O-Ball Snowman! One of my winter-themed activities with my patients since there is no actual snow here in Los Angeles to play with :(. I would place the balls on…
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In the spirit of the holiday season and Thanksgiving coming up here in the United States, I thought I would share 10 things I am thankful for as a pediatric…
...read moreIn my opinion, teaching my kiddos how to jump off a step is one of the hardest of all the milestones I teach, but I do get a good workout…
...read moreIn honor of National Physical Therapy Month (yay October!), I will do some fun/informative posts. So with that, here is my first fun post of the month: 10 signs that…
...read moreJust wanted to share one of my patient’s creations, who is a big fan of the game Angry Birds. Do you see our little green pigs in the structure? The…
...read moreWhat NOT to say to a parent of a child with Down Syndrome… (in no particular order) You better watch out for those guys, they tend to be fat and…
...read moreJust wanted to share a video about parents who have had interesting experiences while raising a child with Down Syndrome. I will share more of their experiences in Part 2,…
...read moreI came across this article on parenting.com and wanted to highlight some of the germiest situations that they analyzed. Since I work in an outpatient clinic where kids/parents/siblings/therapy dogs come…
...read moreI will never get tired of seeing a kiddo take their first steps… 17 month old patient with developmental delay (not walking yet), and no additional neurological conditions After…
...read moreAs a pediatric physical therapist, and as someone who has torn both their ACLs by the time they were 15, I cringe whenever I see anyone sitting in the W-sit…
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