Nothing quite compares to the feeling of splashing around in the water on a warm summer day. Playing with water is not only a great way to keep your children cool and entertained. What most parents don’t know is that water play offers many benefits for child development! Through water play, your child will be […]
Professional speech therapy is the best method of care a parent can provide their child to help overcome speech disorders. What many parents don’t know is that there are many ways that they can help their children work towards developing their speech outside of the doctor’s office. Even some of the simplest techniques and practices […]
Children that suffer from muscular dystrophy require special attention to ensure that their muscles can gain some strength over time. This is a difficult challenge. If you are a parent concerned with a child with muscular dystrophy, you likely have a lot of questions about what can be done to help your child and what […]
In the realm of child development, autism has received a lot of attention lately. And yet, autism spectrum disorder has been in the books for several decades. The precise origins and causes of autism in children are still undergoing research and investigation. However, experts found effective ways to help children that are on the spectrum […]
How your child moves early on in their development can give you a lot of important information. Today, a lot more parents know about cerebral palsy than did two decades ago. The condition is discussed more often and even seen in popular television shows and films. And yet, recorded cases of neuromuscular conditions are nothing […]
The first step to helping a child with behavioral issues is understanding them and what might be going on in their head. This, of course, is easier said than done. For parents of children with ADHD, for example, things can get a little frustrating and chaotic. So, children diagnosed with ADHD may exhibit behavior problems […]
The mechanisms that humans use to speak are far more intricate than first meets the eye. Just like human anatomy in general, the inner workings required for us to conceptualize what we want to say and form it into syllables and sounds require cooperation from stomach muscles, tongue, lips, nose, larynx, and the coordination of […]
The past year has definitely taken an interesting turn, especially for those who are still in school. Some parents have noticed that their children are having a harder time focusing or feel easily discouraged by “going to school” at home. In some schools across the U.S., teachers are finding it difficult to make their lessons […]
The process of development that happens inside the womb is a remarkable testament to nature’s complexity. From the outside, we see that baby bump go from the size of a small melon to a large beach ball and once that adorable beach ball emerges into the world, it is privy to all the extraordinary experiences […]
When people think of physical therapy, it’s often associated with adult injuries, post-surgery, or trauma-related rehabilitation. This is all accurate, of course, physical therapy helps people regain mobility after they have been injured. The profession of physical therapy has made incredible strides in recent decades in regard to developmental deficiencies in babies and children. Early […]
