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How to Teach Your Child to Ride a Bike: 5 Simple Tips from a Pediatric PT & OT
Learning to ride a bike is a major milestone—it’s a blend of balance, coordination, and a whole lot of confidence! At CI, we love celebrating these "magic moments" when a child discovers the joy of moving through their world in a new way. If you are getting ready to...
The Benefits of Physical Therapy for Your Child
Children learn about their world through movement- by rolling, crawling, climbing and exploring the spaces around them. When a child has difficulty moving or accessing their environment, their opportunities for play and learning become significantly limited. Over...
Your Guide to Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences are a fantastic opportunity to connect with your child’s educational team and gain valuable insight into their school day. As pediatric therapy providers, we know these meetings can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when discussing...
Supporting Your Child’s Play
As parents of young children, it’s normal to wonder how to best connect and have fun with your little ones. It can be tricky, especially with so many toys available, advice from family and friends, and sometimes, feeling like you’ve forgotten how to play yourself....
Halloween Tips and Tricks
While Halloween is a spooktacular time of year that can be fun and exciting, it also brings plenty of challenges. Here are some strategies that can help the holiday go smoother for you and your child: Create opportunities for your child to wear their...
Worth the Risk? Benefits of Risky Play
While we often think of play as the magic of childhood, it's actually so much more than just that! It's a child's most important occupation and a powerful form of self-expression. One type of play, risky play, pushes the child to test their own limits without knowing...
Easing the Transition Back to School
Back to school is a time for an array of emotions. From nervousness to excitement, to depths of despair, everybody has feelings surrounding the transition. Below are a few things that can help make the beginning of the school year go smoother while everybody is...
Travel Tips and Tricks
Summer is the season for travel, which can lead to excitement and overwhelm, especially when children are involved. When planning to take a trip with your child, it can be helpful to begin by discussing the logistics of the trip. Where are you going? How will you get...
Pediatric Physical Therapy for Pain Management
Pediatric pain management is designed to help control acute and chronic pain in children and young adults. Understanding Pediatric Pain - Acute vs Chronic Pain Acute pain generally occurs suddenly in response to an injury, illness, surgery, or trauma (for...
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...