The Children's Therapy & Learning Center

We are HIRING! 🎉✨

The Children’s Therapy and Learning Center is looking for an amazing Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our incredible, collaborative team!
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​If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of kiddos and want to work in a supportive, fun, and dynamic environment, we would love to meet you. 💛

​How to learn more & apply:

🌐 Visit our website at childrenstlc.com to learn more about our mission and team.

📞 Give our office a call directly at 208-957-6301 with any questions!

​Know the perfect SLP for the job? Tag them in the comments below! 👇

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🎯 Swinging Big at Topgolf! ⛳️

​Our latest community outing was an absolute hole-in-one! We took some of our incredible kiddos to Topgolf, and to say we had a blast would be an understatement.

​Community outings like these are such a vital part of what we do. Beyond just having fun, our kiddos practiced:

​Motor Planning & Coordination: Navigating the stance, grip, swing mechanics, and keeping you eye on the ball are not easy tasks!

​Social Connections: Cheering on peers, taking turns, and celebrating every single hit together.

​Environmental Transitions: Processing the sights, sounds, and vibrant energy of a new community space.

​Watching them build confidence with every swing—and celebrate each other's successes—is exactly why we love these outings. A huge thank you to our amazing staff for making it such a successful day!

🧼 🚗 Big Skills, Bright Shines! 🚗 🧼

​Our amazing kids are turning the clinic parking lot into the ultimate car wash this week for our Annual Car Wash Week — but it’s so much more than just soap and water! While they are working hard to make cars sparkle, they are secretly building some incredible, developmental skills:

​💪 Upper Body Strengthening: Scrubbing those high roofs and reaching across the hood is a massive workout for shoulders, the core, and arms!

​🤝 Bilateral Integration: Using two hands together—one holding the hose, the other scrubbing with the sponge and wringing out the sponge — takes some serious brain-and-body teamwork.

​🧠 Sequencing & Executive Function: First we wet, then we soap, then we scrub, rinse, and dry. Mastering multi-step routines is a major win for daily life skills!

​🎯 Attention to Detail & Focus: Missing a spot? Not on their watch! This requires sharp focus and sustained attention to get every last spec of dirt and bubble.

​🌟 Perseverance & Grit: Washing a whole car takes a lot of time, attention, and stamina! Our kids are learning to stick with a big job from start to finish.

​🏡 Life Skills & Chores: Learning the basics of a real-world chore builds a massive sense of independence, pride, and responsibility.

​The absolute best part? Parents get a squeaky-clean ride out of the deal! 🚙 ✨

​We are so proud of our hard-working kids and the amazing progress they make every single day! ❤️

Red, white, and crew! ❤️ 🤍 💙

​Our team had the best time rocking our patriotic colors last week to celebrate the 4th of July! We love bringing a little extra energy and festive spirit into the clinic for our amazing kiddos and families.

​We hope everyone had a safe, happy, and wonderful Independence Day weekend with their loved ones! 🎆✨

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Happy 250th Independence Day from The Children’s Therapy and Learning Center! 🇺🇲

​Today, as we celebrate a massive milestone in our nation's history, we are pausing to reflect on the incredible gift of freedom. We are deeply grateful for the profound sacrifices made by so many brave individuals to protect the liberties we enjoy in the United States today. 🇺🇸

​As we look around our community, we are also reminded of what makes this freedom so special—the beautiful families and inspiring children we have the absolute privilege of treating every single day. You are the heart of what we do, and the bright future of this country! ❤️ 🤍 💙

​We hope your day is filled with a little bit of fireworks, a lot of fun, great barbecues, and wonderful memories with the people you love most.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July! 🌭 🎈 🎇 🎉

🌟 The Ultimate Work Anniversary Trifecta! 🌟

​Talk about an amazing coincidence—yesterday, July 1st, marked the work anniversary for THREE of our amazing therapists! We are so incredibly lucky to celebrate them all on the very same day. 🎉

​Please join us in sending the biggest congratulations and a massive thank you to:

​Tawnya – Celebrating 7 amazing years with us! 💖

​Megan – Celebrating 2 wonderful years with us! 🌿

​John – Celebrating 1 fantastic year with us! ⭐

​To Tawnya, Megan, and John: Thank you for your incredible time, your unwavering dedication to the children and families we serve, and the pure passion you bring to your work every single day.

​It is an absolute blessing to have each of you on our team, to have you in our lives, and to work alongside your greatness daily. You make our community a brighter, better place! 🤟✨

​Drop some love in the comments below to help us celebrate this phenomenal trio! 👇👇👇

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⛳️ Swingin’ Into Social Skills at Topgolf!
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​Our ABA team took learning on the road (and onto the green!) for an awesome community outing at Topgolf!

While it looked like all high-fives and golf swings, our kiddos were actually working hard on some incredible real-world skills!

​Community outings are a massive part of what we do. Transitioning skills from a clinical setting to a busy, dynamic environment like Topgolf helps our clients generalize their goals in the real world.

​Here is a look at the secret clinical superpowers we practiced between swings:

​- Sensory Regulation & Navigating Overstimulation: Topgolf is an sensory-rich environment! Between the energetic music, loud cheers, clanking clubs, and the visual traffic of the nearby freeway, our kids worked beautifully on self-regulation, using coping strategies, and managing increased environmental stimulation in real time.

​- Social & Peer Interaction: From cheering each other on to waiting patiently for a turn at the tee, our kids practiced natural peer-to-peer socialization.

- ​Flexibility & Problem Solving: Golf doesn’t always go perfectly! Missing a ball or watching a peer get a higher score provides a safe space to practice emotional regulation, sportsmanship, and cognitive flexibility.

- ​Following Multi-Step Directions: Navigating a new environment requires listening to safety rules, following setup instructions, and learning the structure of a new game.

​- Gross Motor & Executive Functioning: Coordinating a swing takes focus, motor planning, and body awareness—all while managing the sensory excitement of a bustling venue.

​💡 The Big Benefit:

​By practicing these skills out in the community, our clients build the confidence, resilience, and independence they need to thrive in everyday social situations. Plus, they get to make amazing memories in therapy with their peers!

Who knew dressing up like Dad could be such a powerhouse workout for development? 🧠💪

​Check out how we integrated functional independence skills into an awesome Father's Day obstacle course:

1️⃣ Dynamic Balance & Core Stability: Standing and navigating the balance beam.

2️⃣ Vestibular and Proprioception: while on the balance beam, bending, reaching, and retrieving the shirt, ties, and hats while maintaining balance, followed by pulling themselves across a steamroller with a rope, and ball walks back to the beam.

3️⃣ Fine Motor Coordination & Bilateral Integration Skills: while manipulating small buttons and ties. Some of our older boys learned how to tie their ties this week! 🙌

​The best part? Our kids got to cross the finish line looking just like their favorite guy!

Happy Father's Day! 🎉 👔

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🛠️ Happy Father’s Day from our clinic family! 🔩

​We had a great time this past week getting ready to celebrate all the dads and dad-figures in our lives! 🎉

As you can see, our kids were busy using their fine motor and perceptual skills to participate in various projects and to create some truly special gifts.

​Our "Design and Drill" activity was a huge hit, helping us work on in-hand manipulation, color matching, language, and recognizing / following patterns. They even made this awesome "DAD" sign from screws, nuts, and bolts – which was great for building strength in little fingers!

​We hope all the dads have a wonderful day!

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To all the dads, step-dads, bonus dads, grandpas, uncles, the brothers, foster fathers, friends, and the mentors—Happy Father’s Day. 👔 🏆

​In pediatric therapy, we get a front-row seat to the beautiful, diverse village it takes to raise a child. We see it every single day: love isn't just about biology. It’s about showing up!

​Today, our clinic wants to shine a special light on the men who choose to shape a child’s life.

​Thank you to the father figures who:

💙 ​Choose to show up: Sitting on the floor playing, attending sessions (either in person or in their hearts), and celebrating the tiny, monumental victories.

💙​ Choose to build the bond: Investing time, patience, and endless energy into earning a child's trust and making them feel safe.

💙​ Choose to lead with love: Providing consistency, a steady hand, and an open heart to a child who needs it.

​Whether you are a biological father, a stepdad who stepped up, a foster dad opening your home, a grandfather stepping back into the ring, or a father figure in any form guiding the way—you are altering the trajectory of a child's world. Your presence is a gift, and your impact is lasting! 💙

​We see you, we honor your dedication, and we appreciate you. Thank you for being a foundational piece of the village.

​Drop a comment below to shout out an incredible father figure who has chosen to make a difference in a child's life! 👇✨

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