Montessori Toys Increase Children’s Independence
By: Casey Parr, Community Outreach and Marketing Specialist A natural part of growing up is for children to continually take on more responsibility as they crave independence. Did you [...]
Be a Good Advocate to Children with Down Syndrome
By: Jamie Hepburn, Gigi’s Playhouse and Penfield Children’s Center Children with Down syndrome enjoy learning and playing, spending time with friends, creating art and so much more! It’s important [...]
Make a Sensory Bin
By: Natasha Griffin, M.Ed. Family Studies, Katie Beckett Medicaid Consultant, Penfield Children’s Center Children love to learn through play. As they explore their world, they develop skills that will [...]
Does My Child Have a Language Delay?
By: Kathleen Llaurado, Speech and Language Pathologist at Penfield Montessori Academy Is my child a “late bloomer” or does he have a language delay? The stages a child passes [...]
Best Shoes for Little Feet
By: Stephanie Shabangu, Penfield Children’s Center Reviewed by: Patty Cotter, PT, C/NDT, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Department Supervisor and Jayne Emerson, OTR, Penfield Children’s Center These days, stores [...]
Getting Ready for Kindergarten!
By: Rebecca Michelsen, M.Ed., MCHES Getting ready for kindergarten can be both an exciting time and anxious time in a child’s life. He may be excited because he is [...]
Developing Handwriting Skills
Did you know? Crawling, playing with blocks and learning the alphabet song actually help develop handwriting skills down the road. As your child gets older, finger painting and coloring [...]
Typical Language Development, Birth-to-Three
Gini Schulist, M.S., CCC-SLP and Vladimir Bjelic, M.S., CCC-SLP As early as infancy, your child begins to make noises and respond to sounds in his environment. The first three [...]
Toilet Training – Signs of Readiness
Toilet or potty training is a topic that causes many parents a great deal of anxiety. Now imagine toilet training a child with Special Needs. Maybe the child is [...]
The Importance of Fine Motor Skill Development
Fine motor skills are those that involve a refined use of the small muscles which control the hand, fingers and thumb. With the development of these skills, a child [...]