How can I help my child use their hands more?

Hi, I’m Dana and I have been a pediatric physical therapist for 25 years.  You can read more about my practice at the top of my channel.  I see kids for a lot of different disabilities including developmental delay, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, genetic disorders, dystrophies, and more.  I cannot give individualized medical advice on social media and you need your doctors permission to try any exercises with your child.  A therapist needs to be trained in order to perform these highly skilled exercises.

I see kids for intensives in Cary, North Carolina for 1,2, or 3 weeks for 2 visits per day.  We are able to show a lot of progress with our little patients and I share that to bring hope to other parents around the world.  You can find booking information at the link at the top of my channel.

The exercises I use are based on Cueves Medek Exercises.  We give novel experiences to kids to work on neuroplasticity of the brain which allows us to improve gross motor skills.


This is an amazing video on how you can teach your child to use their hands more! Emily explains what she is doing during this therapy session as well as why. If this helps you please leave us a comment so we can do more of these for you.
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Remember that kids need to get stability in their shoulders before they can start using their hands more.
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