Specialized Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Helping Your Children Grow. Learn. Thrive.
Your child deserves to reach their full potential
As parents, we treasure watching our little ones grow. Their developmental milestones are exciting but when your child is struggling, it can be frustrating for both you and your child. No child deserves to be needlessly frustrated. That’s why I started CORE Pediatric Therapy. I believe that the earlier a child can get the help they need, the happier they will be. Together, we can help your child GROW, LEARN, and THRIVE!
We make setbacks temporary…
At CORE Pediatric Therapy we help children overcome developmental challenges with care that goes beyond traditional therapy.
Does your infant have…
History of traumatic or preterm birth?
Traumatic birth injury?
Coughing, choking, or gagging with breast or bottle feeding?
Taking longer than 30 minutes to breast or bottle feed?
Diagnosis of tongue tie?
Excessive drooling or open mouth posture?
Irritability with feedings?
Difficulty transitioning to solid foods?
Hates tummy time?
Difficulty calming themselves?
Poor sleep patterns?
Head turn preference (torticollis) or misshapen, flat or asymmetrical head shape (plagiocephaly)?
Difficulty meeting developmental milestones or skipping milestones such as crawling?
Does your child have…
Diagnosis of developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury, Genetic syndromes, or others?
Sensory processing issues?
sensitivity to touch, movement or sound?
constantly on the move or difficulty paying attention?
difficulty with transitions or irritability with changes in routine?
Poor sleep, getting or staying asleep?
Struggle with the “joy” of eating?
Gagging on foods? Picky eating? Mealtime behaviors?
Limited play skills or social interactions?
Difficulty with hand grasp, writing, or eye hand coordination?
Coordination difficulties or poor balance?
Difficulty with learning and behaviors?
If so, CORE Pediatric Therapy can help. The key is to get your baby or child the help and support they need as soon as possible. Schedule a free consultation today to build a custom growth plan for your child.
CORE Pediatric Therapy helps to identify the “core” or underlying cause of your child’s developmental issues.
When we address the core issues, we set up your child for lifelong success.
Strong Foundation
Taking a proactive approach for a productive life! We can build a solid foundation for development in order for more advanced skills to develop naturally!
Developing Skills
Getting to the root of the problem using specialized therapies results in improved daily living skills of eating, sleeping, playing and learning!
Quality of Life
Helping your child be as active and happy as possible to be able to enjoy everyday moments and live their best life!
Specialized Therapy Services
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Tummy Time Method
Tummy Time Method, developed by Michelle Immanuel, is a scientific and evidence-based program to uniquely address the needs of babies newborn to pre-crawling age. Solid tummy time skills provide a strong foundation for all later developmental skills.
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Feeding and Swallowing Therapy
Therapy helps to identify and treat oral motor and swallowing dysfunction that impacts safety, efficiency, and the joy of eating. This includes assessment and strategies for breast or bottle feeding, transition to solid food, NG or G-tube feeding support and weaning, and limited food variety.
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Pre and Post Frenectomy Care
Functional and structural assessment for identification of tethered oral tissues. this encompasses specific body and oral-facial exercises to prepare the body both Pre and Post Frenectomy to support best possible outcomes including improved development, promotion of body symmetry, and improved oral motor and feeding performance.
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Oral Facial Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional therapy helps to retrain your oral and facial muscles for optimal oral rest posture of your tongue and lips for good facial development, improved nasal breathing and improved sleep patterns. Early identification of oral facial myofunctional disorders can help lessen overall effects and address issues with a team approach. Myo Munchee Practitioner.
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Masgutova's Neurological Reflex Integration
The Masgutova Method®/MNRI (Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration®) uses reflex patterns to awake the genetic sensory-motor memory to make it faster and easier for the nervous system to self-restore the impaired functions.
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Gillespie Approach-Craniosacral Fascial Therapy
The Gillespie Approach-Craniosacral Fascial Therapy is a gentle healing modality that provides infants and children with a freely moving brain, spinal cord and fascial web, all critical to optimal health.
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Integrated Listening Systems and Safe and Sound Protocol
Integrated Listening Systems is a progressive auditory training program which helps the brain to process sensory, cognitive, and emotional information more effectively. The Safe and Sound Protocol is designed to help the nervous system better receive, process, and respond to cues and signals from the environment. It has been shown to improve emotional control, behaviors, hearing sensitivity, and listening.
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Sensory Processing Strategies
Therapy techniques to help identify your child’s sensory strengths and weaknesses, modify the environment and/or provide sensory strategies to improve their sensory processing abilities for improved functioning throughout their day for at home, school, and the community.
3 Simple steps to unlocking your child’s potential
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Schedule a phone consultation.
We want to hear more about your concerns and help you find out how CORE Pediatric Therapy can help your child GROW, LEARN, and THRIVE. Let’s chat soon!
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Get a customized growth plan.
During an initial evaluation, we aim to learn more about your child through interview, standardized testing or skilled observation. Together, we will establish frequency, goals, and treatment options that are developed specifically for your child.
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Start specialized therapy
Your child will receive individualized and specialized therapy services. With your collaboration, we will continually assess progress and modify treatment as needed. A journey toward their goals that will be filled with a lot of smiles and victories along the way!
Core Pediatric Therapy is
Compassion
Raising children is joyful, but never easy. I’m here for you, to help you navigate toward a brighter future and to make a lifelong difference for you and your child.
Dedication
I’m passionate about helping your infant or child succeed. I’m committed to lifelong learning and evidence-based practices. I won’t forget who I am here to help and why.
Teamwork
No one knows your child the way that you do. I value your thoughts and opinions and welcome open and honest communication. Together, we can make a difference.
Success Stories
“Thanks for all the help, encouragement and support you provided for I. and our family. You were the first person to really understand the struggles we were facing. You helped us so much!”
— Mother of I.
“Having a baby with feeding issues was challenging and scary at times. Kristie was able to provide numerous exercises, resources and was a wealth of information. Today he is no longer struggling with each feeding. We can’t thank Kristie enough for all her help!”
— Mother of E.
“Thank you for the care and dedication to helping G. be the best G. he can be. We are so grateful to have you in our lives!”
— Mother of G.
Hi there! I’m so glad you are here! My name is Kristie Middendorf. I’m an occupational therapist with a passion for treating infants and children who are challenged in their ability to GROW, LEARN, and THRIVE. I’ve spent nearly 30 years being blessed with the opportunity to help many infants, children, and families on their journey to unlocking their child’s potential while learning and collaborating with many great professionals along the way. I can’t wait to meet your little one and give them all my care, love, and support!
– Kristie
Core Pediatric Therapy
9351 Corkscrew Road, Suite 101
Estero, Fl 33928