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Increase Physical Activity with Choices
Recent research indicates that when children are given choices of what toys to play with physical activity time increases especially in girls. One aspect of the study gave children one active toy to play with which resulted in boys increasing active play time by 1.3 times more than girls. Another part of the study gave […]
Tai Chi and Wheelchair Users
Have you ever suggested Tai Chi as a form of exercise or physical activity for wheelchair users? This is an excellent activity that most individuals can participate in to assist with postural tone, active range of motion, deep breathing and mind body connection. Here are a few videos from You Tube demonstrating some Tai Chi. […]
Online Workshop About DCD
CanChild now has an online workshop available specifically for parents of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). It is about 60 minutes long and offers extensive information on DCD. It is broken down into 6 subcategories: describing DCD (including an exercise to see what it is like to have DCD), DCD at school, DCD at […]
New Freebie – Brain Breaks Game
Download this latest freebie – Roll Some Brain Breaks for use in the classroom or home.
Sleep Duration and ADHD Symptoms
Pediatrics published research on sleep duration and behavioral and ADHD symptoms in healthy 7-8 year old children. The results indicated that children who had short sleep duration (less than 7.7 hours) had higher hyperactivity/impulsivity scores, higher attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder total scores but similar inattention scores compared with children sleeping 7.7 to 9.4 hours or >9.4 hours. […]
Build a Bear Grant for Children with Special Needs
Build A Bear has starting accepting grant applications for children with special needs. The grant awards range from $1000-$5000 with an average of $1500. You must be a tax exempt organization. They fund: “Individual Project grants – These grants are generally for one-time purchases or to fulfill a short-term need, such as the purchase of […]
Modifying Motorized Cars for Powered Mobility
Pediatric Physical Therapy is offering free access to an informative article on how to modify off the shelf motorized cars for early powered mobility for children with physical disabilities. The article is entitled, Modified Ride-on Toy Cars for Early Power Mobility: A Technical Report, and it describes a variety of car models along with how […]
Listening Game
Here is a fun listening game that requires following movement directions that are provided in code. Read how to play at YourTherapySource.com.
Feedback Frequency with Children
Physical Therapy will be publishing research on the frequency of feedback that you should provide for children when learning a motor task. Previous research with adults indicates that providing feedback 100% of the time when learning a new task is less effective than when less feedback is provided. In addition, previous research has indicated that […]
New Freebie – Speech Bubbles
After seeing this on Pinterest, I thought this would be a great idea for children to practice handwriting or add in some physical activity (a silent game). You can download the free speech bubbles to use and some ideas to go along with them over at YourTherapySource.com