The vast majority of parents who contact me have children who are struggling emotionally. They have meltdowns in school, angry outbursts, anxiety in new situ...

For children, learning doesn’t start once they begin attending formal school. Learning starts much, much earlier, before they are even born. After birth, you...

“I know my child is smart, he can remember everything he has ever heard about dinosaurs, but he is falling behind in every subject in school”. “My daughter g...

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I had a great time presenting at the Oklahoma Association of Neonatal and Pediatric Therapists (OANAPT) conference! OANAPT is a group of professionals dedica...

The current school system in the U.S. is very “age” focused. Children begin formal school at younger and younger ages. In the U.S. some children as young as ...

ADHD is a common clinical diagnosis in children, with peak diagnosis between 8 and 10 years old. In fact, three of the drugs used to treat ADHD (Concerta, St...

Parents bring their children in to see me for many different reasons. Some kids are struggling with emotion regulation or sensory sensitivities, other childr...

For those of you who don’t know my name is Emily Prentice and I am a Neuro-Developmental Delay therapist. I work with children who have a variety of developm...

Unlike many of you, I am not a parent. I do not have a child with developmental problems, but I do understand what many of them experience. I was one of thos...

You baby is born with a set of reflexes that help them to survive during the first few months after their birth. These infant reflexes (called primitive refl...

“Chronological age and intelligence are not the only criteria for learning success. Developmental readiness for formal education is equally important. Develo...