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This blog discusses DSD, which may be an appropriate diagnosis for some children with difficulties attaining/performing motor skills.

Research in childhood disability has identified six F-words that should be the focus for development. These include Function, Family, Fitness,…

Why we use whole body Vibration Therapy at TFK At TFK I am always searching for new tools to add…

I am frequently asked how often, how much, and where to practice therapy. Parents are often shown therapy in a…

Research in childhood disability has identified six F-words that should be the focus for development. These include Function, Family, Fitness,…

We often get asked when a parent should be worried about toilet training for their child. Like all developmental milestones,…

Harry is four-years-old with a condition called Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting development and growth. For Harry, the…

Transitioning from daycare to preschool is one of the biggest milestones in any family and at TFK we feel that…

At TFK we are constantly talking about tummy time for babies. There are so many reasons why tummy time is…

At TFK we love to see our babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers play posting games. It begins from about 12-15 months…

Often at TFK you will hear a therapist say “Great crossing over” or “This week we’ll work on crossing the…

A couple weeks ago I discussed the development of social play. This week I will discuss a type of play…

A very different milestone this week for fun. This week is a milestone for TFK as we will be running…

Any activity that your child does (whether organised or unstructured) that they find fun is considered play. Play is much…

An important social and language/communication milestone Pointing is a fine motor skill that is used for early social and communication…

In the last 2 weeks we have had a number of our little people at TFK achieve independent standing. Such…

Last week we discussed fine motor development in the first 6 months and the importance of vision and gross motor…

For the next couple weeks, we will discuss the development of fine motor skills in the first 12 months of…

Welcome back to transitional gross motor milestones. Your babies are far more mobile now! Which is so much fun but also means you may have to have a closer, watchful eye on those moving little people.

8 to 10 months old babies begin to have more strength and explore the space around them. Transitional gross-motor milestones…

Self-feeding: part 1 It has been 2 weeks between blogs as life has gotten busy with our beginning the change…

Last week we discussed crawling, the second transition. Today, we’ll talk about sitting, the benefits of early strengthening, and the…