Building Blocks Pediatric Therapy

02/18/2026

Early signing builds the bridge to speech 🤟🏼🤗

Baby ASL supports language development by giving infants a way to communicate before verbal skills fully emerge.

How To Sign “Please” ⬇️
1. Place your flat hand on your chest (palm touching your chest)
2. Move your hand in a gentle circular motion

02/16/2026

02/11/2026

Hey everybody - we need your help! We are hosting a book drive to collect new & gently books for Read Across America week! 📚We will be collecting books starting today through February 27th! 💛 if you have books to donate, there will be a box in the lobby, or you can give them to your therapist over the next few weeks! We are so excited to share the gift of reading with all of our patients! 💕

02/05/2026

In therapy, activities in prone on a swing (lying on the tummy while swinging) are a powerhouse! They work on a bunch of core developmental areas at once:
💪 Postural control & strength
-Core and trunk strength
-Shoulder stability and upper-extremity weight bearing
-Neck and head control (especially against gravity)
🧠 Sensory processing
-Vestibular input (movement through space)
-Proprioceptive input through joints and muscles
-Helps with body awareness and regulation
👀 Visual & motor skills
-Visual tracking and scanning while moving
-Eye–hand coordination (reaching, grabbing, tossing)
-Motor planning and bilateral coordination
🧩 Functional skills
-Prerequisites for fine-motor skills (writing readiness, cutting, hand strength)
-Supports attention, endurance, and task engagement
-Encourages midline orientation and body organization
🌈 Self-regulation
-Can be alerting or organizing depending on speed and direction
-Often used to help kids “get their bodies ready” for tabletop tasks
⭐️ Examples of prone swing activities can include: -Puzzle pieces or beanbags placed around the room
-Animal matching cards
-Ring toss or target games
-Writing/drawing on a vertical surface while swinging

02/04/2026

New Addition Alert 🗣️

We’ve added a communication board in our therapy gym that models AAC devices. 💬 This is a great tool to give children a way to communicate wants, choices, and ideas during play. It also reduces frustration when speech is difficult in the moment. Small additions like this can make a BIG IMPACT! 🤗

02/02/2026

After an icy week, we are all back in the clinic and ready to begin therapy sessions! 🎉

Thank you to our families for your patience, flexibility, and understanding as you worked with us through last week’s closures. We continue to keep those without power and essential necessities in our thoughts.

We’re here, we’re ready, and we can’t wait to see your faces back in Building Blocks! 🫶🏼😊

01/26/2026

We are seeking a full-time Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to join our collaborative, pediatric-focused team.

If interested in joining our team, click the link in the bio.

01/15/2026

Feeding therapy supports infants in developing essential skills for safe and comfortable eating, while fostering positive experiences from the start.

Mrs. Lee Anne, our Speech-Language Pathologist at Building Blocks, is also a certified breastfeeding specialist dedicated to helping infants and families overcome breast and bottle feeding challenges.

Noticing feeding difficulties or seeking reassurance? Reach out to your pediatrician for a referral!

01/01/2026

3…2…1…. HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎉

We are ready for everything this year has to offer! All therapies will resume on Monday, January 5th. We are so excited to see our sweet kiddos! ☺️