John Jay High School

Physical Therapy Recommendations for Home The following websites are useful and engaging activities that your child may find familiar: 

• Kidsyogastories.com 

o Click on "easy yoga poses for kids" at the bottom left 

hand side of the website O Encourage holding poses for 3-10 seconds each 

depending on your child's level and interest. . Gonoodle.com 

o Click on "get started now” then click on "families 

play now" The following websites have wide range of information ranging from activities to parental information of child development: 

• Pinkoatmeal.com 
• Theinspiredtreehouse.com Other suggestions included: 
• Limit time on technology 
• Have movement breaks every 2-3 hours 

o Which can consist of helping with household chores 

and 1-2 exercises from the above links. o Play games like "Simon Says", hockey pokey, 

charades, imitating animal poses/walks (i.e. cat/cow 

pose, duck walk, bear crawl, donkey kicks, bird walk/flapping arms, crab walk, elephant walk, etc.). o If your child likes board games or uses electronics, 

consider position changes such as going on belly propped on forearms or playing games in kneeling 

(not sitting on your buttocks). o Be mindful of your child's sitting posture to minimize 

slouching. Upright posture helps muscles work more 

efficiently over time. o If weather permits, consider walking and playing 

outside.