Play & Development
Living in the Now for Kids
by Brett Klika, CSCS Imagine you were bestowed the superpower of being able to live solely in the moment. No dwelling over the past, no stressing over the future -- just an uncanny ability to take in and appreciate your surroundings, your company, and anything else...
Why Do Some Kids Struggle with Contact Sports?
Back by popular demand, our friends at The Inspired Treehouse www.theinspiredtreehouse.com are sharing some more awesome information with you today! We asked Lauren and Claire, pediatric occupational therapists and founders of The Inspired Treehouse to shed some light...
When Kids Struggle With Balance
We got such great feedback last week on our guest blog post from our friends at Inspired Treehouse, that we invited them to share more of their amazing knowledge. (if you haven’t seen it yet, check out My Child Never Learned to Crawl, by clicking here.) Lauren and...
My Child Never Learned to Crawl
Today we wanted to share a guest blog post by our friends at The Inspired Treehouse. Lauren and Claire are pediatric physical and occupational therapists and the co-founders of The Inspired Treehouse where they share information, tips, activities, and strategies to...
Getting Kids to Work Together- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Playing on a team is not just about each person doing their job right, it’s also about that unspoken team chemistry that makes a good team great! A novel way to foster this chemistry is with cooperative games. The travel circle is a fun way...
Body Shapes – Figuring out new ways to move
by Craig Valency, MA, CSCS It’s one thing to recognize a shape drawn on a piece of paper, but it is another thing to draw that shape. Now, to take it one step further, what if we were to have kids create a shape with their body? Not only are they unable to see what...
Body Part Call Outs – A warm-up for Body & Brain!
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS We assume too much when working with kids. I have been guilty of assuming that they know the names of all their body parts and how to move them. This, of course, created frustration for them and me. I thought they weren’t listening, and they...
Got Rhythm?
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS When I was in PE class in junior high and we cycled around to the soccer unit, I dreaded it. I ran around the field, never in position, tripping over my own feet, bumping into other kids and unable to successfully dribble the ball more than...
Which Ear is the Right Ear?
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS Whether staring at the TV, computer, smart phone, or ipad, kids today live in a visual dominant world. Gone are the days when kids were outside for hours on end, either in nature or even the dreaded urban jungle. Back in the pre-electronics...
How More Play Leads to More Learning
By Craig Valency, MA, CSCS “Let’s move!” For the last few years we have been imploring kids to put down the gadgets, get active, move more, and eat less. Rising childhood obesity rates and plummeting youth fitness levels have raised the alarm. The solution seems...
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