Month: October 2025

Helping Kids with Low Muscle Tone Move, Play, and Thrive

In infants, babies and children, an active life and achievement of their developmental milestones require a certain amount of muscle tone or muscle tension. Without a normal level of muscle tone, children and babies struggle to control their bodies. This lack of muscle tone is called hypotonia. Physical therapy specifically

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How to Encourage Speech and Language Development Through Play

Both at home and in a pediatric speech therapy session, play provides a fun and relaxed environment in which a child can improve their language skills. In a therapy practice, therapists use a wide variety of toys, games, puzzles and art projects to help children improve their speech. However, every

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Why Some Kids Skip Crawling — And What We Can Do to Help

The day a baby starts crawling is an important milestone for the baby and parents both. While parents praise and provide kisses, they may not realize the importance of letting their child crawl often and at length. Time spent on the floor crawling provides essential neurological development as well as

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