Fall Fun: Outdoor Play to Encourage Sensory and Motor Development
Fall is a great time to get outdoors and play with milder temperatures and so many fun activities available. Here are some common fall fun activities and different ways they support sensory and motor development. If your child has and delays that make these activities seem difficult to participate in, please contact us. We can try to problem solve your particular concerns together!
Three Tips for Supporting Successful Sleep in Children
Sleep is a restorative process that allows children’s bodies to be able to learn and play each day. . . . When a child has issues with sleep, it can affect the entire family!
Nature's Classroom: How to Make the Most of Camping Play at Home
. . .camping might be something that interests you, but is not something you are able to do with your family right now – perhaps due to mobility issues, medical conditions or family situation (with a toddler and a baby, we are not ready to tackle tent camping with them for a while!). Here are some camping-type ideas that you can do in your backyard or living room, along with descriptions on why we love them!
Nature's Classroom: Gross Motor Activities to Make the Most of Your Camping Trip
A lot of people go camping as a way to relax and to spend time together with family and friends but there are a lot of great developmental benefits from camping as well! Research strongly suggests that being outside is good for the mental health of people of all ages as it helps with stress relief and is rich in developmental opportunities for children.
Telehealth and Preschoolers
Watch as Whitney Musselman, OTR/L keeps a young child actively engaged in a teletherapy session.
Telehealth and Sensory Processing
Wondering how telehealth works for children with sensory differences?
Telehealth and Infants
Curious about how telehealth works for infants? At Ability First, we use the coaching model to direct and educate the parent on developmental positions and handling with their child.