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 lot of time helping kids with their ability to physically follow a pattern. And when I say pattern I mean things like, clap your hands, reach your arms up, and …
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 one foot to the ball of the other without their entire foot coming into contact with the ground. Every single person on the planet has a different walking or gait …
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 pick up a Pool Noodle at the Dollar Tree or any big box store like Wal-Mart or Target. Today I want to share with you all of the simple and …
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 of the supplies for these activities can be purchased at The Dollar Tree or any big box store like Wal-Mart, Target, or Amazon. bubbles Blowing bubbles is one of my …
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 our hearts pumping and improve our endurance. By moving our arms overhead our cardiovascular system gets a great workout. We are going to : Grab the Hearts Draw a Heart …
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, jumping, and patterned foot tapping with searching for colors. The Oxford definition of coordination is: The ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently. If you would like …
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 we are going to take a look at core muscles, why they are important, and some simple ways to make them stronger. Let’s dive in! https://youtu.be/iqE-2na3wNw What Are Core Muscles? …
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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 had so much fun researching ideas and putting them together that I thought I would make a video about. You can watch it below. A task box is exactly what …
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 daily exercise recommendations made by the American Academy of Pediatrics. I will link that video right here if you would like a more comprehensive discussion on the topic. But the …
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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 spending in front of screens. As a Physical Therapist I can give you all of the research and recommendations explaining why exercise is so important and how much exercise kids need. …
