For Mother’s Day, kids can express themselves with this fun and creative craft to say “I love you to pieces!”

This activity uses components you may have at home along with our printable resources.

Plunk! If you have ever played the classic game KerPlunk, you’ll enjoy this giant outdoor version using simple supplies.

Did you know you can build your kids their own sensory car wash? Using simple supplies that are readily available, kids can play and engage their senses in a really fun way! This DIY craft is perfect for a hot day.

Get active with this easy indoor hopscotch game! This activity focuses on the development of motor planning, differentiation between left and right, as well as visual processing.

Use marbles and paint to create your own abstract art! This activity focuses on fine motor skills such as hand strength, bilateral coordination, in hand manipulation, visual tracking to watch marbles as they roll all over the paper, and determination of different sides of the body (left vs right).

Use clay to craft this useful and special gift! This activity aids in many areas of development including bilateral integration, hand and finger strengthening, sensory processing, fine motor skills, and visual motor skills.

May is designated as Better Hearing & Speech Month, a time to raise awareness about communication disorders and promote the importance of early intervention. Speech and language delays are among children's most common developmental disorders, affecting approximately 10-15% of kids. Early identification and intervention can significantly improve outcomes for children with speech and language delays.

As a parent or caregiver, ensuring your child's success in school may be one of your top priorities.

“National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day shines a national spotlight on the importance of caring for every child’s mental health and reinforces that positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development.”

In May, we draw attention to those who experience stuttering to help raise awareness about what it is and how parents can find therapeutic interventions to help their children with fluency at an early age. Most importantly, during National Stuttering Awareness Week (the second week of May), we want to help spread the message that those who stutter are not alone and should not feel isolated.

JUSTin HOPE Foundation was created in 2011 in Reno, NV, by the parents of a special young man named Justin Reitz. When Justin was two years old, he was diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder. As his parents navigated this overwhelming change and encountered countless questions in their journey to help their son, they realized that there was a lack of support and resources for families in similar circumstances.

Each year in May, we observe Better Hearing and Speech Month. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) aims to increase awareness and understanding about disorders related to speech and hearing. Everyone is encouraged to be mindful of their speech and hearing ability, but for children, it is especially important not only to address problems, but to prevent injury.

Every year in May, we celebrate and aim to support National Physical Fitness and Sports month. This year, the focus of the celebration is #MoveInMay. The campaign aims to promote safety while engaging in physical activity and this year, that means social distancing. Following the latest information from your region’s public health providers and local leaders will help you learn how to engage in physical activity outdoors in the safest way possible.

The discipline of speech pathology had been around for a long time - the American Academy of Speech Correction was established in 1926, but it did not become speech-language pathology for a couple of decades.

Ask most therapists why they strive to become a therapist. Most will say some variation of wanting to help people and make a difference. When has the notation of wanting to help people become so cliche, but aren't the best cliches based on powerful truths that have become simple notions?

Getting in the holiday spirit is easy after contributing to an event like The Gala of Trees, which takes place in Salem, Oregon.

This month we are featuring a new member of the Tilton’s Therapy for Tots team, Jason Crawford, Occupational Therapist!

This month, we featuring a talented Physical Therapist on the Tilton’s Therapy for Tots Team, Elaina Gregerson!

This month we are featuring a new member of the Tilton’s Therapy team, Alyssa Carreon, Physical Therapist!

Alyssa pronounces her name “Uh-l-eye-ssa” and not the usual “Uh-lih-ssa.” She was born and raised in the beautiful biggest little city of Reno. At the University of Nevada, Reno, Alyssa earned a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Science in 2018. She continued on to achieve her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington in 2022. 

Meet this month’s featured team member, one of our newest additions to the Tilton’s Team, Moses Harvison, COTA!