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Can Your Child Follow A Pattern?
What Are Pattern Skills? Patterning skills are simply your child’s ability to follow or create a pattern. As a pediatric physical therapist I spend a
Toe Walking
What is Toe Walking? Toe walking is a gait or walking pattern. Toe walking looks exactly like it sounds. Children step from the ball of
Fun with Pool Noodles
Pool Noodles are an incredibly versatile toy that can be used for dozens of fun activities. If you don’t have any on hand, you can
Inexpensive Summer Activities for Kids
Are you looking for some fun and inexpensive activities for your kids to do this summer. Well, today I have three ideas for you. All
Valentine’s Freeze Dance
It’s almost February which means we get to start having Valentine’s Day fun! Are you excited? In this week’s video we are going to get
Outer Space Scavenger Hunt
This week we are going to have a blast on this Outer Space Scavenger Hunt. This workout combines coordination skills like sequential body part tapping,
3 Reasons Kids and Teens Need Strong Core Muscles
Core muscles are an incredibly important group of muscles in our body. They help us do everything from walking and talking to breathing. This week
How to Make a Task Box
Let’s talk task boxes. I recently undertook a huge project of creating more than 50 task boxes for my elementary and high school students. I
Exercise and Activities for Kids with Physical Disabilities
In one of my recent videos, we talked about all of the reasons that exercise is important for kids and teens, as well as, the
How to Get Kids and Teens to Exercise
Exercise for kids and teens has been a hot button issue in recent years largely due to the ever increasing amount of time kids are
Graded Control & Force Modulation in Kids
Today we are going to dive into the topic of Graded Control, also know as, Force Modulation. Graded Control is our body’s ability to use
Halloween Coordination Fun
If you have been around this site for a while, you know that I love to talk about coordination. In fact, I have an entire