Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

This thoroughly updated second edition is a cornerstone of Woodbine House's Down syndrome collection and an essential resource for thousands of parents and professionals.

In parent-friendly language, the author explains the many physiological reasons that children with Down syndrome experience delays in their gross motor development and presents a physical therapy treatment plan from birth to age 6. Over 200 photos accompany step-by-step instructions to help readers assess a child's gross motor readiness and teach skills for head control, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, using stairs, running, kicking, jumping, and riding a tricycle.

This second edition features additional activities, many new photos, info on transitioning from trikes to bikes, tips to address problems such as flat feet, and tendencies to watch for that can thwart development. Use this comprehensive and encouraging resource to get started working on your child's gross motor development and to supplement physical therapy.

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Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

This thoroughly updated second edition is a cornerstone of Woodbine House's Down syndrome collection and an essential resource for thousands of parents and professionals.

In parent-friendly language, the author explains the many physiological reasons that children with Down syndrome experience delays in their gross motor development and presents a physical therapy treatment plan from birth to age 6. Over 200 photos accompany step-by-step instructions to help readers assess a child's gross motor readiness and teach skills for head control, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, using stairs, running, kicking, jumping, and riding a tricycle.

This second edition features additional activities, many new photos, info on transitioning from trikes to bikes, tips to address problems such as flat feet, and tendencies to watch for that can thwart development. Use this comprehensive and encouraging resource to get started working on your child's gross motor development and to supplement physical therapy.

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Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

by Patricia C. Winders
Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Gross Motor Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals

by Patricia C. Winders

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This thoroughly updated second edition is a cornerstone of Woodbine House's Down syndrome collection and an essential resource for thousands of parents and professionals.

In parent-friendly language, the author explains the many physiological reasons that children with Down syndrome experience delays in their gross motor development and presents a physical therapy treatment plan from birth to age 6. Over 200 photos accompany step-by-step instructions to help readers assess a child's gross motor readiness and teach skills for head control, sitting, crawling, standing, walking, using stairs, running, kicking, jumping, and riding a tricycle.

This second edition features additional activities, many new photos, info on transitioning from trikes to bikes, tips to address problems such as flat feet, and tendencies to watch for that can thwart development. Use this comprehensive and encouraging resource to get started working on your child's gross motor development and to supplement physical therapy.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781606130094
Publisher: Woodbine House
Publication date: 12/10/2013
Pages: 522
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.70(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Patricia Winders specializes in the gross motor development of children with Down syndrome. She works at the Sie Center for Down Syndrome at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colorado. She speaks about gross motor skills nationally and locally and serves on the Professional Advisory Committee of the National Down Syndrome Congress.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction ix

Part 1 Infancy through Walking

1 Stage 1: Head, Hands, and Legs in Midline 3

2 Stage 2: Head Control, Reaching & Propping, Beginning Sitting, and Rolling 29

3 Stage 3: Pivoting, Sitting, and Beginning Supported Standing 71

4 Stage 4: Crawling, Climbing, Quadruped, Moving Into and Out of Sitting, Pulling to Stand, and Standing 115

5 Stage 5: Standing, Cruising, Climbing, and Walking 191

Part 2 Post Walking Skills

6 Introduction to Post Walking Skills 289

7 Walking on Uneven Surfaces 317

8 Fast Stepping and Running 329

9 Walking Up and Down Inclined Surfaces 343

10 Kicking a Ball 353

11 Walking Up and Down Curbs 363

12 Walking Up and Down Stairs 379

13 Jumping 409

14 Riding a Tricycle or Bicycle 437

15 Balance Beam Skills 469

16 What's Next? 481

References 497

Resources 499

Appendix: Evaluation and Treatment Worksheets

Evaluation Worksheet 502

Follow-Up Treatment Session Worksheet 503

Gross Motor-Stage 1 504

Gross Motor-Stage 2 506

Gross Motor-Stage 3 508

Gross Motor-Stage 4 510

Gross Motor-Stage 5 512

Post Walking Skills 514

Index 517

About the Author 522

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