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Early Childhood Intervention
This website is a place for families who are facing
challenges pertaining to their child's development and
growth.
It is a place to find answers and practical
suggestions. That's what Early Intervention Support is all
about.
Whether a family has a child with a challenging behavior,
a disability or developmental issue, childhood is short - it
should be savored and enjoyed.
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We understand developmental milestones and the challenges
of Special Needs children. We spend a great deal of time
with families understanding the inner workings of childhood
routines and interactions. Ask us about your child today!
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Motor Skills Concerns
Listed below are a few previous questions from our
Ask The Therapist
form relating to speech and language. You may also want to review:
Crawling and Bearing Weight
Do you have any helpful
hints to get my 12-month old daughter to do floor exercises...
My daughter turned 1 year on
12/29/10. She is not crawling, pulling up, cruising or getting herself
into a sitting position from lying down...
My son just turned 11 months old. He is not crawling, pulling up, or
standing. He does roll around the floor, and tries to "bounce"
himself when on his stomach; and just recently, he does seem to be
more interested...
I am a school nurse working with 0-5 year olds. Which types of crawling
are considered abnormal?
My almost-11-month-old son still crawls with his belly on the floor. He
can get up on all fours when he is still, but doesn't move forward or
backward in that position...
My daughter is 13 1/2 months old. She was born full term. She is not
bearing any weight on her feet...
My baby girl is 5 months old. She can sit when put in a sitting
position, but when you want her to stand up and hold her, she'll use one
leg and cry...
My daughter is a little over 4 months of age and can hold her head up
and stays on her elbows while on her stomach. How do I encourage her to
bear more weight on her arms?...
I have a few concerns about my 5 1/2-month-old daughter. She has
strong neck control and holds her head very steady...
My granddaughter
is 12 months old and is not crawling, standing nor pulling up to walk...
My daughter
is 13 1/2 months old. She just started to actually crawl when she turned
one. But my concern is when I place her into a standing position she screams
and cries as if it is hurting her...
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Walking
My son was born
5-1/2 weeks early and is now 11 months old but is behind in is walking motor
skill...
My son took his
first steps at 14 months, on his tip toe. He is now 17 months and continues
to walk on his tip toe...
My daughter is just 2 months shy of her 3rd birthday. She began walking
at a VERY early 10 months and since then has had some issues with her toes
pointing inward...
My Son is 14 months and 2 two weeks and he doesn't walk yet; he doesn't
even try. Can he get some help?
My granddaughter is 19 months old and does not walk...
My daughter is 19 month old. She is not walking independently. She is
mostly walking by kneeling down but a couple times I have seen her
take a few steps but still reluctant to walk independently...
My son is
12-1/2 months old, started to roll over at 7 months, crawling well at
10 months. But he is not interested in bearing weight or pulling to
stand...
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Other Gross Motor Skills
I
have a neighbor that has an 8 month old child. The baby can hardly turn
over, or hold his bottle...
My daughter is 10 months old and she was evaluated by a PT for motor
gross skills...
My daughter was born 3 months ago via c-section (she was breech). Since
birth, she has been very rigid and stiff...
My 17th month old was born at 36 weeks gestation. I think he has gross
motor delays...
My son is 5 months old. There are two things I'm concerned with
regarding his motor skills. 1. Reaching for toys. 2. How long should he
be bearing weight on his legs when placed on them?...
My child just had her nine month check-up. My husband and I have been
concerned as her gross motor skills are developing slowly...
My son is seven months old. He rolls over, can lift his head and seems
to have pretty good control. He cannot sit by himself, but can sit
supported...
My 10 1/2 month old son almost always stands on his tip-toes. He can not
stand without support yet but when we hold him in a standing position or
when he is in his exersaucer, he is on his toes...
My daughter is 6 years
old and in kindergarten. She was diagnosed with low muscle tone around 3
years old...
I need help in
finding a therapist for my son who is 6 years old and has been previously
diagnosed with obesity...
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Fine Motor Skills
My baby has poor
fine motor skills...
I teach a child with possible fine motor delays and maybe some sensory
issues. He's almost 3. He cannot put on even simple shoes with straps...
My daughter has issues writing, etc. (fine motor skills). Do you think a
handwriting specialist is the only therapist she needs or do you think
occupational therapy is needed too?
My daughter is five and her teacher is noticing that my daughter is
clumsier then the rest of the kids and she having a hard time holding on
to a pencil and stuff like that...
Which skill
would be developed first for a child: spreading butter or peanut butter with
a knife or cutting meat?...
My 5 year
old grandson does not want to write or color...
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