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June Issue of Digital Magazine for Pediatric OT and PT
If you are having trouble viewing the publication go to YourTherapySource.com/magazine for a pdf copy to download. Open publication – Free publishing
Grant from the American Legion for Children
The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation offers grants for non profit organization that:“contribute to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual welfare of children through the 1.) dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth or 2.) the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end […]
Practicing Grasp Patterns
Practice different grasp patterns using recycled objects and small pictures. Get all the details and watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.
End of Year Lists for Students by the Students
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 […]
Pediatrics Policy on Sensory Integration Therapies
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 […]
Active Play Boxes
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 […]
3 More Tips on Using A Smartphone to Get Moving
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 […]
10 Apps that Get You Moving
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 – […]
Shoes 4 Kids
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 […]
Physical Activity And Lower Odds of Psychiatric Problems in Children
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 […]