Bloom Pediatric Therapy Center

11/11/2025

A huge thank you to First United Methodist Preschool (FUMP) for inviting Bloom Pediatric Therapy to join your staff training day! We loved spending time with your incredible teachers and caregivers discussing all things feeding and eating with infant and toddlers!
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Your dedication to understanding the “why” behind picky eating, sensory preferences, and mealtime independence shows just how much you care about the little ones in your classrooms. 💕

We’re so thankful for the opportunity to share strategies that support confident, joyful eaters — and we look forward to continuing to grow alongside your amazing team!

08/21/2025

Signs of proprioceptive dysfunction!
Seeking vs. avoiding

What you may see with proprioception delays in a child…

Kids who haven’t developed their proprioception skills or if they have proprioceptive dysfunction, may have trouble with simple tasks as well as learning.

Functional skills like:

🛠Buttoning clothes
🛠Opening lids and jars
🛠Turning on a faucet
🛠Pushing a door open
🛠Putting on socks

…can be difficult for children if they don’t have a strong proprioceptive system. The child appears to lack muscle tone and struggle with skills that are often age-appropriate.

Proproceptive dysfunction can also impact a child’s learning ability in the classroom. A child who has an immature proprioceptive system may:

🏃🏽Display sensory seeking behavior
🏃🏽Applies too much pressure to their pencil
🏃🏽Trouble with personal boundaries
🏃🏽Has ADHD-like behaviors
🏃🏽Trouble focusing and remembering what tasks they should be doing

To find out if your child or students may have trouble with proprioception and to get some activities that can help, click the link here:

🔗https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-04-proprioceptive-dysfunction-causes-sensory-seeking-and-sensory-avoiding-behavior/?utm_source=Google%20Ads&utm_medium=Test2&utm_campaign=Test3

07/30/2025

Very informative! If you feel your child needs an IEP, and unsure of the process-reach out!

05/28/2025

Giveaway fun for Speech Language Hearing Month! Love my “speechies” at Speech Buds, LLC

04/02/2025

“Children learn through PLAY and PLAY to learn”

04/02/2025

01/21/2025

Looking for ways to keep your kiddo entertained without the use of screens and technology?

I thought I would share my new favorite fidget toy…it is perfect for road trips, occupying the tiny tots in church, or when stuck inside due to frigid La temps 😁

🎯Targets fine motor and dexterity skills
🎯Improves focus and attention
🎯Facilitates stress relief and overall calming

👉🏻link in comments

01/16/2025

Can you identify if your child has self-regulation deficits?

Self-Regulation Red Flags! 🚩🚩🚩🚩

Self-regulation is a complex skill. These child behavior and self-regulation red flags can help parents, teachers, and other professionals get a handle on how a child is performing with different areas of self-regulation, which is helpful for evaluations, goal-setting, and progress monitoring.

It is important to remember that all kids have their own unique self-regulation strategies and techniques that work best for them. These strategies and approaches can vary based on temperament, personality, sensory processing needs, neurodivergence, exposure to trauma, developmental delays, and other aspects of the individual.

These are just a few of the child behavior and self-regulation red flags that may indicate that a child requires additional support. Want more? We are currently having a new year bundle sale on some of our top self-regulation resources!
Comment with a 🚩 and we will send them your way!

01/09/2025

What a fantastic way to help kiddos regulate during a long school day!🤩🧠

01/09/2025

Let them PLAY!

Did you know that Gross Motor Skills are directly linked to your child's brain development? https://ilslearningcorner.com/2020-02-gross-motor-skills-tied-to-childs-brain-development/

01/07/2025

‼️‼️Parents of young children…please take a few minutes to read this…excess screen time negatively effects your child’s CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM…‼️‼️ terrifying right?
“A child with mood dysregulation today requires methodically eliminating all electronics use for several weeks—an “electronics fast”—to allow the nervous system to “reset.”

By disrupting sleep, suppressing the brain's frontal lobe, raising stress hormones, and fracturing attention, daily screen-time harms children.

11/10/2024