Bellingham Pediatric Therapy

09/04/2024

Inclusion is everything 🙌💛

“Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists, it is making a new space, a better space for everyone.” ✨🌈
-Rachel Olivero

09/03/2024

New community offerings for Sept at Whatcom Family Village 🙌

Check out our September schedule!

🌟 New *free* Storytime on Tuesdays 📚
🌟 Register for our Sept workshop Aligned for Birth: understand baby positioning in utero, comfort, and tips & tricks to prepare for birth 🤰🏽
🌟 Music Together by the Bay is now hosted at WFV! Sign up for classes on their website 🎶

Updates: Open Family Yoga is being held at 10:15AM - join for playful, kid-centric yoga and social-emotional connection!

PS it’s not too late to join our current postpartum circle ❤️‍🩹

We’d love to hear what’s working for you, what you’re excited about and any other feedback as we grow. Stay tuned for new classes and events coming soon!

08/22/2023

🙌✏️🖍️✂️🧡✋

Have a preschooler who needs help building their fine motor skills?

Check out these awesome tools and simple activities!

DETAILS ARE HERE: https://toddlerapproved.com/best-fine-motor-tools/

PIN IT FOR LATER: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/28640147622852642

08/17/2023

Do you have concerns about your child's fine motor, pre-writing, or handwriting skills? Send us a message, we can help ✏️💛!

How do you know which pre-writing lines your child should know? Use this handy pre-writing skills checklist for ages one to six.

https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/pre-writing-skills-checklist-kids.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

08/17/2023

Looking for adaptive clothing for your child? Here are some brands to check out!

👕 List of Adaptive Clothing Brands 👖

Here is a list of clothing brands that offer adaptive clothing for both adults and kids!

This information can also be found in our free downloadable Cerebral Palsy Toolkit or our website page 👉 https://loom.ly/LNOAmqE

Image Description: Cream colored background with drawings of clothing in green. "List of Adaptive Clothing Brands" in the top center title.

04/11/2023

We love this app! A super user-friendly way to track your baby's development!

It’s recommended for all babies that they do Tummy Time as soon as they are born, but can baby do Tummy Time in the NICU

02/14/2023

12/17/2022

The transition into and out of winter break can be challenging for many families! Here are some tips and strategies from Bridges Learning System to support your child during times of transition.

As many folks are gearing up to start the school year, it’s important to support children during transitions!

Transitions can be disruptive. Whether it’s transitions throughout the course of a day or larger transitions like transitioning from a long break to the start of the school year, understanding how to support your child or student during these times is essential.

Understand that during transitions, neurodivergent folks will be at a decreased capacity and it can be helpful to reduce any demands on their plate as well as increase their self-care. Self-care might look like:
❤️ Encouraging them to spend time engaging with their passions
❤️ Encouraging them to stim or move in ways that feel good to relieve their body of stress/tension
❤️ Making sure they’re spending time with people who they can be their authentic, unmasked selves around
❤️ Making sure they have an opportunity to express their feelings without a filter
❤️ Helping them engage with sensory stimuli that are grounding and bring them joy
❤️ Or anything else that helps your child or student be healthy, well, and rested!

Preparing for transitions by familiarizing children with the new environment, building in extra time for sleep, leaning on routines that haven’t changed, and advocating for needs ahead of time are also great tools to use before, during, and after transition periods.

Download our newest FREE resource, the Get Ready, Get Set, Go Infographic to help support children during transitions. Print and hang the infographic in your home or classroom or keep it easily accessible on your computer for everyone to easily see and refer back to as needed: https://bridgeslearningsystem.com/free-resource-transition-infographic/

11/18/2022

Interested in an intensive using Dynamic Movement Intervention or CIMT? Reach out!

11/18/2022

👉Co-regulation: https://www.theottoolbox.com/co-regulation/

👉Co-regulation is the ability to regulate emotions and behaviors to soothe and manage stressing internal sensory input or external situations, with the support and direction of a connecting individual.

👉Co-regulation is nurturing connection of another individual that supports regulation needs through the use of strategies, tools, and calming techniques in order to self-soothe or respond in times of stress.

👉Co-regulation and self-regulation are part of the developmental process.

Image from on Instagram.

10/07/2022

At BPT we offer both CIMT (constraint therapy) and HABIT (bimanual training) for children with hemiplegia! Please reach out if you'd like to hear more about these interventions!

In this video, Developmental Pediatrician and Scientist Dr. Darcy Fehlings answers your question "Is constraint induced movement therapy the best…