Fostering Independence
Teaching our children to become independent begins long before they are 18. Here are some great ideas on how to foster independence for children at different ages. Allowing children to learn to do things for themselves, although it initially take … Continue reading
Language Difference vs. Language Disorder
Even as SLP’s it difficult to determine weather children are demonstrating a language delay or language disorder. Both groups of children can be helped by early intervention therapy services. This article provides a nice description of the differences between the … Continue reading
Changes to Autism Tracking
The CDC will now be including preschoolers in their autism monitoring. Previously the CDC had 10 sites which tracked Autism for children at age 8. Gathering reliable data a about Autism rates and treatment help us learn more about the … Continue reading
Meeting Your Hero on the Floor
Such a heart-warming story about a special little guy getting to meet his hero, Adam Levine from Maroon 5. The little guy gets so excited he needs to take a break to lay on the floor because its all a … Continue reading
Support Autism Speaks
All Bright Therapies will be walking as a team in the upcoming Autism Speaks walk at Solider Field on May 16th. We encourage you to join our team by attending the walk or making a donation to help fund research … Continue reading
Increase in the Need for OT in Schools
Occupational Therapist can help children increase their focus and attention to tasks, which allows them them learn more in their classroom settings. An OT can work with the child to find what works best for them and then teach the … Continue reading
How Schools Ruined Recess
The fourth article from this Occupational Therapist in a series about movement and our kids…This article focuses on the importance of recess and what it ideally should look like, which is far from what most children’s recess looks like in … Continue reading
Teaching our Children Acceptance
This article is such a great reminder that our children learn so much from us, even when we are not intending to teach them. If we want our children to accept others and treat them with kindness, all we have … Continue reading
Tummy Time Ideas
Tummy time is essential for little ones to develop proper muscle strength and movement patterns. The back to bed movement has had a positive effect on decreasing SIDS; however since this movement there has been a significant increase in the … Continue reading
What is the Big Deal with “w” Sitting?
Therapists will often comment when a child is “w” sitting and try to encourage children not do sit in this position. Frequently sitting in a “w” means that children are sitting with an extremely wide base of support, which does … Continue reading