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Crawling – Your Baby’s Amazing Superpower
By TEIS Early Intervention Staff Crawling – Your Baby’s Amazing Superpower Building Skills and Healthy Bodies For your baby, crawling is much more than a way to get around on hands and knees. It’s a superpower that helps introduce her to the world, building skills and...
Developing Neck and Upper Body Strength
By TEIS Early Intervention Staff Tummy Time for Fitness and Fun Your baby may not need a personal trainer, but he or she does need some quality time developing neck and upper body strength. The good news is, no special exercises are needed, and a few minutes of play...
Should I Be Concerned About My Child’s Speech and Language Development?
By TEIS Early Intervention Staff Walking and talking are the two big areas of concern for most parents as their children grow and develop. But just like walking (ages 9-18 months), there is a big range in what is considered typical when it comes to speech and language...
Less Screen Time, More Hands on Play is Better for Language and Learning
By TEIS Staff If you are not already aware the American Academy of Pediatrics states that children birth to age two should have NO screen time and children ages 2-4 should have no more than one hour of screen time per day. This includes TV, tablet, cell phone, and...
How to Support Your Baby’s Optimal Brain Development
By TEIS Early Intervention Provider Your child’s brain begins to grow and develop before birth and continues to develop into his early 20’s. But from conception to age 3 is a critical period in your child’s brain development. How can you ensure your baby’s optimal...
Don’t Let Your Baby Skip Crawling!
By TEIS Many babies begin to crawl between the ages of 7-10 months. But what if your baby wants to bypass crawling and go straight to walking? Sounds great right? She’s more advanced…or is she? Let’s talk about the importance of crawling and why we do not want young...
What is “Container Baby Syndrome”? And How Can I Avoid It?
By Annika Zallek MOT OTR/L TEIS Occupational Therapist Container Baby Syndrome isn’t exactly a medical syndrome but it refers to the occurrence when babies spend too much of their time awake “contained” in different types of baby equipment. Babies need to be able to...
Tips to Combat Toddler Food Refusal: Introducing New Foods
By Cara Caddy OTR/L TEIS Occupational Therapist It’s 5 pm again.. dinner time. You walk into the house and the aroma of spaghetti and meatballs hits your nose. Your stomach grumbles and you imagine how wonderful the food will taste. That is not the reality of life...
How And When To Encourage Utensil Use for Meals
By Annika Zalleck MOT OTR/L TEIS Occupational Therapist Children are always ready to grow up faster than their parents want them to and this is true when it comes to wanting to feed themselves during meals! Older babies and toddlers want to become more independent and...
5 Signs Your Child Will Be Walking Soon
By Katie Shroyer PT, DPT, CBIS TEIS Physical Therapist All children develop and grow at their own rates. Current research gives a range of when typically developing children achieve their gross motor milestones. Baby books and pediatricians will tell you that your...
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