Noah is rocking out in supported kneeling today. I had no idea all of the different positions children born with Down syndrome had to work on in order to learn how to move their bodies the right way. They have to go through these various positions to help build strength in certain muscles before advancing [Read More…]…
How Occupational Therapy Helps Your Child With Down Syndrome Learn To Play
Our new occupational therapist is fabulous. I get nervous when we get new therapists, but I have found that the each one brings unique viewpoints and offers great information for helping our son. One reason I enjoy our new one so much is that I feel that she works on a variety of things each [Read More…]…
My Imaginary Hassle Ended Up Being No Hassle At All
Yelp, it’s that time of the week again. Another fun-filled day of physical and occupational therapy for Noah. As you can see in today’s video his physical therapist is using treadmill training to help him learn to walk. Noah’s actually been doing it for a few months now, and it’s been neat to watch his [Read More…]…
2 Ways Swings Help Children With Sensory Integration
The first thing we wanted to do in our new backyard was get our little man a swing. Our trees aren’t quite big enough so we are using our pergola over our back patio. Noah loves the swing. We use a very large one at our therapy sessions, and Noah has seen his fair share [Read More…]…
He Makes Physical Therapy Look Like (Very Cute) Child Play!
As I was putting together today’s video and thinking about what I was going to write about it, I decided I would just let the video speak for itself. We’ve written about the benefits of treadmill therapy for children born with Down syndrome, some of the best characteristics to look for when choosing a physical [Read More…]…
