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Oct
Q: Who should pack the lunchbox? A: Your child, if they are able, along with…
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Sep
An Overview: Primitive Reflexes, also known as infant or primary reflexes, are automatic and unconscious…
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May
What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a term used to describe how people’s brains function differently…
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Nov
Children love to play with their voices by laughing, singing, yelling, whispering, making funny noises,…
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Oct
Here at Therapy at Play, Inc., we love functional, play-based therapy! Toys are lovely developmental…
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Oct
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices can be a great tool to help children communicate…
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Jun
Make sure your child is ready and willing to have a play date Start at…
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Apr
Children with over-responsivity to touch may have difficulty screening out touch sensations and consequently dislike…
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Feb
The developmental milestone of crawling is important to the development of many essential skills. It…
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Jan
In today’s world, technology has become a part of our everyday lives. We probably use…
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Dec
Gestalt language processing (GLP) is a model of language acquisition wherein language is acquired first…
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Nov
Here at Therapy at Play, Inc., we love functional, play-based therapy! Toys are wonderful developmental…
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Oct
While the speech, occupational, or physical therapist may be the expert in child development, the…
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Sep
Childhood apraxia of speech is a disorder that affects a child’s ability to produce syllables,…
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Aug
What is W-sitting? W-sitting is when a child sits on their bottom with their knees…
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Jul
We all have tendencies to use certain phrases such as “uhm” when we speak or…
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Jun
As we transition to summer, you and your child may find yourself with more unstructured/unplanned…
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May
Our Speech Therapists at Therapy At Play love using picture books in therapy, and for…
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Apr
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL REGULATION? Emotional regulation is our ability to have control over our emotional…
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Feb
Is your child having a plateau in Speech Therapy? Some children who receive speech and…
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Dec
When we think of gifts, we may immediately think of giving children toys or…
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Nov
To help provide you with some fun and educational recommendations for holiday gifts, we asked…
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Oct
Halloween 2020 was different than usual for most of us because of COVID precautions. This…
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Oct
Aside from eating solids and learning how to self-feed, drinking skills is another important component…
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Aug
What is a Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs)? TOTs has become a common acronym used by…
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Aug
Executive Functioning skills guide everything we do. From making decisions, to staying on track with…
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Aug
Therapy at Play is excited to announce that we're expanding! Our new Pleasanton location offers…
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May
There you stand looking everywhere but here I see you and I hear you, although…
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Mar
COVID-19 has undoubtedly affected our abilities to gather and socialize with one another in a…
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Feb
The word “mindfulness” is becoming a growing trend these days, and with great reason: people…
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Jan
What is AAC? AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication It is any form of…
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Nov
Deep Pressure- Activates the tactile and proprioceptive senses that provides calming input into the…
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Oct
Why is it important to rest your eyes? Eye Fatigue (tired eye muscles), dry…
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Oct
During this time in our world, it is important to help each child develop and…
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Sep
SENSORIMOTOR CONSIDERATIONS OF DISTANCE LEARNING A well-supported finding by developmental researchers is that children, especially…
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Aug
Yoga Stretches for Kids While taking a break from distance learning, stretching and Yoga are…
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Aug
With distance learning occurring for most of our students right now it is especially important…
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Aug
As we enter the world of distanced learning, it is important to understand what to…
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Jun
Imagine you’re at the dinner table with your family, a wonderful spread of food ready…
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Oct
We are fortunate to work with many bilingual families here at Therapy at Play. We…
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Aug
When one normally refers to handwriting, often times the standard pencil and paper, traditional method…
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May
Welcome to TAP. We hope you are enjoying the new website. At Therapy at Play,…
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May
When starting therapy services for your child, there are many disciplines that are offered. Therapy…
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May
It is Better Hearing and Speech Month. During the month of May, the American Speech…
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