by Ali Evans | Jun 18, 2025 | Community, Eating/Feeding skills, Food and Drink, General information, Infant Development, Occupational Therapy, Parenting
Hi everyone! My name is Dr. Sarah Johnson, and I’m a pediatric occupational therapist and part of the infant development team here at Emerge Pediatric Therapy. Today I am excited to share some tips on how to introduce straw cup drinking to your infant after six months...
by Emerge Marketing | Sep 9, 2024 | Gross Motor, Infant Development, Physical Therapy
Hi, I’m Dr. Anne Wolfe, I’m pediatric physical therapist and the Clinical Manager at Emerge Pediatric Therapy in Carrboro and here are the three things that your pediatric PT wants you to know. 1. Milestones Childhood developmental milestones include...
by Emerge Marketing | Mar 11, 2024 | Gross Motor, Infant Development, Physical Therapy
Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) is a hands-on active motor-based intervention style used by physical and occupational therapists. It is used to treat children with gross motor impairments and is commonly used for children with diagnoses of Down Syndrome, Cerebral...
by Emerge Marketing | May 25, 2021 | Emerge programs, Fine motor activities, General information, Gross Motor, Infant Development, Play, Toys
Do you have an infant at home? Are you looking for fun, outside activities this summer? Water play is a great way for infants to work on developing their cognitive and motor skills, imagination, and attention to tasks. In the following article, Occupational Therapist...
by emerge | Nov 23, 2020 | Autism, Eating/Feeding skills, Food and Drink, General information, Infant Development, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Physical Therapy, Sensory Processing/Integration, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
Have you ever experienced a change in your appetite when you weren’t feeling well? Experienced reflux? Been constipated? What happened? Chances are that you were able to assess how your body was feeling and identify ways to make it feel better. Or you had the...
by emerge | Nov 16, 2020 | Autism, General information, Infant Development, Parenting, Play, Reading, Speech & Language
Language development can be both simple and incredibly complex. Some children seem to be born talking. Others seem to take their own sweet time. It can be a challenge as a parent or caregiver to know when your child’s language is okay and when to wait and...
