by Jennifer Davis | Dec 20, 2021 | Communication
Is your child exposed to more than one language on a regular basis? Many children in the Bay Area are exposed to multiple languages in their daily lives. For the sake of this article I will refer to children spoken to in one language as “monolingual” and children...
by Jennifer Davis | Dec 1, 2021 | Parenting, Pediatric Therapy
According to International Hip Dysplasia Institute, one in every ten babies is born with Hip Dysplasia. Hip dysplasia or DDH is an instability of the hip joint. The femur (thigh bone) does not fit together with the pelvis as it should. Hip Dysplasia often corrects...
by Jennifer Davis | Nov 8, 2021 | Speech, Speech Therapy
If your child has trouble pronouncing his ‘s’ and ‘z’, chances are that they have a lisp. Lisp is a speech impediment that develops during childhood and usually goes away on its own. What causes a lisp? Most often a lisp is caused by the wrong tongue placement in the...
by Jennifer Davis | Aug 25, 2021 | Pediatric Therapy
Do you have concerns about your child’s ability to take turns in play with you and others? Does your child tend to prefer to play alone without engaging with others? If you can relate to these concerns, you are not alone. Often parents’ primary concern when initiating...
by Jennifer Davis | Aug 25, 2021 | Pediatric Therapy
A midline is an imaginary line that divides your body in half: right and left. Crossing the midline means your child can reach across this imaginary in to perform a task with their arms and feet. Most children develop this skill between the age of 3 to 4. Your child...
