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Children with cerebral palsy - motor training for success
As a pediatric physiotherapist, I was just reading an article about how much motor training is needed for children with cerebral palsy - to make a difference in motor outcomes by Haddon et al, 2026 in Pediatric Physical therapy. First of all physiotherapy needs to be fun, playful and motivating for the child. Children with cerebral palsy tend to have stiffness in their muscles which creates challenges with postural and motor control. Some children with cerebral palsy learn to
Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 112 min read
Early Intervention - Why is it Important?
The brains of infants and children from birth to three year of age are changing the most in their entire lifetime in the zero to three time period. In the first 2 years of life, babies form 1 million new synaptic connections . . . not per hour . . . not per minute . . . but per second . ( Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University ) That's incredible! That means we have the best chance of enhancing all aspects of development in the early years. Every new activi
Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 24 min read
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Children with cerebral palsy - motor training for success
As a pediatric physiotherapist, I was just reading an article about how much motor training is needed for children with cerebral palsy - to make a difference in motor outcomes by Haddon et al, 2026 in Pediatric Physical therapy. First of all physiotherapy needs to be fun, playful and motivating for the child. Children with cerebral palsy tend to have stiffness in their muscles which creates challenges with postural and motor control. Some children with cerebral palsy learn to
Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 112 min read
Early Intervention - Why is it Important?
The brains of infants and children from birth to three year of age are changing the most in their entire lifetime in the zero to three time period. In the first 2 years of life, babies form 1 million new synaptic connections . . . not per hour . . . not per minute . . . but per second . ( Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University ) That's incredible! That means we have the best chance of enhancing all aspects of development in the early years. Every new activi
Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 24 min read
Classes for Infants with Torticollis
Do you have an infant recently diagnosed with torticollis, who has a tendency to turn to one side and or a flatness at the back of their head? You might be interested in Classes for Infants with Torticollis that I'm starting with PACE Physio held at my home office - in Westmount. We'll start with 2 infants at a time in the class. In the Classes for Infants with Torticollis - we will practice how to actively get your infant to turn to the opposite side, teach you how to stretc
Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 23 min read
How are Canada's children doing? UNICEF report card
You might be interested in how Canada's children are doing with respect to the rest of the world. According to the UNICEP report card , published in 2025, we're doing relatively well in skills development like math and reading and placed 6th overall (out of 42 countries) - 67% or 7/10 children of the children are doing well but 3/10 children are having difficulties - an area we can still work on improving. We're also doing relatively well in mental well being and rank 13th ov
Dr. Janet Hale
Jan 193 min read
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