Expert insights and creative activities designed by pediatric therapists to support your child's unique journey.
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Explore fine motor milestones from 6 months to 5 years, including grasping, stacking, scribbling, using scissors, drawing, and early writing skills, along with signs that may need further attention.
Learn the signs of low muscle tone in toddlers, also known as hypotonia, including delayed motor milestones, floppy muscles, poor posture, fatigue, and difficulty with everyday physical tasks.
Learn the signs of weak core muscles in children, how low muscle tone and limited physical activity can affect strength, balance, posture, and fine motor skills, plus simple play-based activities to build core strength.
Find out why children hit parents, siblings, or peers and get clear, calm strategies for handling hitting in the moment and preventing it long term.
Understand common causes of persistent clumsiness in children, including low muscle tone, weak core strength, Developmental Coordination Disorder, sensory processing differences, and motor planning difficulties.
Understand why toddlers and young children bite, what triggers it, and calm, consistent strategies parents can use to reduce and stop the behaviour.
Learn the signs of coordination difficulties in children, including trouble catching or kicking a ball, copying movements, frequent bumping, and taking longer to learn physical skills. Understand DCD and dyspraxia and how occupational therapy can help.
Learn the common signs and causes of balance problems in toddlers, including wobbling, difficulty with stairs, low muscle tone, weak core strength, vestibular differences, and coordination challenges.
Learn why some children fall more often than their peers, including possible links to balance, muscle strength, coordination, vision, and sensory processing, and when an evaluation may be helpful.