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Pediatric Occupational Therapy and Parent Coaching

Accessible, Shame-free support for the Modern Parent because a connected family unit is the foundation to a thriving young life and is the right of each and every family.

Empowered Care, Everywhere ✨Did you know Dr. Leah travels to Park County twice a month to bring occupational therapy dir...
06/02/2026

Empowered Care, Everywhere ✨

Did you know Dr. Leah travels to Park County twice a month to bring occupational therapy directly to underserved families? 🏔️

We’ve always believed that every child deserves access to expert OT care, no matter where they live. That’s why we use a hybrid model combining biweekly telehealth sessions with biweekly community visits in spaces that feel natural and welcoming to families.

This visit was the perfect example of empowered care, everywhere: this family met Leah at a local library, put out a blanket in the shade and got to work. They started with bodywork to support gross motor skills and eating as this little one is post-oral tether release, then transitioned to a picnic where little ones could explore new food textures in a relaxed, pressure-free environment. 🧺✨

This is what accessibility looks like in practice — meeting families where they are, using the spaces and moments that already exist in their lives, and making sure distance never becomes a barrier to the support every child deserves.

When we say “empowered care, everywhere,” we mean it. From the clinic to Denver living rooms to Park County picnic tables, every child’s growth matters, and every family deserves to feel confident and supported in their journey.

That’s the Nurtured difference. 💙

Welcome back to How to Play with Your Baby, and welcome to one of our favorite stages!6 to 9 months is when things start...
05/11/2026

Welcome back to How to Play with Your Baby, and welcome to one of our favorite stages!

6 to 9 months is when things start to feel genuinely interactive. Your baby is sitting up, reaching with intention, passing objects between hands, and babbling back at you in something that (almost) sounds like conversation. They are fully in it...and they want you in it with them.

The play that matters most right now is the kind that's responsive and a little repetitive. The "Boom" Game (slide 4) is your baby running a social experiment. Kitchen band isn't noise, it's bilateral coordination and auditory processing. And peek-a-boo is cute, but it's also one of the first ways babies learn that things still exist when they can't see them.

There's no need to panic-buy fancy toys. All your baby is interested in is the world around them, and their place in it!

Today we celebrate the mothers who turn everyday moments into opportunities for growth. The ones who notice the small vi...
05/11/2026

Today we celebrate the mothers who turn everyday moments into opportunities for growth. The ones who notice the small victories, celebrate the “not yets” as progress, and trust their instincts even when the path feels uncertain.

To the moms cheering on first bites, first words, and first steps. To those navigating feeding challenges, sensory differences, and developmental journeys with grace and determination. To the mothers who ask questions, seek support, and never stop believing in their child’s potential.

Your love creates the foundation for everything we do together. You’re not just advocating for your child – you’re empowering them to thrive in ways only a mother’s heart can see.

We’re honored to partner with you in these everyday moments that matter most.

Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers who make our work possible. 🩵

Spring craft season is officially here, and we're sharing one of our favorites for an afternoon activity that's easy, (m...
05/01/2026

Spring craft season is officially here, and we're sharing one of our favorites for an afternoon activity that's easy, (mostly) mess-free, and developmentally beneficial!

A nature collage is simple enough to pull together in five minutes, beautiful enough that you'll actually want to hang them up, and developmentally rich in ways that might surprise you.

Here's what's happening while your child glues grass, petals, sticks, and more to paper: they're building tactile tolerance, fine motor strength, pincer grasp, and visual spatial awareness, all at once, all through play. And when you send them outside to collect their collage materials, add gross motor movement, nature exposure, and nervous system regulation to that list.

Swipe through for the full how-to, and save this for your next sunny weekend.

Big news! Our team has completed myofunctional training, and we can’t wait to share our new expertise with the families ...
04/24/2026

Big news! Our team has completed myofunctional training, and we can’t wait to share our new expertise with the families we support!

Is myofunctional therapy right for your child? How can it help various feeding concerns? What does it look like in practice?

Visit nurturedpeds.com to read our upcoming blog on all things myofunctional therapy - and get in touch with a member of our team if you're curious about how myofunctional therapy can benefit your care plan!

Last week we celebrated Katie and the baby girl we cannot wait to meet! This fall our team grows by +1 and we couldn’t b...
04/13/2026

Last week we celebrated Katie and the baby girl we cannot wait to meet! This fall our team grows by +1 and we couldn’t be more thrilled!! 🩷

Ms. Katie will be out on leave this Summer and will return this Fall, starting in a few weeks on 4/30. This temporarily closes our Fort Collins location with the Denver team supporting our FoCo families with Hybrid and Telehealth models — and we are happy to put get your family on our waitlist for when Katie returns.

Congrats Katie and family!!

04/06/2026

If mealtimes feel like a battle right now, you aren’t alone. Picky eating is one of the most Googled concerns out there, and for good reason!

It's stressful, it's confusing, and the internet is full of conflicting advice.

Here's what the research actually says: food refusal and strong food preferences are developmentally normal, especially between ages 2 and 6, and it can take 15–20 exposures before a child accepts a new food, because taste preferences are still forming, autonomy is being asserted, and your child’s nervous system is still learning to tolerate newness (so, don't give up on the broccoli just yet!).

What does help during this stage:
♥️ Consistent, LOW-PRESSURE exposure
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Eating together
😌 Letting kids control how much they eat when food is offered

🚨But — and this matters — there's a point where typical picky eating becomes something clinically different. And knowing that line exists is the first step to getting the right support.

In our next post on this topic, we're getting into exactly that: what the current research and clinical literature say about Pediatric Feeding Disorder, how it's defined, and what to watch for.

Save this one for now. More coming soon. 💛

Bodywork is coming up a lot in conversation lately - from your pediatrician to your lactation consultant, to that one pa...
03/30/2026

Bodywork is coming up a lot in conversation lately - from your pediatrician to your lactation consultant, to that one parent in the WhatsApp group at 11 pm. And if you still aren’t sure what it is (or if it’s right for your baby!), then this one is for you!

Bodywork is one of the gentler, quieter tools in our toolkit.

At its core, bodywork is a hands-on therapy that helps release tension in the soft tissues and fascia around your baby’s brain and spinal cord. In babies, that tension often traces back to the physical demands of birth (even straightforward ones) and can show up as feeding struggles, fussiness, torticollis, or difficulty settling.

Swipe through to learn what it actually involves, what a session looks like, and when we might bring it in for your baby.

And if any of this sounds like it could be good support for your child, great news! Our team stays up-to-date in the latest pediatric OT modalities.

If you’re interested in scheduling - schedule with Dr. Leah Foreman, OTD, OTR/L serving Denver Metro, Jeffco, and Park County or with Katie Shields, MSOT, OTR/L serving Fort Collins and NoCo.

Send us a message to learn more – or, to chat about how our Nurtured Pediatrics team and expertise can best empower you and your family.

Welcome back to our How to Play with Your Baby series! This month, we're covering 3–6 months, one of our favorite stages...
03/23/2026

Welcome back to our How to Play with Your Baby series!

This month, we're covering 3–6 months, one of our favorite stages, because babies at this age start to feel like real little people. They're smiling on purpose, babbling back at you, and figuring out that their hands can actually do things (big deal for little ones!).

Here are a few play milestones you might notice between sleeping and feeding:

✅ Reaching + batting at objects
✅ Rolling (tummy to back first, then back to tummy!)
✅ Babbling back and forth
✅ Tracking moving objects with their eyes
✅ Bearing weight on their arms during tummy time

How do you play with your baby at this stage? The best games are ones that are responsive and repetitive. Your baby is learning cause and effect, that when they do something, something else happens! You smiling back, copying their sounds, and reacting with warmth is genuinely some of the most important play you can offer right now.

Try the Reach & React Game from slide 4 to support early hand-eye-coordination, or sneak in a quick Copy Cat Conversation during a diaper change to begin building early communication skills!

Don’t forget - playtime in the first year isn’t about fancy toys or elaborate routines. It’s all about supporting your baby’s development for their age and stage. Keep it simple, stay connected, and it’s exactly enough.

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Your Small and Mighty .pediatrics team when we were small and working on our mighty! Although from these photos, I think...
03/04/2026

Your Small and Mighty .pediatrics team when we were small and working on our mighty! Although from these photos, I think most of us have always been pretty mighty. 💪 This is the team that supports you and your child every week to bring progress that sticks!!

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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