Month: April 2016

The Informed Parent and Happiest Baby on the Block

I read The Informed Parent recently to decide whether it would be a good resource for my clients, and found that the chapters on The Art and Science of Baby Soothing, SIDS, and Sleep Training were worth reading.  This book distills a lot, a whole lot, of research that can confuse those parents who want…… Continue reading The Informed Parent and Happiest Baby on the Block

Toe Walker? Why The Problem Usually Isn’t Touch Sensitivity

Kids that toe-walk after they have fully mastered walking and running (usually 24-30 months) are often accused of avoiding the feeling of their feet on the floor.  It certainly looks that way.  The truth is usually not so simple, and the solution not so easy to achieve. Getting a toe-walker to use a heel-toe gait…… Continue reading Toe Walker? Why The Problem Usually Isn’t Touch Sensitivity

The Tally Sheet, Updated For End of Preschool

Fans of my simple and fun pre-writing activity Preschool Handwriting Activity: The Tally Sheet, come on back into the pool for more!  The tally sheet is a great way to keep score during a fast and fun game such as Pop-Up Pirate or Crocodile Dentist.  As this year’s group or preschoolers are approaching the stage…… Continue reading The Tally Sheet, Updated For End of Preschool

Use The Fast Food Rule to Help ASD Toddlers Handle Change

Kids With ASD can react strongly to changes in their routines or environments.  Even changing the location of furniture they don’t even use can create screaming and aggression.  Why?  Often they use their external concept of home and environment to provide internal consistency, structure, and spatial comprehension.  We all do, in reality.  Ask anyone who…… Continue reading Use The Fast Food Rule to Help ASD Toddlers Handle Change

Is Low Muscle Tone A Sensory Processing Issue?

Only if you think that sensing your body’s position and being able to perceive the degree/quality of your movement is sensory-based. I’m being silly; of course low tone creates sensory processing issues. It isn’t the same sensory profile as the child who can’t pay attention when long sleeves brush his skin, nor the child who cannot…… Continue reading Is Low Muscle Tone A Sensory Processing Issue?

Active Baby? Active Mom? It May Be Epigenetics Again….

This week’s New York Times ran a story  Does Exercise During Pregnancy Lead to Exercise-Loving Offspring? that echoes what I told a mom last month during a Happiest Baby consult about how her behavior during pregnancy “taught” her son to love movement.  She is an athletic woman, a pediatric physical therapist, and her baby really didn’t…… Continue reading Active Baby? Active Mom? It May Be Epigenetics Again….

Plus Plus Toy Review: This Toy Can Make Your Child Turn Off The Tablet

  I got a box of mini PlusPlus building pieces as a gift from a client.  Her son is apparently addicted.  He was totally occupied with them for their entire vacation plane ride earlier this year.  The entire ride. These toys from Denmark come in midi (medium size) and mini sizes.  They are intended for…… Continue reading Plus Plus Toy Review: This Toy Can Make Your Child Turn Off The Tablet

How Using Utensils To Eat Prepares Your Child To Write

My post on selecting great utensils has generated buzz with my clients.  When I mentioned in therapy sessions that every time a preschooler uses a fork or spoon with a mature grasp, they are building the strength and control needed for good handwriting, parent’s jaws hit the floor.  It never occurred to them that there…… Continue reading How Using Utensils To Eat Prepares Your Child To Write

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