Building Beyond Basics - Pediatric Therapy

07/15/2025

Quote of the Day

Today's Topic - Meltdowns & Tantrums/Recovery and Repair

07/06/2025

Easy screening we use all the time !!!

Another great reason to keep reading to those kiddos!

Nursery Rhyme Week

07/03/2025

Fantastic !

06/23/2025

Thank you Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation for giving so much to our community !!!

We are incredibly grateful to the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation for the profound impact their investment and partnership creates in our community and we are pleased to announce their steadfast support of vulnerable families through Bridge a Life programs among several other well-deserving organizations.

You can learn more here: https://barancikfoundation.org/foundation-awards-6-million-in-grants/

06/12/2025

06/09/2025

Our job is to grow our Little’s in all aspects including emotional

Discipline is meant to guide, not to shame. At its core, discipline should centre a child, not scatter them. It should bring clarity, not confusion; connection, not disconnection.

When we confuse punishment for discipline, we risk teaching fear instead of understanding.

True discipline grounds a child in safety, structure, and self-awareness. It says: I’m here. I see you. I’m helping you find your way.

Many of us were taught that discipline and punishment were the same. But they’re not. Discipline is about grounding, guiding, and centering — never about breaking.

If something leaves a child feeling ashamed, fearful, or unworthy, it’s not discipline. It’s a wound.

Let’s choose tools that build trust, not tear it down. Let’s teach through love, not fear.

Let’s raise children who know boundaries, not because they’ve been broken by them, but because they’ve been held by them. ❤️

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06/07/2025

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Brilliantly helpful! Makes understanding Executive Functions so much easier?

>>> https://www.nclexquiz.com/mnemonics/executive-function-skills-cheat-sheet/

05/18/2025

Wow!!! Remember - we don’t ceiling kids !

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05/11/2025

04/11/2025

This is cool!

04/10/2025

Just because they’re not talking doesn’t mean they’re not connecting.
Just because they’re not playing together doesn’t mean they’re not playing with.

Parallel play—when kids play side-by-side, doing their own thing—is often misunderstood as a “baby” stage of development. But here’s the truth: older kids do it, too. Teens do it. Adults do it…ever heard of coworking spaces?

In a healthy play ecosystem, not every moment needs to be loud, cooperative, or obviously social. Some kids draw next to each other without a word and still feel deeply seen. Others build in quiet rhythm, sharing glances, ideas, or just space. This kind of play honors autonomy while building belonging.

When we zoom out, the play ecosystem isn’t just about what kids do—it’s about the invisible threads between them:
• Proximity that builds comfort
• Mirroring that builds connection
• Quiet that builds trust

They are playing together—just not the way adults expect.