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Child with Apraxia
My son was also diagnosed as having oral-motor apraxia, ... As for the oral motor apraxia - the best thing to help with this is REPETITION! REPETITION! ...
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- My son was dx with all of these at 2 1/2 years old. PLEASE go to www.apraxia-kids.org and start reading! Join the list-serve and post your questions there. We also hav...
- Hi K., Hang in there...you really need to get the opinion of your daughters pediatrition. He/she can point you in the right direction. I wouldn't take the schools w...
- I wanted to add that the abilities center is excellent http://www.abilitiescenter.com/classes.htm
Hypertonicity
Is your DC's gross motor development on trackaverage or above ... need certain info in order for insurance to pay All the basic sensorymotor skills are the ...
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- Hypertonicity is an increased tension of the muscles, meaning the muscle tone is abnormally rigid, hampering proper movement. Let the Physical therapist explain wha...
- Hi V., I am a retired OT (occupational therapist). Check out the following Website to see what developmental milestones are appropriate for your child's age. htt...
- I have some experience with this diagnosis of sorts. My two sons had hypotonicity (having loose muscle tone) I would expect the diagnosis you are mentioning is the opp...
Babies Walker
Oct 20, 2009 ... There could be lots of reasons why her motor skills are delayed but you want to address them now while she is still little. ...
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- Please don't worry yourself over this. My daughter didn't walk until 15 months. As long as a child is walking by 18 months, there's nothing to be concerned about. I...
- What pushed my daughter right into walking was getting a push walker (one of those doggies). She pushed it for 1 month and then was walking on her own. She had been ...
- One year to just begin sitting up is well below the norm. I am surprised that your pediatrician has not talked to you about this. I watched a boy who had a difficult...
Help! Fisher Price Cradle Swing Broken???
I called Fisher Price and they are sending me a new motor housing. ... We called Fisher Price and they sent a whole new motor (the whole top) within days ...
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- It might not be broken -- you might just have to raise the level of "swing" because she's heavier now. The heavier they get, the higher you have to take the speed of ...
- I contacted Fisher Price and they sent me a new motor. You have to send back the nonworking one, but they were wonderful. Call customer service!
- call Fisher Price thay are great, and want to keep you as a customer!
Advice from Other Mom's on My Concerns on My Son's Physical Development
My daughter was 3 weeks preemie with an underdeveloped stomach and acid reflux she was a late bloomer on walking and some motor skillsPlease dont worryall ...
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- Hi J., Both my boys were premature, the 12 yr old was born at 32 weeks and my 7yr old was born at 28 weeks. Lamar started catching up by the time he was 1. I compared...
- Hi J., My daughter was born 3 1/2 weeks early as well. Everything you are describing, I feel like you were there with me with her. She didn't actually walk alone u...
- As a parent of a teenager and a 'tweenager... this is the ONLY time in your life you will beg your child to walk and talk... After you beg them to sit down for 2 minut...
Formal Developmental Screening for 3 Year Old
I just noticed some of the responses questioned payments and insurance ... like a half hour Heshe will look at motor skills speech hand eye coordination and ...
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- Hi N. I would just do it. Your town/city should be offering a free evaluation. YOU can contact your school department to see if they are running a child find prog...
- I had my son screened & he received testing and then Physical therapy and Occupational therapy prior to kindergarten. It changed his life. It was wonderful to see hi...
- Unless you indicated to the pediatrician that you have concerns (perhaps at the 3 year check-up?) or the pedi herself expressed concerns, it sounds to me like this is ...
Handwriting help...any Clever Ideas!?
Oct 23, 2009 ... Most kids don't have the fine motor skills to form their letters correctly ... They don't like using the pencil and doing the small motor ...
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- My son just turned 5 and had no interest in writing until a few months ago. We started out with tracing letters. We got a dry erase board at Walmart that had letters a...
- My Dr.s always told me the kids could only grow in so many diferent areas at once. Even when he turned two & hadn't had a first haircut, yet because he didn't have en...
- There is a program called writing (or handwriting) without tears. You might be able to find it online or at a teacher store. From a teachers perspective - it has wor...
Help W/ 4 Year Old Reading Interest???
Clay, sand and any kind of material that will develop his fine motor skills are a great way to encourage the process. When a child writes at this age ...
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- I have twins who are now 6 years old, my daughter was very interested in writing and reading from very early. My son on the other hand had no interest at all until he ...
- Hi B., I'm a mother of 5, a grandmother and have taught pre-shool for almost 7 years. It has been my experience that four year olds (especially boys) are not as ...
- Hi B.. I am a new homeschooling mom. From anyone I talk to they always tell not to push. It will happen. He is really young. Sometimes when we push they will may ...
Eating with a Spoon
This is part of growth and development you need to be patient and work on her fine motor skills for her age group. If need be look at other activities you ...
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- L., My grandson is almost one and I have recently given him one of the small rubber tipped baby spoons that we dont use any more, to hold onto and dip into the fo...
- keep trying but be patient. my daughter is 27 months. and usually eats with a spoon.. but not always. it is still frustrating for her sometimes so she goes back ...
- They get it when they get it, and she will be OK. About age two is a good start. Try getting a toddler spoon, which has a handle that allows them to use a more na...
Anyone Use a Balance Bike or No-pedal Type Bike?
There's motor planning involved in pedaling, motor planning involved in steering , balance (from the vestibular system -- I'm not sure when that system is ...
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- Our son was almost 5 when we started using a "balance bike", after hearing about the great success another mom had. My husband is handy, and so he just removed the ped...
- Yes, we love the balance bike. I started my daughter on one at 2 1/2. She is now three and is ready to start riding a two wheeler with pedals (no training wheels). We ...
- These bikes are awesome. We are currently living in Germany and kids here cruise around on those things as little as two! You can buy them in all heights. We plan o...
