Child Development | TK News and Stories

Easter Festivities

The Recreation Therapy and Child Development Departments kicked off a fun filled Easter Event for the Acute patients & staff. The event featured a Petting Zoo and an Easter Egg Hunt held outside on a beautiful Spring day. Our kiddos were all smiles as they held, fed, and snuggled with baby lambs, piglets, bunnies, goats,…

Importance of Developmental Play

At Totally Kids, we have designed a group specifically for infants and children to achieve their Early Childhood Developmental Milestones in the following areas; Play, Cognition, Social, Emotional & Gross Motor Skill. Play can be adapted for any age so that activities/ toys and goals are always age appropriate. It allows the child to…

Neurofeedback at Totally Kids

Neurofeedback is direct training of brain function, by which the brain learns more efficiently. We observe the brain in action from moment to moment. We show that information back to the person. The brain is rewarded for changing its own activity to more appropriate patterns. This is a gradual learning process. It applies to any…

Furry Friends Help Our Kids Recover

Pet therapy is an important component of our recreation therapy program. Our patients and residents regularly interact with therapy dogs from the Pet Prescription Team, whose slogan is “Healing hearts through pets.” Today, during one of those visits, three very special dogs were introduced to our kids by their handlers. Megan, Molly, and Allie, who…

The King Has Left The Building

King, a 5-year-old boy who continuously made other patients and staff at Totally Kids smile, has been discharged and is now home with his family! He may only be 5, but King does not lack charisma or the ability to show kindness towards others. Admission to Totally Kids King was admitted to the Totally Kids…

The Power of Recreation & Play

Recreation Therapy and Play is key in our Rehabilitation Program here at Totally Kids. Incorporating recreation and play enables our kids to continue their development as children, adjust to their hospitalization more easily, and to progress on their treatment goals so that they may return home as quickly as possible. In our home like environment,…

Family Matters

Families play an important role in a child’s recovery When a child experiences a significant illness or traumatic injury, it is devastating for the entire family. For the parents, it can be physically and emotionally exhausting. For siblings, it can be a frightening time. For a child who is rehabilitating, it can be all of…

Developing Gross Motor Skills and More Through Gymnastics

Gymnastics provides many benefits to both typical and medically fragile children This month the children of KidShip had the opportunity to begin participating in gymnastics. Our gymnastics teacher, Sonia, incorporates tumbling, handstands, cartwheels, bars, vaults, trampolines, parachutes and much more into these classes, which are specially designed for our 2- to 5-year-old typical and medically…

Family Engagement

The first meaningful relationship a child forms is with their family. That is why Early Childhood Education and Child Development strongly focuses on engaging families in their child’s development. Families that are involved in their child’s learning improve their child’s cognition, language, and social-emotional development. Families help improve the quality of care their child receive….

The Flusher Family & KidShip

KidShip is different from other day care programs. We bring together children of all abilities. Children with medical conditions such as technology dependency, children with developmental delay, and children without disabilities all play and learn together. Meet the Flusher Family and their little boy Logan. Our little miracle boy Logan James Flusher was born full term on September…