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Preparing You and Your Child for the Holidays!
It’s the most magical time of year, according to Hallmark! The holidays are a time filled with excitement, joy and big feelings. Parents and caregivers are busy creating the magic that is the holidays and it can feel like a thankless job at times. Kids seek...
Making Chores and Homework Fun: Incorporating Play into Everyday Tasks
Research indicates that in recent years, children have lost an average of 12 hours of playtime per week! This reduction has coincided with an increase in anxiety and depression among children, underscoring the critical need for play in their daily lives. Experts...
The Endless Benefits of Playdough: A Creative Tool for Learning and Development
Playdough is more than just a fun activity for kids; it’s a versatile tool that offers a multitude of benefits for their development. From sparking creativity to enhancing fine motor skills, playdough is a fantastic addition to any home. Let’s explore the many...
10 Reasons Why CI Is Great for Early Intervention Speech Therapy
One of the greatest joys of being a parent is watching your child hit new developmental milestones. From a child’s first smile to their first taste of food, babies are constantly learning and growing! However, for some children, certain milestones may not appear when...
Pediatric Aquatic Therapy
Pediatric aquatic therapy is a therapeutic service that provides individualized physical and occupational therapy in a pool-based setting. Pediatric aquatic therapy is often used as a supplement to land-based therapy services by facilitating increased range of motion...
Infant Torticollis and Physical Therapy
Have you noticed that your infant tilts their head to one side or has a preference to look only one direction when lying on their stomach or back? Torticollis, sometimes referred to as congenital muscular torticollis (CMT), is a condition affecting infants that can...
Give Your Child a Gross Motor Boost with the Advance Program at CI
For over a decade, CI Pediatric Therapy Centers has been a leader in intensive therapy programs, offering Advance, an intensive physical and occupational therapy program and seeing the incredible results in the physical abilities of each child that has come through...
Speech Delay in Toddlers
Many parents have concerns regarding speech delay in toddlers, often seeking answers about their child’s speech and language development. Read on to learn more about speech and language milestones in young children, understanding the causes for speech and language...
Speech Therapy Techniques for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by unique social interaction and communication patterns, as well as repetitive behaviors or specialized interests, as outlined by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Speech therapy for autism,...
Inclusive Halloween
Have you ever felt frustrated with Halloween not being inclusive enough for you child withsensory differences, dietary restrictions or mobility devices? You are not alone. Halloween canbe a challenging holiday for many of our kiddos. We have collected a few resources...
Making Sense of Regulation
You realize it is time to leave the house for an appointment you have and your child is playing with their favorite toy in the living room. You go in there and say, “It’s time to go!” Your child screams, “No!” and starts throwing their toys out of the toy box. “We...
Sleep is a foundation – Let’s build a strong one!
Concerned about your child’s irritability, sadness, difficulty managing emotions, trouble concentrating, seeming forgetful, poor school performance, physical complaints such as headaches or stomach upset, or trouble waking in the morning? Each of these concerns may be...
Sensory Diets
We’ve all heard the word ‘diet’ before, which is often associated with food intake, but have you ever heard of a ‘sensory diet’? A sensory diet is a personalized plan of physical activities and accommodations designed to meet a child’s sensory needs. The goal is to...
Achieving Optimal Energy
We’ve all been there. We slept poorly, we forgot to grab our breakfast as we scurried out the door, and we are crashing by the time the 9:00am meeting comes around. Our energy levels are low, maybe even non-existent, but we need to be at our best for this meeting. So,...
Establishing Healthy Screen Habits
There are a multitude of differing, if not conflicting, opinions out there on the topic of screens and children. Are screen activities (phone, tablet, computer, television, video game, etc.) a learning experience or a potentially dangerous experience? A necessity or a...
Setting the Stage for a Smoother Summer
Isn’t summer a time for fun and relaxation? Why does it feel so stressful?! Summer is a time that most of us look forward to with great anticipation, particularly those of us who experience winters that seem to stretch well into what we thought would be spring....