Big Leaps Blog

madilyn2240

Before the first word-birth to 1 year speech development

Before your child ever produces their first word, there are other prelinguistic skills that your child is learning and doing in order to...

cynthia99578

Summer Adaptations for Children with Sensory Processing Challenges

While summer can be a fun and exciting time of the year, for children with sensory processing difficulties it may be incredibly...

alison8374

Sensory and Motor Skill Development With Bubbles!

Give these bubble activities a try to help develop various areas of development for your child. 1. Fine Motor Skills Pop bubbles using...

madilyn2240

What age should my child stop making speech errors?

We all know how cute toddlers sound when they are learning language. Silly errors in speech make for adorable laughs and great stories...

Alison McDonald, OTR/L

7 Different Ways to Use an Exercise Ball

An exercise ball is a very versatile and convenient way to work on many skills! Check out of this blog post to find out more! Prone...

madilyn2240

Functional First Words!

A common phrase you'll hear thrown around in therapy is "functional." Everything we do should be "functional." But what does that...