NEWS

18 Jul Why do therapists use play?

Play is something that children do, and they do it freely, by choice. Most children don’t require much coercion to get them to participate in a playful activity. Play inspires exploration and imagination. Children learn through play experiences – interacting with various objects, surroundings and...

04 Jul Motion Sickness

Motion sickness is an unpleasant experience that most of us have had and something that we certainly wouldn’t wish upon our children. To help your children to prevent or at least manage motion sickness on your next trip, you first need to understand the cause. Motion...

30 Jun The Issue of Heavy School Bags

By now your child has been at school for 2 terms and may have developed lower back, neck and shoulder pain. This could be due to a heavy school bag as well as sitting slouched at a desk for hours. You will need to check...

18 May Gross Motor Developmental Delay

All infants and kids develop specific milestones at their own pace, but every child should do certain tasks by a specific age. If they don’t progress as expected, this is known as a developmental delay.

07 May Clumsy Kids

Would you say your child is awkward or clumsy? Does he/she have trouble with every day tasks? Your child may be suffering from DCD or Development Coordination Disorder.

16 Apr Toe Walking – What is it and where to go for help

Toe walking is where the person mostly walks on the ball of the foot. It is also known as “equinus gait”, from the word “equinus” meaning horse-like, because a horse actually walks on its toes with it heel raised. In a toe walker, the heel rarely strikes the ground, as in a normal gait where the heel strikes the ground first before the weight shifts to the toes for push-off.

04 Apr What are Growing Pains?

Is growing painful? No, or at least, there is no evidence to say it is. More likely, it is simply overuse of muscles during a child’s active day.

12 Mar Get your kids moving and jumping!

Osteoporosis, or low bone density, is something we associate with getting old. But, wouldn’t it be better to prevent this “silent” disease?  It can be as simple as getting your kids jumping!