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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy | |
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| Gross Motor Development | |
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| The Sequence of Gross Motor Development | |
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| The Baby's Position Influences Motor Development | |
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| The Motor Development of the Child with Cerebral Palsy | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Obstacles to Motor Development | |
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| Muscle Tone | |
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| Abnormal Movement Patterns | |
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| Reflexes | |
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| Lack of Motor Control and Coordination | |
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| Muscle Weakness | |
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| Abnormal Sensory Awareness | |
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| Helping Your Child Learn Motor Skills | |
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| Neural Plasticity | |
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| Motor Learning | |
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| Physical Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy | |
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| The "Road to Independence" for Children with Cerebral Palsy | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Flexible Muscles and Joints | |
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| Possible Joint Problems | |
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| Daily Stretching to Prevent Muscle and Joint Problems | |
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| How to Do Stretching Exercises | |
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| Stretching Exercises for the Older Child | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Head-up | |
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| The Importance of Head Control | |
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| Meet Nina | |
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| Head-Up Practice | |
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| Integration of Head-Up into Daily Life | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Happy Baby in Back-lying | |
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| Happy Baby Exercises | |
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| Is Your Child Ready for Back-lying? | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Tummy Time | |
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| Prerequisites for Tummy Time with Play | |
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| Exercises for Tummy Time with Play | |
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| What's Next? | |
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| Big Push-ups for Sean | |
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| Big Arm Exercises | |
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| Weight Bearing on "Big Arms" | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Guarding Against Falls | |
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| The Boy Who Did Not Want to Touch the Floor | |
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| Encouraging Protective Extension Reaction Forward | |
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| Encouraging Protective Extension Reaction to the Sides | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Sitting Pretty | |
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| Meet Elli | |
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| Helping your Child to Sit | |
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| Supported Sitting | |
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| Independent Sitting with Arm Support | |
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| Sitting without Arm Support | |
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| Other Ways to Sit on the Floor | |
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| Variability of Sitting | |
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| Sitting on a Bench or Chair | |
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| Moving in and out of Bench or Wheelchair Sitting | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Getting Up and Crawling | |
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| Meet Jennifer | |
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| Up Onto Hands and Knees | |
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| Crawling | |
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| Rising Up and Moving Down | |
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| Doing It All | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Leg Exercises and Standing with Arm Support | |
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| Stimulating Leg Movements | |
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| Leg Exercises | |
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| Supporting Your Child in Standing | |
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| Leg Exercises with Weight Bearing | |
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| Your Child Stands Holding on with Both Hands | |
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| Helpful Bars | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Balance | |
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| Balance in Children with Cerebral Palsy | |
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| Balance Training | |
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| Balance Training in Sitting | |
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| Balance Training in Kneeling | |
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| Standing Balance | |
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| Standing with Arm Support and Moving In and Out of Standing | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Standing without Arm Support and Walking | |
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| Walking with Arm Support | |
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| Walking with a Walker | |
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| Improving the Way Your Child Walks with a Walker | |
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| Walking with Reduced Support | |
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| Walking with Crutches | |
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| Standing without Arm Support | |
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| Assisted Standing on One Leg | |
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| Extra Standing Time for the Weaker Leg | |
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| Progress with Standing Balance | |
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| Strength and Quick Action | |
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| Walking | |
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| Ready for Walking | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Walking and More | |
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| Opportunities for Walking | |
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| Improving Balance and Coordination | |
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| Standing on One Leg | |
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| The Way Your Child Walks | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Extra Strengthening and Having Fun | |
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| Strengthening Exercises | |
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| Having Fun | |
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| Additional Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy | |
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| Medical Management | |
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| Serial Casting | |
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| Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation | |
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| Lower Extremity Bracing | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Pediatric Therapy Equipment | |
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| General Equipment and Supplies | |
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| Therapy Equipment Suppliers | |
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| Organizations Providing Recreational Opportunities | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |