2500 W. Higgins Road, Suite 555
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
Our pediatric therapy clinic is located within the Northwest Corporate Center in Hoffman Estates.
2500 W. Higgins Road, Suite 555
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
Our pediatric therapy clinic is located within the Northwest Corporate Center in Hoffman Estates.
Good Spring, Hello Summer!
UncategorizedIt’s hard to believe that it’s already summer!! As we enjoy the warm (and sometimes hot) weather it’s important to stay active and moving. There are so many activities that children can do to ensure they are staying healthy. This could be making healthy snacks, swimming, cooking, gardening, being outside and exploring, doing crafts, or playing sports, so many options. It’s important to create a schedule for the summer to keep your kids moving. As parents, it can be difficult to keep your children engaged in activities and default to giving them a screen. The American Pediatric Association recommends that children ages 2-12 should limit their screen to 1 hour per day. This can be challenging so set screen time schedules and be realistic with them. If your children are using screens above the recommended amount, slowly decrease. The activities listed above are some suggestions to incorporate throughout the summer to keep their minds and bodies active. So now take time to create a summer bucket list of all the fun activities to support your child’s summer vacation!!
Better Speech and Hearing Month
UncategorizedHello from your friendly therapists and staff at Kids Place Therapy Services! It is officially May, which is Better Speech and Hearing Month. Better Speech and Hearing Month is an annual event that provides opportunities to raise awareness and promote acceptance of communication disorders and hearing loss. Additionally, Better Speech and Hearing month promotes effective treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience challenges with communication. At Kids Place Therapy Services, our dedicated speech language pathologists work towards improving pediatric communication in all forms, including verbal communication, non-verbal communication, and augmentative and alternative communication. There are many ways that parents and caregivers can promote language growth within the home, including floor time and play, reading books, singing songs with gestures, and narration of activities. Communication comes in many forms, and May is the time to appreciate all of the different ways we are able to communicate with one another. Happy Speech and Hearing month from Kids Place Therapy Services!
Autism Awareness and Occupational Therapy Month
UncategorizedHello from the KPTS staff! It’s hard to believe that it’s already April. As we enjoy the spring weather, let’s also remember that April is also Autism awareness month and Occupational Therapy month. If you have anyone special in your life who has Autism, you know that it can be challenging for them to keep their bodies regulated. OT practitioners provide families with strategies to help their children remain calm. Now that the weather is getting better, you can take your child to the park and have them swing and climb up slides to receive the sensory movement they seek. Since April still brings us with rainy showers, you can continue to engage them in movement activities inside, including obstacle courses, animal crawls, jumping onto cushions, and rolling in a blanket when you can’t go outside. Remember, after doing fun movement activities, you also want to provide your child with something that calms them down including giving them deep pressure massages, providing them with a weighted blanket, or having them engage in tactile play with sand or play doh.
Bundle up, it’s January!
UncategorizedArt of Thanksgiving: November!
UncategorizedHappy November from you friendly therapists and staff at Kids Place Therapy Services! Although we may be shivering in these colder temperatures, the KPTS family is excited for the season of giving. November is a wonderful time to give thanks for your family and friends as well as to take advantage of these last few weeks of fall. Scavenger hunts and walks outside can be a great way to incorporate language and movement into your kiddo’s routine; there are so many colorful leaves, acorns, and pinecones to collect before winter arrives. These leaves, acorns, and pinecones can be utilized in art projects, described using rich language, put into fall themed sensory bins, and incorporated into books and stories. Some great fall and Thanksgiving stories you might want to check out during your next library visit include: How to Catch a Turkey, Llama Llama Gives Thanks, There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey, Turkey Trouble, and ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. Get reading, have fun, and stay warm!