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## [Playing in Sidelying](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2020/01/playing-in-sidelying)

We get a lot of questions about how to help little ones get into and play in [sidelying](https://starfishtherapies.com/2017/01/side-lying-the-forgotten-position/). Hopefully...

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## [Prone Propping and Pushing Up](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2020/01/prone-propping-and-pushing-up)

As your little one starts tolerating tummy time more and more they will use their arms to prop on...

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## [Top Posts of 2019](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/12/top-posts-of-2019)

Wow, how has a year gone by so fast? I know we started the year off strong and then partway...

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## [Grading Muscle Control](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/12/grading-muscle-control)

What I am going to talk about can be related to any age, especially for learning new skills. The...

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## [Positional Preferences and Movement Asymmetries](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/11/preferences-and-asymmetries)

Wow, that is a mouthful of a title… I tried to come up with something a little more fun but my...

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## [10 Tips to Help with Tummy Time](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/10/10-tummy-time-tips)

Tummy time. Pediatric PT’s love to talk about this and most new parents have a love hate...

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## [Using the Ball for Rolling](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/05/using-the-ball-for-rolling)

We recently had posts for practicing rolling from [back to stomach](https://starfishtherapies.com/2019/04/rolling-back-to-stomach/) and from [stomach to back](https://starfishtherapies.com/2019/04/teaching-rolling-stomach-to-back/). Check...

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## [Using the Ball for Getting into Sitting](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/05/using-the-ball-for-sitting)

I am a big fan of using the therapy ball for helping little ones learn new techniques. I think it...

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## [Toy Selection for Young Kids](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/toys-for-young-kids)

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## [Teaching Rolling – Stomach to Back](https://www.starfishtherapies.com/blog/2019/04/teaching-rolling-stomach-to-back)

This is one that I find harder to teach little ones. A lot of time it comes about naturally as they...

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## [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...

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## [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/)

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