Building Bridges Pediatric Therapy Services, LLC

02/06/2026

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02/02/2026

To build pencil grip you need…

4 foundational elements that support a child’s pencil grip skills for handwriting development.

Handwriting skills take a lot of work and often don’t come naturally. Like anything else, handwriting is a skill that is developed as it is practiced and perfected over time.

However, when children haven’t developed certain foundational skills, handwriting skills often fall behind or become frustrating for the student.

And, it’s not only fine motor skills that must be improved. There are other areas you may not even think about when it comes to handwriting that supports:

✏️Letter directionality
✏️Letter Formation
✏️Letter Reversals
✏️Pencil pressure

…and much more!

To find out what all 4 foundational elements support a child’s pencil grip and handwriting development, comment below 👇and we’ll send you the link or grab the link in our profile.

01/25/2026

We’re excited to shift all of our Monday sessions to telehealth and look forward to the many benefits this opportunity will bring!

We hope everyone is staying safe, warm, and having a little winter fun! ❄️

Stay tuned for details about how we will be seeing our Tuesday clients.

01/18/2026

Our clinic will be OPEN tomorrow, and all scheduled therapy sessions will take place as usual.
As we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor his legacy of service, compassion, and community while we continue to support the children and families we serve.
Thank you for being part of our Building Bridges family❤️

01/13/2026

01/10/2026

For our Autistic Minecraft friends! What a great way to have a safe space to grow their gaming skills and be apart of a wonderful community!
ty Autcraft 💙

He just wanted to protect his son 🥺

After watching his autistic son Zachary Duncan get bullied online, Stuart Duncan decided to create a safer alternative instead of accepting the reality of toxic gaming spaces. He built a private Minecraft server called Autcraft, designed specifically to support autistic children in a calm and respectful environment.

The server is heavily moderated, focused on kindness, and structured to reduce stress and conflict. What began as a small personal solution has grown into a global community of more than 17,000 autistic children who finally have a place where they feel safe and understood.

12/24/2025

What a fun-filled week it’s been! The energy, joy, and positivity from our kids and therapists has been pure magic. ✨

We’ll be closed tomorrow, but we’ll be back and ready for more fun on Friday!

12/23/2025

We’ve been seeing some of our little ones still working on utensil skills, so we wanted to share a utensil set that may be helpful 🍴✨

These adaptive utensils are designed to support a more functional grasp, especially for kiddos who are still holding utensils with their fist past the age of 2. They can be a great tool for building independence and confidence during mealtime.

Check them out here: https://amzn.to/4awjnvw

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12/22/2025

Starting the holiday week with festive outfits, fun activities and lots of cheer! ✨ 🎄

12/17/2025

These AirTag holder pins can be a great safety tool for our non-speaking friends in case of an emergency 🤍

They securely hold an AirTag and include a QR code that can be scanned to quickly access emergency contact information. Simple, discreet, and helpful for added peace of mind.

Bonus: they’re currently on sale! 🎉

👉 Single pack: https://amzn.to/4qaKxfV
👉 Multi-pack (4): https://amzn.to/49i3WG4

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12/16/2025

Our Holiday Spirit Week kicks off tomorrow! 🎄✨ Join in if you’d like, but we know schools often have their own spirit weeks, so no pressure at all!

12/15/2025

🎲 OT & Speech Fun With the Game Trouble! 💬🖐️

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• Trouble: https://amzn.to/3KVeBgE
• Pickle Pickers: https://amzn.to/48AtfD6

At Building Bridges, we LOVE turning classic games into powerful therapy tools, and Trouble is one of our favorites!
Today we used Pickle Pickers to move the game pieces, which adds an extra layer of strengthening and coordination work while keeping kids totally engaged.

Here’s how this simple game supports development:

Occupational Therapy Benefits
• Fine motor strengthening (using pickle pickers to move pieces)
• Shoulder stability & upper-body endurance
• Bilateral coordination (stabilizing the board while manipulating pieces)
• Graded pressure control
• Motor planning for turn-taking and operating the pickle pickers to move the pieces (it's harder than it seems)
• Visual motor skills (tracking pieces, moving to chosen spots)

Speech Therapy Benefits
• Turn-taking language (“my turn/your turn”)
• Following multi-step directions
• Core vocabulary practice (go, stop, pop, more, again, color words)
• Social language—commenting, requesting, and negotiating moves
• Expanding utterances while talking about the game (“I popped a big number!”)

Kids think they’re just playing… but we know the secret. 😉✨
And honestly? Using pickle pickers makes this game 10× more fun!