Having a new baby at home has put me back in tummy time mode. I’ve been doing some tummy time using our exercise ball as of late. I’m not using it, so I guess it’s a good thing that it’s getting some kind of use! I personally start with tummy time with baby on the […]
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I recently got my hands on the book, Begin With A Blanket (affiliate). The book is awesome and packed with ideas for baby play. I personally think the newborn stage is hard when it comes to “playing” with your baby. I recently shared one of my ways to fit tummy time in during the first
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Black Friday is upon us. That day of crazy shopping around for deals…or has that become Thanksgiving now? Having a newborn I’m opting out of the store rush this year. I’ll admit I kind of like to go and people watch more than anything. I’m usually not one who has a mad list. I’m sure I’ll
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As moms we have all heard about it. Tummy time is important for our babies. Let’s be honest though, when we come home from the hospital with a brand new baby it can be pretty over whelming. There is A LOT of things to do and learn especially when it’s your first baby. Plus, the
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We have a jumper around here. I haven’t counted, but I would guess he jumps over 200 times per day! He jumps off things, he jumps to get places, and he just stands and jumps. He loves it, and has been working on this skill for quite a while. It seems like it was just
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It’s amazing how fast my baby is growing up. I can’t even really call him a baby anymore! He has started walking up and down the stairs, with adult supervision of course. It seems like he was just learning to go up and down the stairs. At our house, we still use baby gates for safety,
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The golden rule of the park is climb up the stairs and slide down the slide. I guess we are rule breakers around here, within reason. I let my kid climb up the slide, I even encourage it. Of course, we don’t climb up the slide when others are going down the slide. We climb the slide
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Spring is finally in the air around here, well, most days. We can see grass again and our getting outside as much as possible. Now is the time that we can get some of the toys back out on the driveway to play. It’s almost like we reconnect with our neighborhood now that the weather
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My little guy is a man on the run. His primary mode of “go” is walking. Up until more recently, I wasn’t too concerned about shoes, he really didn’t wear them that much, only when necessary. His first pair of shoes were soft soled flexible shoes since he was an emerging/brand new walker. Times have changed, and
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I’m delighted to be part of a group of great bloggers participating in a series, Happy New Year, Healthy Kids. In this series we are focusing on how to help keep our kids happy and healthy this new year. I’m excited to touch on the area of gross motor skills. Gross motor development is exciting for
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As a physical therapy student I remember one of my professors stating that crawling was a milestone that was okay to skip. I should note, I don’t think this was a pediatrics professor. I thought that sounded right, as my mom told me I never crawled as a baby. I turned out fine and didn’t have
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It’s the biggest shopping day of the year, or maybe second biggest now? I’ll admit, I find myself out searching for bargains this weekend too. I just can’t resist! For those of you looking for great ideas for the babies in your life I’m hoping this list will be of help. With all the items out
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Each year I make an attempt at DIY gifts for Christmas. Some years I succeed, some years I find myself at the mall a few days before Christmas trying to buy gifts that didn’t quite work out. Most of these gifts consist of little need to sew or need to use too many tools. This year I’v started
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It’s hard to believe that Christmas is almost here. I’ll admit, I’m pretty excited that the Hallmark Channel has started playing their Christmas movies. Even though it’s not even Thanksgiving people have been asking what to get my little man for Christmas. I’m sure I’m not alone. I’ve come up with a simple list of stocking
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In your baby’s first year of life it feels like you blink and something new has happened. The first year of life brings on so many changes in regards to their gross motor milestones. Now that your baby is one, guess what? There are a lot more gross motor changes happening! These gross motor
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An exciting milestone in our little ones lives is learning to climb the stairs. This milestone typically takes place around 21-24 months. At this age, children are still using a step together pattern (one foot on each step) and a railing. By 30-36 months, kids should start to alternate steps using the railing. At approximately 3
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I’m officially back at work! Prior to going back, I did a little prepping to get back in the swing of things. One thing I wanted to do was freshen up on all of my milestones that occur in the first 5 years of life. I recently wrote a post on gross motor milestones, however I
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School is starting and I’m excited to be back. My year off was great, but I’m ready to be at school again. Honestly, it’s almost a little break. I get to eat lunch sitting down, even if it is in my car between schools! In preparing for the start of the year I refreshed myself
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I’m so excited to be participating in a blog hop with my fellow therapy bloggers again! This time we are talking about tummy time. Any new parent has heard the word “tummy time” and has been told it’s important for their baby. Several different physical therapy and occupational therapy pediatric bloggers are giving their opinion
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The amount of baby equipment out there is overwhelming! There are so many choices! As a physical therapist we specialize in development and we have equipment we love and then there is equipment that we prefer in moderation or not at all. I am hoping that I can spread my knowledge with all of you.
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