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Parents’ Guide to Starting Solid Foods
Wondering if your baby is ready to start on solid foods? Watch to learn a few key factors that indicate your baby is ready for solids. Want to watch more videos about related topics? Click the button below! This video is a part of our Parents’ Guide series. View the entire series for quick … Continued
Parents’ Guide to Positions that Help Baby’s Development
Baby needs to experience different positions during the day to be able to play and explore. Watch and learn about all the positions you can put baby in during the day! These positions help with development and get baby out of their carrier. Learn more about how and when to use infant carriers. Want to … Continued
Parents’ Guide to Playtime
Play is more than just fun—it builds skills for a lifetime! Playtime can begin as soon as baby is born. What does one-month-old baby playtime look like? What are the best playtime activities? Visit our play page for more play tips for all ages! Want to watch more videos about related topics? Click the buttons below! … Continued
Parents’ Guide to Infant Carriers
Every parent uses containers, such as carriers, car seats, bouncer seats, and strollers, on a daily basis, but did you know you can overuse them? Watch to learn more about the recommended use of infant carriers, and how you can reduce carrier time for your baby. Visit our developmental milestones page to make sure your baby is reaching … Continued
Parents’ Guide to How Feeding Helps Baby Talk
Feeding affects more than just baby’s ability to eat—it can also help their speaking abilities! It makes sense when you think about it. Feeding and swallowing helps your baby build muscles they need to start talking. Watch to learn more about how these two important areas of development are connected! Want to watch more videos … Continued
Parents’ Guide to Developing Your Child’s Life Skills
Kids are asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” all the time! You can help your little one be what they want by developing their life skills, also known as executive function skills. Watch for some activities to help in our video. To learn more about executive function, visit the Executive … Continued
Parents’ Guide to Crawling
Crawling is an important 7-9 month milestone. Watch this video to learn more about the two types of crawling, and how to help your baby crawl. You can also learn more about crawling from these popular resources: Why You Should Encourage Crawling—And How To Do It : This comprehensive resource delves into the importance of … Continued
Why Are Mirrors Good for Baby?
Want a toy that will keep your baby entertained and that is also good for their development? Put your wallet away, because you probably already have this in your home: mirrors! Yes, that mirror hanging on your bathroom wall can help your baby’s development! Mirror play for babies has great benefits for social and emotional … Continued
Choosing an Eye Doctor for Your Child
Are you wondering when you should take your child to an eye doctor for their first visit? Choosing the right eye doctor for kids can be a challenge – here are a few tips to help parents navigate this. It’s recommended your child receive their first eye check up at six months, again at three … Continued
Importance of Eye Contact
Baby’s vision development is very important and even affects their other senses. Throughout the first year, baby will be looking at you a ton, so be sure to look at them, give them a lot of attention, and make eye contact! Find out what you can expect in the coming months. Eye Contact in the … Continued
是我的寶貝OK (Chinese: is my baby ok?)
Chinese version of parent friendly video showing typical and atypical development of two 6 month old babies
Recognizing Early Motor Delays at Four and Six Months of Age
***EDUCATIONAL VIDEO**** Recognizing Early Motor Delays as Early as Four and Six Months of Age Learn why Tummy Time is important for baby and how to detect signs of an early motor delay at four and six months of age. Presentation includes videos and links to accompanying handouts. All materials including videos are provided at … Continued
Pediatric Physical Therapy for Children with Developmental Issues: Josh’s Story
This video features Josh’s story. Watch how he is helped by physical therapy.
Parents’ Guide to Baby’s Sense of Touch
Baby uses touch to explore the world around them. Just like you try to help your baby develop their sense of sight, you can also help them develop their sense of touch. You can even try baby massage, which helps with sensory development and bonding with baby through comforting contact. Want to watch more videos about related … Continued
Parents’ Guide to Baby’s Communication
The communication skills that babies learn during their first year sets them up for success later in life! Start communicating with your baby from birth to help them reach important communication milestones. Watch this video to learn how! Visit our Communication page to learn more, and check out our communication checklist to keep up with … Continued
How to Massage Baby – Premature Baby in NICU
Was baby born premature? Or did baby spend time in the NICU? If yes, then it’s important to know the benefits of infant massage! Massage+ 30, 10, 5 is a simple, quick, and powerful baby massage intervention to help improve the health and development of premature and full-term infants. This is an infant massage of … Continued
New Frontiers: Sensory Integration
Pathways.org informs you about Sensory Integration and the importance of early detection and early intervention. Watch one child’s journey through sensory integration therapy and visually see the struggles a child with sensory issues may be facing. As the brain develops, connections need to be made between brain areas. Evidence shows therapy helps to make these … Continued
Five Essential Tummy Time Moves, How To Do Tummy Time
Wondering what Tummy Time moves you can practice with baby? Or how to position baby for Tummy Time? Turns out, there’s more than one way! Try these 5 Tummy Time moves with baby to help make it easier for you and baby. Tummy Time helps babies develop the muscles in their back, neck and trunk, on … Continued
Crying, Cooing, Communication: Baby’s First Year
Click here to view the crying, cooing, communication handout to accompany this video. This crying, cooing, communication video offers practical advice for parents and caregivers on how to help their baby’s verbal communication skills and reach important speech and language milestones during the first year. Learn about the different stages and types of verbal communication, like … Continued
Mejorar las habilidades motoras finas con terapia ocupacional: Palabras españolas
Conozcan a Sylvie – Descargar Folleto de acompañamiento Sylvie comenzó su terapia ocupacional tanto en casa como en la clínica para ayudar a desarrollar su fuerza y coordinación. Igual que los adultos asisten a terapia ocupacional para mejorar sus habilidades en el trabajo, los niños asisten a terapia ocupacional para mejorar su capacidad de crecer, … Continued
Is My Baby Ok?
Download Accompanying Handout Is my baby ok? Watch the parent friendly video showing typical and atypical development of two six month old babies. This footage shows a comparison of two children at 6 months of age demonstrating typical development and atypical development in eight different positions. All materials including videos are provided at no cost; … Continued
Improving Fine Motor Skills with Occupational Therapy: Meet Sylvie
Download the accompanying handout. This video shows how one child, Sylvie, began going to occupational therapy sessions when her teacher and parents first noticed a delay in motor skills. Because of early detection, the therapy sessions (also practiced at home) allowed Sylvie to catch up with her peers. Sylvie had significant improvement with fine motor … Continued
How to Use Simple Activities to Help Baby’s Development
Even simple activities for baby can promote development! There are simple motor, communication, and sensory activities for baby at home that can help them reach important milestones. Encourage fine and gross motor, sensory, and communication development with these daily activities for baby: Giving baby a quick massage after changing a diaper Laying baby down near … Continued
How Pathways.org Helps
For over 30 years Pathways.org has been a trusted resource for parents and healthcare professionals. Since 1985 we have provided free tools to maximize child development and help all children reach their full potential. Some of our parent-friendly resources include: Videos, including a Parent Guide series and milestone videos Baby Games Calendar, with weekly games … Continued
How Occupational Therapy Helps with Sensory Integration Issues
Download the accompanying handout. What is sensory integration? Sensory integration helps people “make sense” of the world around them. Sensory integration is the process of using our senses to take in and organize sensory information for success in everyday activities. What is occupational therapy? Many people think of occupational therapy as something that is only … Continued