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Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy Blog & Resources # The Starfish Blog Tips and ideas to help children develop physically and occupationally, making movement enjoyable for parents, caregivers, educators and kids of all ages! - [Developmental Milestones](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/developmental-milestones) - [kids](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/kids) - [Starfish Therapies](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/starfish-therapies) - [education](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/education) - [exercise](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/exercise) - [Blog](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/blog) - [balance](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/balance) - [moms](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/moms) - [playing](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/playing) - [fine motor development](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/fine-motor-development) - [motivation](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/motivation) - [posture](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/posture) - [sitting](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/sitting) - [babies](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/babies) - [jumping](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/jumping) - [playgrounds](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/playgrounds) - [back to sleep](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/back-to-sleep) - [ball skills](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/ball-skills) - [single leg stance](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/single-leg-stance) - [Core](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/tag/core) ## Posts by Stacy Menz: ## [Teaching Rolling – Back to Stomach](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/rolling-back-to-stomach) Rolling is one of the first forms of independent mobility your child will learn how to do. This is... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/rolling-back-to-stomach) ## [Single Leg Stance with a Ball and a Wall](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/single-leg-stance-ball-and-wall) Was walking through the clinic the other day and saw this great idea for working on single leg... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/single-leg-stance-ball-and-wall) ## [Encouraging Balance Reactions](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/encouraging-balance-reactions) One of our therapists was recently working on balance reactions with a child and I thought it was... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/encouraging-balance-reactions) ## [Encouraging the Non-Dominant Leg](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/encouraging-the-non-dominant-leg) We will often have kids who have a very strong preference for one leg over the other when they are... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/encouraging-the-non-dominant-leg) ## [Torticollis – Can I Wait and See](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/torticollis-can-i-wait-and-see) We have discussed torticollis a few times over the last several months. We highlighted the [...](https://starfishtherapies.com/2018/12/five-signs-of-torticollis/) [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/torticollis-can-i-wait-and-see) ## [Ball Throws For Core Strength](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/ball-throws-for-core-strength) One of our therapists recently used a ball activity to work on core strength. To make it even more... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/ball-throws-for-core-strength) ## [Using a Therapy Ball for Torticollis](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/therapy-ball-for-torticollis) We have talked a lot about torticollis recently thanks to the new guidelines that were recently... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/therapy-ball-for-torticollis) ## [Crab Walking](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/crab-walking) I love when I walk around the clinic and see some of the creative ideas the therapists come up... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/crab-walking) ## [Progressing to Independent Walking](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/progressing-to-independent-walking) We seem to have a bunch of little ones right now that are working on taking independent steps.... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/progressing-to-independent-walking) ## [Stability Circuit](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/stability-circuit) [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/stability-circuit) ## [Planks](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/planks) We have been doing planks with a few kids recently. There are lots of ways to work on them to make... [Read Post Click to view blog post](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/planks) ## [Working on Functional Tasks in a Clinic](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/03/working-on-functional-tasks) Because we do most of our work in a clinic setting we often have to get creative on how to support... 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