These sensory red flags may indicate that a child needs extra help or support to manage sensory processing concerns. *This post contains affiliate links. We’ve been working hard over the last year to bring you monthly posts about sensory processing and how the sensory systems relate to child development.Each month, we’ve written a post about one of the sensory systems from our point of view as pediatric therapists and our friend Dayna, from Lemon Lime Adventures, has written a post about the same sensory system from her perspective as an educator and a mom of a child with ... Read More about Sensory Red Flags and When to Get Help
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YOUTH BASKETBALL COACHING: BE DIFFERENT, BE BETTER!
Image Credit: Dollar Photo Club | Julián Rovagnati | text added We’re excited to invite our friend Craig Haworth from WinningYouthCoaching.com back to The Inspired Treehouse today to talk about some great tips for coaching youth basketball teams! *This post may contain affiliate links. Read more here. Craig is a youth sports coaching guru whose mission is to help mom/dad coaches of youth sports teams plan their practices and seasons in an organized and effective way. His weekly podcasts feature interviews with great coaches and other experts in the field and ... Read More about YOUTH BASKETBALL COACHING: BE DIFFERENT, BE BETTER!
LEG STRENGTHENING EXERCISES FOR KIDS
Basketball is a game of offense and defense. To be a good defender, you have to be in the right position to move in all directions quickly. A good defensive position is balanced and looks like this: -Feet are wide and pointed forward -Hips, back, and knees are bent -The butt stays down -Shoulders are over the knees -Hands are up and ready to defend a shot or steal a pass For the first part of this activity, let’s focus on body awareness. See if your child can get themselves into a “defensive” position like the photo below by listening to you as you go through the cues ... Read More about LEG STRENGTHENING EXERCISES FOR KIDS
10 GREAT FALL ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
It's fall y'all, and we're loving it! We've come up with some AWESOME fall activities for kids that will let you enjoy every minute of the season with your little one while also targeting fine motor, gross motor, and sensory development. *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. 1 || Leaf Scramble - This fun activity will have your little ones moving so fast, they won’t even notice how much work they actually did! 2|| Boot Scoot 'n Shuffle - This is one of our favorite gross motor activities for fall! An awesome way to work on strengthening, heavy work, proprioception, motor ... Read More about 10 GREAT FALL ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Activities for Kids: Movement Breaks to Help Kids Stay Alert and Focused
Kids need to move! The vestibular system is the sensory system that processes and controls movement. The “control panel” that helps kids understand balance, posture, a sense of upright positioning, and alertness in response to movement is located in the inner ear. Guess how this system is activated? BY MOVEMENT, of course! Just like adults, kids start fading when their bodies have to remain still and quiet for extended periods of time. How do you stay alert when you have to sit at a meeting or listen at a conference for long periods of time? At first, we are engaged, but as we sit still ... Read More about Activities for Kids: Movement Breaks to Help Kids Stay Alert and Focused
Activities for Kids: 7 Ways to Use Stickers for Learning & Development
Check out some of our favorite sticker activities for kids - all great for building tons of developmental skills! Stickers are a kid's best friend! My kids at home ALL love stickers for rewards, decorating, playing school, and collecting.And at work? Well, I have yet to meet a kiddo who won’t participate in therapy when bribed with a sticker. If you find yourself at home with your toddler or preschooler and in need of some quick and easy entertainment, try these fun sticker activities for kids!Looking for some stickers of your own? Check out these cute therapy stickers! Perfect for your ... Read More about Activities for Kids: 7 Ways to Use Stickers for Learning & Development
THE BEST POOL TOYS FOR MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
MELISSA AND DOUG SHARK KICKBOARD Kickboards are the perfect pool toy to address so many developmental skills! When used for their intended purpose, kickboards encourage reciprocal leg movements as kids propel themselves forward using a flutter kick. At the same time, they are gaining strength through their backs, bottoms and legs as the water resistance makes that forward movement more difficult. Try placing a kickboard between your child's legs and have him propel across the pool using only his arms as he squeezes those legs tight to keep the kickboard in place. Or, have your child try to ... Read More about THE BEST POOL TOYS FOR MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES JUNE 23
It's Monday again! Are the weeks flying by for anyone else? I can't believe it is almost the Fourth of July. Will you see the fireworks? Will you set off some of your own? Whatever your plans are for this week, be sure to incorporate some gross motor activities! Not so long ago, we were all thinking that winter would NEVER end, so get outside and enjoy these hot, long and gorgeous days of summer. Here are some fabulous ideas that were shared on our Facebook page last Monday. DABBLING MAMA came up with this cute idea to work on number recognition and sequencing while incorporating ... Read More about MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES JUNE 23
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