Why Intentional Play Makes All The Difference Change. It’s the one thing you have faced time and time again this past year. And gosh, it’s hard. For you, as a
How to Develop Self-Control in Children
Building Speech Skills At The Grocery Store
6 Easy, Fun and Purposeful Ways to Skip the Grocery Shopping Drama and Keep Little Minds Engaged Ok, I’ll say it, some chores are just less fun when you have
Back to the Beginning….
Hi All! Katie here. Happy New Year! I could use this new blog post to reflect on all that we encountered in 2020, but I think we have all heard
Balancing is the core of motor skills
The longer I am a physical therapist, the more I find these overarching themes in PT treatment. One thing that I find again and again is that balance is key
Games to Develop Self-Control in Children
Who knew that playing games would be considered therapy? We did! As our name suggests, Beyond Speech Therapy Specialists go “beyond speech.” Services delivered by our Licensed Clinical Social Workers
How to encourage multi-sensory development in children?
Exposure to multi-sensory activities is very important from the early stages of development, because it encourages children to explore their environment and interpret sensory stimuli in a variety of ways
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Fun With Blocks During Physical Therapy
As a parent, one activity that I’m always up for is building with blocks. It’s also an activity that I frequently turn to for in-home therapy sessions. When my oldest
Sneak in Speech and Language Therapy into Fun Games
Spot it! Is an easy to use game that involves circular cards that has 8 different pictures on it. Each card has a different set of pictures, so no 2
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Working on Visual Motor Development Using Fun Games with Pediatric Therapy at Home
Visual motor development is very important at a young age because it is the foundation of teaching children shapes, letter formation, and number formation. When children can imitate with their
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Using Chalk To Work on Motor Skills at Home
The heat is on here in the midwest. It’s the perfect time to enjoy getting outside with your family, and an easy outside activity is playing with sidewalk chalk. It