Month: September 2020

Q: Who should pack the lunchbox? A: Your child, if they are able, along with…

An Overview:  Primitive Reflexes, also known as infant or primary reflexes, are automatic and unconscious…

What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a term used to describe how people’s brains function differently…

Children love to play with their voices by laughing, singing, yelling, whispering, making funny noises,…

Here at Therapy at Play, Inc., we love functional, play-based therapy! Toys are lovely developmental…

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices can be a great tool to help children communicate…

Make sure your child is ready and willing to have a play date Start at…

Children with over-responsivity to touch may have difficulty screening out touch sensations and consequently dislike…

The developmental milestone of crawling is important to the development of many essential skills. It…

In today’s world, technology has become a part of our everyday lives. We probably use…

Gestalt language processing (GLP) is a model of language acquisition wherein language is acquired first…

Here at Therapy at Play, Inc., we love functional, play-based therapy! Toys are wonderful developmental…

While the speech, occupational, or physical therapist may be the expert in child development, the…

Childhood apraxia of speech is a disorder that affects a child’s ability to produce syllables,…

What is W-sitting? W-sitting is when a child sits on their bottom with their knees…

We all have tendencies to use certain phrases such as “uhm” when we speak or…

As we transition to summer, you and your child may find yourself with more unstructured/unplanned…

Our Speech Therapists at Therapy At Play love using picture books in therapy, and for…

WHAT IS EMOTIONAL REGULATION? Emotional regulation is our ability to have control over our emotional…

Is your child having a plateau in Speech Therapy? Some children who receive speech and…

  Happy 2022! We hope this year is off to a smooth start for your…

  When we think of gifts, we may immediately think of giving children toys or…

To help provide you with some fun and educational recommendations for holiday gifts, we asked…

Halloween 2020 was different than usual for most of us because of COVID precautions. This…

Aside from eating solids and learning how to self-feed, drinking skills is another important component…

What is a Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs)? TOTs has become a common acronym used by…

Executive Functioning skills guide everything we do.  From making decisions, to staying on track with…

Therapy at Play is excited to announce that we're expanding! Our new Pleasanton location offers…

There you stand looking everywhere but here I see you and I hear you, although…

COVID-19 has undoubtedly affected our abilities to gather and socialize with one another in a…

The word “mindfulness” is becoming a growing trend these days, and with great reason: people…

What is AAC? AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication It is any form of…

  Deep Pressure- Activates the tactile and proprioceptive senses that provides calming input into the…

  Why is it important to rest your eyes? Eye Fatigue (tired eye muscles), dry…

During this time in our world, it is important to help each child develop and…

SENSORIMOTOR CONSIDERATIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING A well-supported finding by developmental researchers is that children, especially…

Yoga Stretches for Kids While taking a break from distance learning, stretching and Yoga are…

With distance learning occurring for most of our students right now it is especially important…

As we enter the world of distanced learning, it is important to understand what to…

Imagine you’re at the dinner table with your family, a wonderful spread of food ready…

We are fortunate to work with many bilingual families here at Therapy at Play. We…

When one normally refers to handwriting, often times the standard pencil and paper, traditional method…

Welcome to TAP. We hope you are enjoying the new website. At Therapy at Play,…