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10.18.2026
Pumpkin Carving with Kids: Fine Motor Skills and Fall Fun
Pumpkin carving is a favorite fall tradition, but did you know it can also provide opportunities to practice important developmental and functional skills? From a pediatric occupational therapy perspective, everyday activities like pumpkin decorating can support fine-motor skills, bilateral coordination, visual-motor skills, motor planning, sensory exploration, and independence. Start with safety. Leave carving and sharp
10.04.2026
Self Care Skills: Helping Children Build Independence
Self care skills are an important part of childhood development, but they are about much more than simply teaching a child to “do things on their own.” Everyday routines such as getting dressed, eating, brushing teeth, washing hands, and using the bathroom provide children with opportunities to build confidence, problem-solving skills, coordination, and independence. Children
08.30.2026
Balance Development: Birth to Three
When a baby steadies their head, sits without support, or reaches for a toy without tipping over, they are already practicing balance. Later, balance helps that child walk, climb stairs, run across the playground, hop on one foot, ride a bike, and participate in sports. Balance development in kids is a gradual process—not one skill
11.01.2026
Stroke Recovery Research News
New research in stroke rehabilitation is putting some previously held beliefs in stroke recovery to rest and has advanced some promising, although experimental, treatments. An often-held belief is that therapy must occur within a window of time following a stroke. Typically that it must happen in the first three months in order to be effective.
10.14.2026
Twice Exceptional Children
Twice exceptional children, also known as 2e, refers to gifted children who have one or more specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, or autism spectrum disorder. These children often require special consideration in school because they have above average intellectual ability, as well as specific learning disability. Thus, twice exceptional children have
09.04.2026
Balance Development in Kids: 3 and Beyond
In the first part of our balance development in kids series, we explored how babies and toddlers build the foundation for balance through head control, sitting, crawling, standing, and early walking. By age 3, many children are ready to use those foundational skills during faster, more complex movements—but balance development in kids continues and becomes
