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Articles Field of Dreams - July 2006 At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question...   More...   Natural Environments - Feb 2006 What are natural learning environments?More... Created June 2001 by Lisa Ann Chiarello, M'Lisa Shelden, Mary Jane Rapport, Joyce Barnett, Nancy Cicirello, and Elisa Kennedy, Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone: 800-999-2782 Fax: 800-399-2782, www.apta.org   Encouraging Exploration - June 2005 Children who are diagnosed with a physical disability or a developmental delay may not have the ability to move and explore their surroundings, particularly indoors where they spend 80% of their time. These children do not have the ability to access their environment or experience the stages of development that depend on hands-free, upright, self-initiated mobility.More... By Christine A. Wright-Ott, MPA, OTR; Richard J. Escobar, ATP; and Sharon Leslie, MS, PT   Children's Physical Activity Should Not Take A Summer Break - June 15, 2005 Physical therapists remind parents that sustained physical activity is critical to children achieving cardiovascular fitness, as well as building bone mass and strength, an important factor in helping to prevent or minimize the effects of osteoporosis later in life.More... American Physical Therapy Association   Horse power: When riding turns into treatment - Nov 11, 2003 Hippotherapy has begun to attract attention from the medical community. One physician even owns a program. More... By Greg Borzo, AMNews correspondent. June 17, 2002. WELCOME TO HOLLAND! - Jan 22, 2003 I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this… More... << FAMILY STORIES...Click Here!