Learning to Sit It’s an exciting moment when your baby starts sitting all by themselves. At some point between 5-8 months babies developing typically will gain the postural control to sit hands free and play with toys. It’s a huge milestone and a big one to celebrate! Here’s a photo of the first time my […]
We’re well into October now and for some children the honeymoon period of the new school year is over and the reality of the demands day in and day out are settling in. For some children, they are cruising along, but many of our families at Kid PT are telling us that their kids are […]
At Kid PT we are passionate about the courageous lives of the children and young adults we support. September is Muscular Dystrophy Awareness month and we want to share with you some of the specifics of this condition we know so well. What is Muscular Dystrophy? Muscular dystrophy is a progressive, muscle wasting disease. It […]
Back to school season can be a time of significant change for young students and their families. When a child with special needs begins a new school year, there’s often a period of adjustment as he or she learns to navigate new classrooms, teachers, and classmates. Transitioning into a new school setting can be difficult […]
It seems to happen every year. One minute we are barbequing, lounging in the pool, camping, going to the beach or on fun day trips, perhaps even on a long anticipated vacation, and then, BAM! The scene changes drastically: stores are merchandising Fall, as in Pumpkin Spice Everything, Halloween decor and Back to School items […]
Here at KidPT, we treat kids with many different forms of disabilities, and we hear all the time how tricky it is to find places that are accessible and disability friendly for quick, family fun getaways. To help fill all your kiddo’s weekend fun needs, we thought we would compile a list of disability friendly […]
The Summer Is A Magical Time For Childhood. It allows an increased opportunity for outdoor play, creativity, exploration of new environments, unstructured social interactions with peers, and travel to new places via day trips or family vacations. Whether your child spends more time outdoors with neighborhood friends, experiences nature at camp, ventures to the park […]
The CDC put out new milestone guidance for families and crawling was removed as a milestone. This decision led to a lot of uproar in the pediatric physical therapy and occupational therapy world and a lot of confusion for parents! Let’s have a conversation in this blog post about crawling and whether it is still […]