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Unlocking Your Toddler’s Full Potential: The Magic of Occupational Therapy

by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Apr 10, 2024 | Developmental Milestones, Early Intervention, Fine Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Group Therapy, Sensory Skills, Special Needs Children

Empowering Your Child’s Journey As parents, we all want to see our children thrive in every aspect of their lives. Pediatric occupational therapy (OT) is a great way to support your child in learning important skills for their everyday activities. It’s...

Beyond Chicken Nuggets

by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Mar 17, 2023 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Intervention, Feeding Therapy, Fine Motor Skills, Infant Development, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Sensory Skills, Special Needs Children, Uncategorized

Written by: Amanda Beckert, SLP-A Do you have a picky eater? Are you tired of the same chicken nuggets each and every evening? Feeding Therapy Tips! Building Tolerance Sight First, it’s important to look at different steps that go towards a child actually eating...

Toy Recommendations from our Therapists!

by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Dec 12, 2022 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Early Intervention, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant Development, Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Speech Therapy, Uncategorized, Visual Motor

Written By: Amanda Beckert, SLPA, & Karol Owens, SLP Best Toys Guideline It’s a wonderful time of the year for gift giving! As beautiful as twinkling lights are, family get-togethers are, and pictures of snow-covered mountains are, there is no denying that the...

Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy

by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Aug 29, 2022 | Bilateral Coordination, Cerebral Palsy, Fine Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs

Written By: Kristine Farley, OTR/L What is PCIMT? Progressive Pediatric Therapy is offering pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy (PCIMT). PCIMT is a program to improve strength and mobility in the affected arm of children with hemiplegia (weakness on one...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: What is it & How Physical & Occupational Therapy help!

by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Aug 23, 2021 | Early Intervention, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Wheelchair, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs

Written by Namyata Patel, PT, with contributions by Mary Pengelley, DPT, PT. What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA? The name, spinal muscular atrophy itself explains that it is a disease related to the spinal cord and muscle. The nerve cells that come from the...

From the Occupational Therapist’s Point of View: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on our Children’s Development.

by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Mar 8, 2021 | Bilateral Coordination, Developmental Milestones, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Sensory Skills

Written By: Brittni Barnes, OTR/L, Tara Ghorbani, OTR/L, Edited by: Megan Sliski, PT, DPT As we enter another year it is important to reflect on the events that happened during 2020. COVID-19 has impacted the world and our children have demonstrated resilience, though...

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