Have you ever considered having the children you currently work with create a list of advice or tips for other children for the next school year? You could ask the children to submit tips and suggestions that make functional tasks easier for them. This activity will hopefully empower the children to see that they can […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a policy statement on sensory integration therapies for children with developmental and behavioral disorders. It is a brief 4 page document that briefly discusses the history of sensory integration, recent research on sensory integration and that there is not an official diagnosis for “Sensory Processing Disorder”. The policy […]
Have you ever considered creating active play boxes for the school or home to encourage physical activity time for children? Sometime playground equipment is not always available at a school during recess times. Or perhaps it is available, but the children are tired of climbing on it. Provide the teachers with play boxes or […]
Screenshot from Play-Move-Develop Yesterday’s blog post was on 10 apps that get you moving. For today here are 3 more tips to encourage movement when using smart phones or tablet computers. 1. You Tube – There are so many exercise videos on You Tube that you can access for free. Watch learn tai chi (wonderful for […]
Here are 10 apps to get you moving with your iPhone or iPad (in no particular order). You can click on the links to get more information about the apps. 1. Dance Party Zoo – dance and iphone measures your rhythm. 2. Walk N Play – track physical activity with the iPhone 3. Footsteps – […]
Brad Thuringer is an enthusiastic PTA who started Shoes4Kids. I posted about this organization last year which you can view here. I received a request to publicize this wonderful idea again this year for when they are at the APTA Annual Meeting and Exposition – PT 2012. Please take the time to read his story […]
The Journal of Pediatrics published research that measured the physical activity of 199 eight year old children. Wrist accelerometers were worn to determine if there was an association between physical activity and parent/teacher rated psychiatric problems in the eight year olds. The results indicated that “higher overall physical activity and more time spent in more […]
Recent research indicates that infants who exhibit a head lag are at risk for autism, language and/or social development delays. Forty infants who were considered at risk for autism (due to sibling diagnosed with autism) were tested for head lag at 6, 14, 24, and, for outcome diagnosis, at 30 or 36 months. The results […]
Footsteps App Free Version Gait and Posture published interesting research regarding the accelerometers in cell phones. By examining data collected from 55 adults while on a treadmill, the researchers concluded that cell phone accelerometers were strongly associated with treadmill gait speed. The cell phones were tested while being worn as a pendant around the neck, […]
Here is another free printable to practice visual perceptual skills, math skills, scissor skills and categorization. You can download the freebie at YourTherapySource.