Table of Contents

Introduction; Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy; Gross Motor Development; Obstacles to Motor Development; Helping Your Child Learn Motor Skills; Flexible Muscles and Joints; Head-Up; Happy Baby in Back-lying; Tummy Time; Guarding Against Falls; Sitting Pretty; Getting Up and Crawling; Leg Exercises and Standing with Arm Support; Balance; Standing without Arm Support and Walking; Walking and More; Extra Strengthening and Having Fun; Additional Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy; Index.

About the Author

Sieglinde Martin MS PT is a physical therapist with more than thirty years of clinical experience working with children with cerebral palsy and their families. She is also the mother of a child with cerebral palsy. Ms Martin earned her degree in physical therapy from the University of Cologne, Germany, and completed her Masters of Science degree at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Sieglinde Martin and her husband are longtime residents of Columbus, Ohio. They have four children and four grandchildren.