Annie is starting to become mobile! 🚌 Look at her go! Once children are intrinsically motivated, we are off to the races!! 🚙 #pt #physicaltherapy #pediatricphysicaltherapy #earlyintervention #earlyintervention #earlyinterventionworks #sproutitout

Social-emotional development begins with a child #labeling #feelings in a picture, progressing to them understanding their own feelings and finally using that knowledge to #empathize and support friends. #socialemotionaldevelopment #socialemotionallearning #socialemotionalskills

Pretend play is a great way for kids to deal with stressful situations in their lives.

Play is the answer to how anything new comes about. ~ Jean Piaget

Don’t forget to shop @GoodwillIndust for bags like this! Built in #finemotor practice with buckles, snaps and a zipper!! Hide pop beads inside for an added eye-hand #coordination activity! #Writing starts early with #selfhelp skills like this! #prewriting #handwriting #finemotor

Children need opportunities to be adventurous and explore the unpredictable.

“A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.” ~ Roald Dahl

Happy Monday #superfunfriends I hope you will attack a goal or problem or new skill as this quote states! #Start! Using what you have…be inventive…And finally do what YOU can… you are uniquely gift for this moment! #arthurashe #motivation #monday #mondaymotivation #youcan

We are out and about training both in person and virtually! Message us or share this reel with your leadership so we can help you! #rolemodelprofessionaldevelopment #thesuperfunshow #earlyed #keynotespeaker #headstartteacher #headstartprogram

“We found ourselves in the middle of the Montgomery bus boycott …I had a growing sense that I was involved in something so much greater than myself, something of profound historic importance.” #corettascottking #CorettaScottKing #Coretta britannica.com/biography/Core…

We are so thrilled for Emily who is riding her bike with confidence and enjoying it!! Functional skills that build core strength, balance and so much more is where #ot and real life collide for a full life experience! #sproutitout

Let the child be the scriptwriter, the director and the actor in his own play. ~ Magda Gerber

Adrian loves to get deep pressure input using a therapy ball, a compression vest, and squeezes or pushing on objects! #sensoryplay #sensoryprocessingdisorder #ot #occupationaltherapy

The research is in! Babies brains are wiring differently with excessive screen time. Impulsivity, lower attention spans and lower language are all a by product. #screentimelimits #screentimeforkids #screentime #screentimeoverload #development neurosciencenews.com/screen-time-br…

Process art is about freedom and creativity not rules. Creativity is a skill that often drives other skills.

The conviction that the best way to prepare children for a harsh, rapidly changing world is to introduce formal instruction at a nearly age is wrong. There is simply no evidence to support it, and considerable evidence against it. ~ David Elkind

“Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children.” ~ Kenneth R. Ginsburg

“It’s all good!” 🎨 Texture activities are great to promote desensitization. This activity also leads to promoting tolerance with adapted daily living skills like washing/drying feet, etc. #ADL #ot #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #sensoryplay #desensitization

Joshua showing off his emerging walking skills for 3/21 #downsyndromeday