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Prickly Pear Pediatric Therapy

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Prickly Pear Pediatric Therapy

Premier pediatric speech, language, and occupational therapy in southern Utah. Serving children ages 18 months to 18 years old.

Evidence-based, child-centered, motivating pediatric therapy that produces results!

01/06/2026

🚫🍼 Here’s why you might want to consider skipping the sippy cup for your little one:

🌵Natural Development: Transitioning to a regular cup helps your child develop a more mature swallowing technique, which is vital for their oral motor skills and speech development.

🌵Feeding Mastery: By skipping the sippy cup, your child can quickly master drinking skills, learn to control liquid flow, and improve hand-mouth coordination.

🌵Speech Success: The sippy cup can sometimes hinder proper tongue and lip movements essential for clear speech. Bypassing it can help pave the way for better communication skills.

🌵Airway Advantage: Surprisingly, sippy cups might contribute to potential airway difficulties. Using an open cup can promote healthier breathing and swallowing patterns.

🌟 Of course, some children with specific needs might find sippy cups helpful, and that’s perfectly okay! Every child is unique, and their needs vary. The goal is to make informed decisions that support their well-being. You’ve got this 💪🏼

12/30/2025

Talkin’ Toddler Time is BACK! 🎉🌵 Starting next week!

Led by our licensed speech-language pathologists, this playful class combines hands-on fun, parent coaching, and real strategies that support early language development.

👦🏼 Toddlers 18–36 months + their caregiver 🕙 Tuesdays, 10-10:30AM starting Jan. 6th 📍 Our Sensory Gym ✅ $80 for 4 group sessions with an SLP

🎯 Class size is very limited — DM us NOW to grab your spot for January before it fills! 

12/23/2025

Looking for some language skills to target on Christmas morning? 🎅🏼🌟🎄

Check out 5 tips from our SLPs!

(Don’t skip #5!! It’s the most important one!)

12/12/2025

Because of the advocacy Katie’s parents fought for, she was able to learn alongside her peers in a general education classroom. I grew up experiencing the joy of friendship with people who think, learn, and communicate differently.

Katie brought joy and humor into every space she entered—a kind of joy everyone deserves to experience.

Her parents’ advocacy reminds me how powerful parents truly are. When children are included rather than separated, everyone benefits. We grow when we’re surrounded by diverse perspectives, abilities, and voices.

My friendship with Katie helped spark my passion for supporting children with learning and communication differences—and for empowering parents to keep advocating fiercely for their children.

- Emily 💛

12/06/2025

Looking for some stocking stuffer ideas for your little one? 🧦🎄

How about some great options that will satisfy all of their sensory needs! Let’s dive into some options our OTs at Prickly Pear recommend💡

We have 7 sensory systems so we chose one stocking stuffer ideas for each category.

▪️Gustatory (Oral): For your tot looking for oral sensory input, give them a cute and fun vibrating tooth brush. It gives them the input they’re looking for while promoting healthy teeth brushing habits! 🦒 I call that a win, win.

▪️Proprioception: A mini handheld massager can help your little one receive input needed to sense their bodies position. You can use it to massage over their little muscles or they can use it independently on their own body!

▪️Auditory: Look no further than these adorable shaker eggs to provide your little one with all the auditory input they need.

▪️Tactile: Therapy putty is a fun and productive tool to help your child with their sense of touch. The putty comes in different strengths from soft to firm to teach your child the differences in pressure used for each putty.

▪️ Vestibular: when I think of Vestibular input, I think of a lot of things that don’t quite fit in a stocking 🧦 But a cute idea would be some yoga cards for your toddler. Get them excited about moving their bodies!

▪️Visual: This light up spinning wand is sure to excite your child’s visual sensory system. Break this out on Christmas morning and I’m sure it will be the star of the show ⭐️

▪️ Olfactory: Scratch and sniff stickers pack a two for one punch giving our sense of smell lots of input while also helping your little work on their fine motor skills.

Like these ideas? 💡 What stocking stuffers would YOU add to the list?

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Saint George, UT
84770

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

https://pricklypearkids.com/

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