Written by Emily Hayles - Physiotherapist and Owner, and author of 'Braver than you think: How to help your child with a disability live their best life' When a child is not meeting their motor milestones like their peers, is slow in their development, or has been diagnosed with a disability – amongst other [...]
Written by Emily Hayles - Physiotherapist and Owner, and author of 'Braver than you think: How to help your child with a disability live their best life' There has been some exciting news about funding for intensive therapy this week! Although I have not yet seen anything official government or NDIA announcement, fellow therapists [...]
As a parent, you want to make sure you are doing everything you can to help your child develop as best they can. These days there are a lot of specialty toys and equipment available in shops and online that are marketed as being beneficial for promoting your child’s development. It can be easy [...]
Learning to ride a bike can be an exciting and scary time for both children and their families. Bike riding is an excellent opportunity for your child to participate in physical activity and develop healthy, lifelong habits. As a result, many children and their families select riding a bike as a goal or milestone [...]
What is an Occupational Therapist (OT)? And how do they help children? This blog post aims to explore 10 different things that an OT might be able to help your child. Play skills: Play skills are essential to a child’s physical, social and emotional development. OT’s can work with your child to [...]
As parents, I think most of us would share a similar goal for our children – that they grow up to be as healthy and as happy as they can be. So, we read books to them, we sing songs with them, and we try to get them to eat their veggies (sometimes successfully, [...]
Learning to jump is an exciting and fun milestone in your child’s life! Learning to jump will help your child to keep up and participate with their friends in sports and other physical play, which gives them lifelong opportunities for fitness and socialising. As a result, jumping is an important milestone that we often [...]
If you or someone in your family has naturally flexible joints, then it is possible that your child will too. Extra flexible joints can be referred to as hypermobile joints, which means that they stretch further than normally expected. Sometimes people might also refer to these joints as ‘double jointed’ (to be clear, there [...]
There are 3 different types of ‘flattened head shapes’. Plagiocephaly is the most common type of head shape change seen in babies; Brachycephaly and Scaphocephaly sometimes occur, but are less common. Plagiocephaly occurs when there is flattening on the back of the head off to one side, towards the left or right side of [...]
Low Muscle Tone – what is it, and what does it mean for my child? Low muscle tone is a term that is easily and commonly misunderstood by parents and health professionals alike. This post aims to demystify what low muscle tone is, and what it means for children who are described as having low [...]