With the holidays coming up, purchasing toys that encourage your child’s motor development are a great opportunity to get your child engaged and motivated while also promoting gross motor skills. We’ve put together a list for you of varying toys
Developmentally Age Appropriate Play (Gross Motor/PT)
Age appropriate therapeutic play is great to encourage at every age! The more you can turn things into a game, the more engaged your kiddo will be. Try using toys with lots of pieces, such as a puzzle, and have
Toe Walking
What is toe walking? Toe walking is when a child walks, you guessed it, up on their tip toes or the ball of their foot a large majority of the time. This is common in new walkers and children with
Physical Therapy Assistants and What They Do For Your Child
If you have gone through physical therapy yourself or if your child is currently participating in physical therapy you may have heard the terms physical therapist (PT) and physical therapist assistant (PTA), but what exactly do those two terms mean
Physical vs Occupational Therapy
https://youtu.be/GQnOhpD2vhI Megan and Jenny discuss some of the differences between physical and occupational therapy. Welcome back to Therapy Playground, I’m Megan Myrick, I’m a physical therapist. And I’m Jenny Holland, I’m an occupational therapist. And this is Micah. Micah receives