PT 724 Treatment and Play for Development

what is the average age for prone with head in midline

- 2 months

what is the average age for sit without support

6 months

what is the average age for rolling

6 months

what is the average age for army crawl

7 months

what is the average age for quadruped crawl

8.5 months

what is the average age for cruising

10 months

what is the average age for stand without support

11 months

what is the average age for walking without support

12 months

when should children be referred to PT for developmental milestones

- not performing the skill at the expected time

- has difficulty completing skill

- reduced strategies for movement

what are the treatment considerations

- look at past skills

- look at pre-requisites for movement

- PT, child, and family goals

how do we make children move

- toys

- games

- people

- positing

____ is an activity that is intrinsically motivated, entails active engagement, and results in joyful discovery. it is voluntary and often has no extrinsic goals fun and spontaneous

play

when does play begin

6 weeks

what are the benefits of play

- promotes executive function

- promotes cognitive, language, self-regulation, social and emotional skills

- creased safe and stable relationships with caregivers

- amygdala development

- learning about themselves and the environment

play is mainly driven by

internal goals/motivation

high levels of ____ in children with CP correlates to higher gross motor function and more effective adaptive behavior and less impact on overall health

play