasks: Build a tower of nine small blocks Drive nails and pegs Copy a […]
November 8, 2013
‘Fine motor skills’ refers to the development of small muscle movements of the hands. Fine motor skills develop as your child’s whole body gains mobility, stability, […]
November 8, 2013
At five years old, most children can complete the following gross motor skills: Walk backwards toe-heal Jump forward 10 times without falling Walk up and down […]