Resources & Articles
Read helpful resources for parents from our therapists and stay in touch with the latest news at Tilton’s Therapy for Tots.
Featured FREE Download
Featured FREE Download
Painted Rocks Craft
Drawing or painting can help develop fine motor skills, but also can increase self-esteem and boost confidence. This activity can also help your child express their emotions or help you understand their state of mind.
Developmental Disabilities
The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) recognizes March as developmental disabilities awareness month. During this month, they highlight the facts and aim to raise awareness about inclusion for those who are differently abled.
Kids Nutrition
Healthy eating is a component of a healthy lifestyle at any age. National Nutrition Month takes place every March and provides us the opportunity to check in on our nutrition and food choices.
Bleeding Disorders
Typically bleeding disorders involve blood clotting. During the process of coagulation (blood clotting), many factors come into play. Some individuals have an imbalance in their clotting process.
Vocabulary Development Stages
For those who have Down Syndrome, there are significant things to focus on through early childhood development. Here are some ways you can focus depending on your child’s age or stage of life.
Managing Epilepsy in Children
March is Epilepsy Awareness Month, a time to educate people about the challenges faced by those with epilepsy and to raise awareness of the impact of this neurological disorder on individuals and their families.
Supporting Developmental Disabilities with Positivity
What do Jim Carrey, Michael Phelps, Dan Ackroyd, Temple Grandin, and Orville Wright have in common? They are all very well-known and successful individuals. But it is interesting to note that each one of these people also has a developmental disability.
Developmental Disabilities Awareness
Developmental milestones are things we consider to be important or meaningful learned behaviors in early childhood. We are familiar with the most major developments, for instance, our first words, first steps, first smile.
Colorful Speech Shapes
Colorful Speech" is a fun and interactive activity that aims to enhance children's speech and language development.
Happy Tooth Sad Tooth
What foods are good for your teeth and what foods are bad for your teeth?
Kids can play this visual activity to understand how to choose foods that will be good for their teeth and dental hygiene.
Ribbon Ring Craft
Kids can play, dance, and move after making this easy and fun ribbon ring craft (bonus: no mess!)
You’ll only need a few household supplies.
Flossing Game for Kids
Sometimes it can be a challenge to help children understand the importance of flossing. The process of flossing can also be difficult for children to see when demonstrating at home.
Valentine’s Hole Punch Heart Garland
Create this festive garland with just a few supplies but lots of developmental benefits!
Conversation Heart Sort
Use your leftover candy hearts to develop visual perceptual skills and fine motor skills. This activity uses visual perceptual skills to sort by color and identification of colors. Practice fine motor development using pincer grasp to pick up hearts and place into the correct spot.
Heart Hop Game
This activity focuses on developing gross motor skills, motor planning, following directions, as well as auditory processing while listening to when the music starts/stops.
I Love You to Pieces Activity
Scissor skill development to address distal dexterity, hand strength, eye-hand coordination, rhythmic timing of coordinated cutting, bilateral integration, tactile exploration, sequencing, and attention to task.
Valentine's Cat Craft
Facilitation of sequencing, following directions, material management, cutting, and drawing to create a Puurrfect Friend! Build on this fun craft with some imaginative play and fun animal sounds or gross motor movements when you pretend to be cats, too!
Heart Sorting Game
Promotion of visual scanning skills and visual- motor integration for color identification and sorting. Add language for description of color, size and quantity while you play!