Category: Milestones

How To Help Your Baby Learn To Crawl

8/1/2020

Crawling seems to be one of the milestones that creates the most questions and concerns among parents. So, let's dive into it a little bit! When and how crawling develops, the experiences and skills your baby needs to master first, and what you can do to support the natural progression of crawling skills.

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Is Structured Play Really Necessary?

6/30/2020

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I don't know about you, but I often feel overwhelmed by the amount of "structured" goal oriented activities I see posted all over social media by bloggers and development professionals. And I am totally guilty of being one of the people posting them! But if you are a busy and tired mom seeing all of these fun extravagant play ideas, I can only imagine it feels confusing and intimidating, and could create questions like......

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Pencil Grasps: The Pre-Reqs, Supportive Activities, and When To Worry

6/15/2020

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My child isn't holding a pencil with a tripod grasp yet. Should I be worried?
This is one of THE most common questions I get as a pediatric OT working with kids in the birth-5 age range. So, let's walk through some simple grasp development, pre-requisites needed for an efficient tripod grasp, what you can do to support your kiddo in the process, and when to worry if you aren't seeing improvement.

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Why We Should Stop "Teaching" Our Babies

6/6/2020

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It amazes me how much pressure society puts on kids these days. Pressure to meet milestones on time, or better yet, early! And that starts day one! Doctors prescribe tummy time before a child can roll to their belly; parents try to teach their babies to roll; we "walk" our children by holding their hands above their heads before they stand on their own because we think we are helping....

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Start With A Blanket On The Floor

6/4/2020

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The moment a baby is born, she starts learning! And learning is so rapid that within 12 short months, we watch our little humans go from complete dependency, to becoming mobile. And get this: From birth to age 3, about 80% of the brain is developed. By age five, 90% of the brain is developed. So, no pressure, but we have a short window of opportunity to get a few things right. One of those things is providing tons of quality movement exploration on the floor.

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How To Help Your Baby Learn To Crawl

Is Structured Play Really Necessary?

Pencil Grasps: The Pre-Reqs, Supportive Activities, and When To Worry

Why We Should Stop "Teaching" Our Babies

Start With A Blanket On The Floor

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