Did you know that your child’s body awareness can be increased by encouraging better drawing skills? Often times a young child will draw a picture of themselves and it will have minimal body parts and some of them in the wrong places. Arms coming out...
Please see below this great article from ADVANCE magazine: School-Based Therapy According to federal IDEA guidelines, physical therapy in school is considered a related service. As such, related services are provided to children in special education, primarily to ensure the child is able to participate in learning...
What is the Astronaut Training program and why do we do it here at Littlefield? We will let the Astronaut Training protocol book do the talking: “Although not always acknowledged, the vestibular system is central to our survival as well as to our ability...
Jumping is a motor milestone that requires strength, balance, coordination, body awareness and motor planning. Jumping typically occurs in a step-wise manner, with children first experimenting with weight shifting, jumping down, jumping over, jumping up, hopping on one foot, and finally alternating hopping on single...
A little bit about Littlefield’s Equipment Clinic...
Did you know that Occupational Therapists can do Vision Therapy with your child? Here at Littlefield we have several therapists that have undergone additional training to understand and administer quality vision strengthening with your child. Some of the tests that our Occupational Therapists can do...
Since June is National Safety Month, here at Littlefield we wanted to share some extra helpful information regarding your child's safety around water. Summertime is officially here, which means that it is even more important to be aware of your child's safety around pool and/or...
We know that you parents are busy out there! We have some great strategies for you parents to get your baby moving without changing your daily routines. A great idea is to put your baby in a carrier strapped to your chest for at least...
A stroke occurs when a clot blocks blood flow to an area of the brain, resulting in death of brain cells and damage to the brain. This can result in a variety of symptoms. These can range from weakness and altered sensation to paralysis and...
The American Hippotherapy Association defines hippotherapy as the use of equine movement to engage the sensorimotor and neuromotor systems to create functional change in the lives of children with disabilities.¹ Hippotherapy is implemented as a physical, occupational or speech therapy strategy that utilizes equine movement...