From the blog
Practical guidance from our therapists for the questions parents actually ask — speech, motor skills, feeding, sleep and development.
· Infants, Physical Therapy & Motor Skills
Torticollis is a condition most commonly diagnosed in infancy in which the baby’s head is consistently tilted or turned to one direction. It is often present beginning at birth, but is typically noticed at 1-2 months of age as the baby’s head control improves. The most common cause is tightness in the neck muscles due
· Occupational Therapy, Parenting & Behavior
How Does Vision Affect Behavior? Vision plays a pivotal role in shaping our behavior, influencing how we interact with and respond to the world around us. With approximately 80% of sensory input being visual, our perception of the environment profoundly impacts our actions and reactions. There are two types of visual pathways focal and
· Language Development
At any given moment when walking through BDI Playhouse, you may hear a therapist or child singing! Singing is great for both engaging with the child and improving language development! Here are a few benefits of singing for language development. Vocabulary Singing exposes children to lots of vocabulary! Lyrics often contain a wide range of
· Activities & Play Ideas, Holiday
Stuck at home with the kids during these Holiday weeks and looking for some entertainment ideas or ways to continue to progress their skills during all this down time? Look no further! Here are some therapy activities for holiday break! Let the kids wrap up a small gift for their sibling. There are a few
· Feeding, Holiday
Navigating the Holidays with a Picky Eater The holidays can be a special time for family, traditions, and some of our favorite foods. It can be challenging (and stressful!) going to a family member’s house, knowing that your child will not eat any of the foods. It can be an anxious time for a child
· Holiday, Parenting & Behavior
Do you want your child with special needs to be able to participate and make memories this Halloween season? Great news, you can! Here are some tips and tricks to help children of all abilities have a spooktacular, inclusive Halloween. Read a social story about Halloween multiple times to your child Watch silly music videos
· Clinic News & Events, Physical Therapy & Motor Skills
Visit our 2024 Event Page to Sign Up for This Year’s Race! Sunday, September 17th was a big day for BDI Playhouse, who hosted their inaugural I Can Du It! Adaptive Duathlon. This race was the first ever adaptive sporting event hosted by BDI Playhouse and one of the only of its kind in the
· school, Occupational Therapy
Top 5 Tips to Prepare for Back-to-School from an Occupational Therapist As the summer draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about heading back to school. For students, this transition can bring a mix of excitement and anxiety. Setting students up for success by helping them prepare for the challenges that lie ahead
· Physical Therapy & Motor Skills
Physical therapy has been shown to improve strength, range of motion, sleep, energy, and mood while reducing pain, anxiety, and symptoms of treatment-related side effects, such as neuropathy in children with pediatric cancer. Occupational and speech therapy can also be extremely beneficial for cancer rehabilitation depending on the diagnosis and side effects. Physical therapists are in your corner to
· Activities & Play Ideas, Occupational Therapy
Let’s Play Outside! Playing outside provides so many benefits to our little ones, it helps expand their sensory system, promote relaxation strategies, provides physical exercise, facilitates motor skill development, and it allows your child to be creative! Here are some outside OT play activities for this summer season. 1. Chalk Chalk is a fun
· Occupational Therapy
Childhood Occupations When we typically think of the term occupation, we think of the word job. Yes, kids don’t have “jobs” but they do have activities that they engage in day to day. Children engage in meaningful tasks on a daily basis, like play, self-care, educational tasks, leisure activities, as well as things like chores,
· Infants, Physical Therapy & Motor Skills
Helmet Heads! Shaping Baby Inside and Out Putting your baby in a helmet is a difficult decision for parents to make, but more often parents are choosing to put one on their baby. Are helmets necessary and why are so many babies wearing them? An explanation of why, when and how little melons are getting
