Tummy Time Ideas for When You Can’t Use the Floor
The evidence about using gestures shows that these are essential for communication and that modeling them is critical.
10 Ways to Use Popsicle Sticks to Build School-Readiness Skills
The evidence about using gestures shows that these are essential for communication and that modeling them is critical.
Coaching Parents to Use Declarative Gestures
The evidence about using gestures shows that these are essential for communication and that modeling them is critical.
Summer Fun: Outdoor Messy Play!
BY KRISTEN RIES, OT Welcome to summer! Read on about how to use simple materials and methods to get your kids to play outdoors. Benefits of Messy Play: Messy play…
Using Gross Motor for Oral Motor: How Trunk Turning Exercises Can Improve Tongue Lateralization
BLOG POST BY DEBRA C. LOWSKY, MS, CCC-SLP Tongue lateralization is the ability to move the tongue from side to side inside the mouth. It's an important skill for feeding…
Minneapolis Toy Library
Information provided by DANA FERNANDEZ, OT What is a Toy Library? According to their website, the Minneapolis Toy Library is a toy lending program for families with children ages birth…
Make Your Own Therapy Tools and Toys for Children
Information provided by EMILY GORACKE, PT Looking for engaging ways to enhance your child's treatment? The Very Well Family website offers budget-friendly/DIY ideas to help you provide quality play/tactile experiences…
Meal servings for 1-2-year olds
By ABBIE SCOTT, RD Do you wonder what a typical meal serving looks like for 1-2-year-olds? Shown below are some examples of various meals and portion sizes for this age.…
Fall Fun with AAC
By VALERIE CARBALLO, SLP Fall is here and that means back to school, apple cider, and pumpkin patches. The change the fall brings also brings a plethora of new vocabulary…
Bye Bye Summer and Hello School
By DANA FERNANDEZ, OT Help prepare your kids for the upcoming school year. If you ask me, this summer definitely felt like a “real” summer, which is exactly what our…