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Early Intervention Blueprint: Sensory and Developmental Milestones for Infants and Toddlers

Original Price:   Current Price: $399.00
1.1 AOTA CEUs

Help babies and toddlers (ages 0–3) get the best start! Learn which developmental milestones to look for, from rolling and crawling to walking, feeding, and playing, and how to support them with simple, age-appropriate activities. Whether you're a parent or therapist, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to support healthy development, recognize when extra help may be needed, and help children build the skills they need to thrive.

This course is so much more than sensory development! Rachel and Jessica cover all milestone development (gross motor, fine motor , visual motor) in addition to prevalent topics such as TOTs, plagiocephaly & torticollis. The reflex integration section is super comprehensive and a vastly overlooked part of infant development. This information needs to be out to the masses as we are always preaching as therapists! — Shelly D., Occupational Therapist

Harkla Early Intervention Blueprint - AOTA CEUs
Rated 4.87 out of 5
15 Reviews

Early Intervention Blueprint: Sensory and Developmental Milestones for Infants and Toddlers

Original Price:   Current Price: $399.00
1.1 AOTA CEUs

Help babies and toddlers (ages 0–3) get the best start! Learn which developmental milestones to look for, from rolling and crawling to walking, feeding, and playing, and how to support them with simple, age-appropriate activities. Whether you're a parent or therapist, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to support healthy development, recognize when extra help may be needed, and help children build the skills they need to thrive.

This course is so much more than sensory development! Rachel and Jessica cover all milestone development (gross motor, fine motor , visual motor) in addition to prevalent topics such as TOTs, plagiocephaly & torticollis. The reflex integration section is super comprehensive and a vastly overlooked part of infant development. This information needs to be out to the masses as we are always preaching as therapists! — Shelly D., Occupational Therapist

Help babies and toddlers (ages 0–3) get the best start! Learn which developmental milestones to look for, from rolling and crawling to walking, feeding, and playing, and how to support them with simple, age-appropriate activities. Whether you're a parent or therapist, you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to support healthy development, recognize when extra help may be needed, and help children build the skills they need to thrive.

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Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants with advanced training in Sensory Processing Disorder, Child Development, and Primitive Reflex Integration

1.1 AOTA CEUs

AOTA CEUs

$399.00

Provides continuing education hours approved by AOTA for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants

  • Taught by Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants with advanced training in Sensory Processing Disorder, Child Development, and Primitive Reflex Integration
  • 8 Modules of training
  • 11 Hours of video lessons
  • 50+ Instructional digital PDFs included
  • Learn about development milestone achievement, including gross, fine, and visual motor, oral motor & feeding, speech, and social-emotional
  • Learn how to identify potential developmental milestone red flags for all age ranges: birth-3 years
  • Comprehensive overview of the 8 sensory systems
  • Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and the functional impact on infant and child development
  • Learn about sensory milestone achievement, for all 8 sensory systems
  • Learn how to identify potential sensory milestone red flags for all age ranges: birth-3 years
  • Entire video sensory toolbox - a variety of sensory activities within each sensory system for every age group: birth-3 years that assist with achievement of developmental milestones
  • Comprehensive overview of 8 primitive reflexes
  • Functional integration play activities to promote natural reflex integration for all age ranges: birth-3 years
  • Review common challenges during infancy including Colic, Torticollis, Plagiocephaly, and more
  • Review best practices for early childhood development from a therapist’s perspective: do’s and don’ts
  • Learn about infant and toddler daily activity success including sleep, starting solids, potty training, tantrums & meltdowns, and daycare/preschool strategies and routines

Successfully implement and write infant and toddler treatment planning, goals, and HEP with carryover

This course is approved for 1.1 AOTA CEUs or 11.0 Contact Hours (see continuing education section below for more information)

200+ Page physical spiral workbook

All of our PDFs printed and organized in a workbook that includes checklists, milestone timelines, sensory activity toolbox activities, primitive reflex integration activities and pictures of all of our sensory exercises and strategies. Everything you need in one place to reference quickly and efficiently!

Master

$139.00

Designed for parents, educators and therapists looking to give their client or child the best start on building a healthy sensory system and foundation. Gain the knowledge and understanding of hitting developmental milestones, gross, fine motor and sensory milestones, sensory processing, and primitive reflex integration!

  • Taught by Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants with advanced training in Sensory Processing Disorder, Child Development, and Primitive Reflex Integration
  • 7 Modules of training
  • 10 Hours of video lessons
  • 50+ Instructional digital PDFs included
  • Learn about development milestone achievement, including gross, fine, and visual motor, oral motor & feeding, speech, and social-emotional
  • Learn how to identify potential developmental milestone red flags for all age ranges: birth-3 years
  • Comprehensive overview of the 8 sensory systems
  • Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and the functional impact on infant and child development
  • Learn about sensory milestone achievement, for all 8 sensory systems
  • Learn how to identify potential sensory milestone red flags for all age ranges: birth-3 years
  • Entire video sensory toolbox - a variety of sensory activities within each sensory system for every age group: birth-3 years that assist with achievement of developmental milestones
  • Comprehensive overview of 8 primitive reflexes
  • Functional integration play activities to promote natural reflex integration for all age ranges: birth-3 years
  • Review common challenges during infancy including Colic, Torticollis, Plagiocephaly, and more
  • Review best practices for early childhood development from a therapist’s perspective: do’s and don’ts
  • Learn about infant and toddler daily activity success including sleep, starting solids, potty training, tantrums & meltdowns, and daycare/preschool strategies and routines

Successfully implement and write infant and toddler treatment planning, goals, and HEP with carryover

This course is approved for 1.1 AOTA CEUs or 11.0 Contact Hours (see continuing education section below for more information)

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Boost Your Baby’s Motor Skills and Early Brain Development

Let us take the guesswork out of early learning and parenting for you!

In the first year of life, one of the most important things a baby is needing to learn is how to develop and move their body. Learning how to control their bodies feeds information to their brain, which gives them the foundation of all their abilities for the future; learning & cognitive skills, motor & language skills, and social & emotional development.

It’s critical to make sure infants get all different types of sensory input every day. This is so their brains and bodies can learn how to process all of the input as efficiently as possible! Implementing successful sensory processing allows the infant to interact with the environment to the best of their ability.

You’ll gain the confidence that you can support your client or child’s motor skills and give your child or early intervention client the best chance at healthy development!

Why Are Sensory & Motor Development Activities Essential?

1 in 6 children have sensory processing disorder, and up to 89% of children have at least 1 retained primitive reflex.

With the rates of Sensory Processing Disorder and Retained Primitive Reflexes rising, we are seeing more and more young and elementary-aged students struggling in their daily activities.

Studies show that early implementation of sensory activities can promote overall sensory and motor development in infants and toddlers, which lays the vital foundation for future learning, healthy social lives, and motor skills development.

You’ll gain the knowledge and understanding of developmental milestones, sensory processing, and primitive reflex integration to support your client or child’s development, whether or not you’re noticing they are having challenges.

What You'll Get

Self-Paced Video

You'll have instant access to hours of video lessons taught by Certified Pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistants.

Downloadable Handouts and Guides

We include PDFs for activities, templates, and more to make implementing what you learn in this course even easier!

Lifetime Access

You will get lifetime access to this course! So you can revisit the lessons as much as you need while implementing what you learn into real-life results for your child or clients!

What your child will gain from sensory-rich activities during early development:

Improved motor skills development

Increased emotional awareness and regulation

Higher likelihood of hitting developmental milestones

A healthy foundation for future social skills and learning abilities

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Identify the impact sensory milestones have on functional, daily occupations in the birth to 3 year old population.

State 3 functional intervention activities to improve vestibular, proprioceptive, and tactile processing in early intervention.

List one treatment intervention that promotes gross motor developmental milestones and primitive reflex integration in infancy that will improve overall success during daily occupations.

List two common challenges seen in infancy, i.e. torticollis and how occupational therapists can provide environmental modifications and adaptations to help remediate.

Identify 3 ways to use a therapy ball during occupational therapy sessions to facilitate integration of the sensory system and primitive reflexes.

Course Outline

This digital course is an 8 module training with 11 hours of video, and 11 contact hours / 1.1 AOTA CEUs (plus bonuses!), along with clear instructions and functional strategies to implement into your practice immediately to assist a child's function and development in early intervention.

  • Module 1 Developmental Milestones

    Learn about development milestone achievement, including gross, fine, social, and feeding, and how to talk to your pediatrician about these topics, including suggested questions to ask. We also cover potential red flags to look out for with video demonstrations!

  • Module 2 Sensory Processing and Sensory Milestones

    Learn all about sensory processing! Review the 8 sensory systems and their impact on infant and child development, as well as learn about sensory milestones and potential red flags.

  • Module 3 Sensory Activity Toolbox

    Sensory-based activity ideas and demonstrations for children birth to three years old that assist with achievement of developmental milestones. We walk you through a variety of sensory based activities for every age group and every sensory system!

  • Module 4 Primitive Reflexes and Functional Integration Activities

    Understand what primitive reflexes are, why they are essential for childhood development, what happens when they are not integrated, and evidence-based activities to promote natural reflex integration for children under three.

  • Module 5 Common Challenges During Infancy

    Review common challenges during infancy, including Colic, Torticollis, Plagiocephaly, Tongue and Lips Ties and Reflux & Colic, and discuss the basics to watch for.

  • Module 6 Do’s and Don’ts from a Therapist’s Perspective

    As pediatric occupational therapy assistants, we’re sharing our personal do’s and don’ts with your client or child. We also cover physical products we can get on board with and products we can’t as well as the why behind our reasoning.

  • Module 7 Daily Activity Success

    Learn about infant and toddler daily activity success including; sleep, starting solids, potty training, tantrums & meltdowns, and daycare/preschool strategies and routines. We discuss in depth strategies, techniques and readiness!

  • Module 8 Treatment Planning, Goals and More!

    A quick review of infant and toddler occupations, setting realistic goals, example goals that can be modified for different ages, examples of simple treatment plans using treatment interventions from Modules 3 and 4, tips to help with family carryover, and provide HEP templates!

  • Bonus! Additional Resources

    A library of research articles, blog posts, podcast episodes, YouTube videos, and more! Use these resources to help continue your sensory journey with your client or child.

Meet Your Instructors

Rachel Harrington

COTA/L, CPRCS

Rachel is a Pediatric Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who is dedicated to helping children with different abilities feel confident in their own skin. She holds her Autism Certificate, and is continuing her education in Handwriting Without Tears, Primitive Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, and more! Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband, two young children, and dog, and can be found outside hiking, playing games, and not taking life too seriously!

Jessica Hill

COTA/L, CPRCS

Jessica is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who specializes in Pediatrics. She is passionate about helping children become healthy, happy, and confident members of society. She has training and experience in Primitive Reflex Integration, Sensory Integration, feeding, and parent training. Jessica and her son live in Boise, Idaho with their two crazy cats and enjoy hiking, swimming, and traveling!

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Rated 5.0 out of 5

Incredible Resource

I highly recommend this course to all pediatric OT practitioners and parents. The course is designed and structured in a way that benefits parents. I found the treatment interventions to integrate primitive reflexes very useful for overall child development.

Treatment interventions will help kids having impairment to live and dwell in their environment alongside other kids. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

Anand Occupational Therapist
Harkla Early Intervention Blueprint - AOTA CEUs
Early Intervention Blueprint - AOTA CEUs Original Price:   Current Price: $399.00
Rated 5.0 out of 5

Helped me feel empowered as a mommy

Rachel & Jessica provide an amazing variety of easy to implement activities, most using everyday materials around the house, that have helped me feel empowered as a mommy and confident in my ability to engage my daughter in purposeful play activities to promote healthy sensory and brain development. As an OT and a mommy to an infant who was diagnosed with mild brain damage at birth, I will be referencing this course for years to come.

Annie O. Parent & Occupational Therapist
Harkla Early Intervention Blueprint - AOTA CEUs
Early Intervention Blueprint - AOTA CEUs Original Price:   Current Price: $399.00

Frequently Asked Questions

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  • How is this course administered?

    This course is administered via online videos and worksheet downloads that you be able to access through learn.harkla.co once you have purchased!

  • What is the refund policy for this course?

    Like all Harkla products, this falls under our lifetime guarantee. This basically means that if at any time you aren’t satisfied with the course, we’ll refund you right away.

  • Will I have access to the instructors for the course?

    We offer the ability to book a time slot with the instructors for an extra fee, but you are able to comment within courses and get answers to those comments as you go from the instructors.

    We also are very responsive on customer support and social media to connect with our community.

  • Can parents take this course?

    Absolutely! The ‘Master Level’ Option will be best for you if you’re a parent. Although this course was designed with therapists in mind, the program is so beneficial for parents to implement at home with their child(ren) as well, especially if you have a child struggling with attention and focus challenges specifically.

  • Is this course research-based?

    Yes! We include the evidence-based articles we used to create this course, as well as the research we use as pediatric occupational therapy assistants that support our treatment interventions. You can find the resources and references in the last module of this course.

  • How do I get my certification for CEUs?

    In order to earn your AOTA CEU certificate you must complete the course evaluation and pass the post-test with 80% accuracy. Then you'll be able to download and print your certificate for continuing education!

  • Is there a payment plan for the course?

    Yes! If you select Shop Pay or PayPal while checking out, you will have the option to select a pay over time plan. If you need any help with this, please reach out to us: support@harkla.co

  • Can I Benefit From This Course If My Child Has Already Missed Milestones Or Showing Signs Of Neurodiversity Or Developmental Delays?

    Yes! This course is designed for children ages birth to three, the activities you’ll find within the course are beneficial for every child, regardless of developmental milestone acquisition.

  • Do You Cover Primitive Reflex Integration In This Course?

    We teach about common primitive reflexes you’ll see emerge from birth, activities to promote natural integration of these reflexes, as well as functional, play-based activities to include in your daily routine to work towards integration of potentially unintegrated reflexes.

  • Do I Need To Purchase Additional Equipment In Order To Take This Course?

    Not necessarily. Our goal is to share sensory-based activities that require household materials and everyday items to keep your life simple! We do share products we recommend and don’t recommend as pediatric occupational therapy assistants, as well as other activities that include a variety of materials.

  • What Ages Is This Course Designed For?

    The Early Intervention Blueprint is designed for children ages birth to 3 years old. This course focuses on infancy, babyhood and early toddlerhood.

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Tracy Doss
Early Intervention Blueprint is a valuable addition to my toolbox!

This training and manual are great additions to my toolbox. I have had lots of training but it has been difficult to find quality information and interventions for infants and toddlers. This class brings it all together and provides excellent guidance for me to plan and utilize effective interventions for my clients. Thank you!

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Jane Meiklejohn
Very Valuable Information

I loved the Early Intervention Blueprint - Master! I found it very informative and have recommended it to a few fellow colleagues. I have recently started a new position in our school division as a Mobile Early Learning Program Developer. My job is to visit smaller communities within our Division to educate parents of children between 0 and 5 years old of the importance of play for child development and to provide programming for these little kiddos. I happened to sign up for this just before I started, so in the first week I completed this course. It made me totally rethink how I was going to deliver programming! My goal now is to provide this valuable information about the Primary Reflexes and intervention to parents and caregivers of 0 to 3 year old, while providing equally important information to the preschools but through separate approach.

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Madison Snethen

As an OTR there were a few topics that I wish went a little more in depth, but overall, super helpful course of basics. I use the resources I got from this course all the time.

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Dorothy K.
Perfect for OT skills

This course has helped me understand so much about infant and toddler development. I am an OT, and my program barely touched upon the 0-3 year olds, and this is a population I am passionate about working with. I learned so much about motor skills, sensory development, and primitive reflexes. I highly recommend this course to any OT, parent, or individual working with young children!

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ashley
Infant and Toddler Sensory Course

Can’t say enough how great this course was! As an FNP and a mom of 3 this was so inciteful and informative that I have been integrating into my practice as well as at home. Highly recommend!

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K.D.
Comprehensive Course!

I recently purchased the Expert Level course. My favorite thing about the course is the resources and research provided. This allows you to connect all of the dots and take actionable steps immediately!

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Amol A.
Incredible resource

I highly recommend this course to all pediatric OT practitioners and parents. The course is designed and structured in a way that benefits parents. I found the treatment interventions to integrate primitive reflexes very useful for overall child development.
Treatment interventions will help kids having impairment to live and dwell in their environment alongside other kids.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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Özlem P.H.
A must for every parent

I think the course is very informative I wish every parent would know the course content while they are raising children I sincerely recommend this course to every parent

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Lucy
Amazing course

This course was a great resource for myself as a parent as well as an Occupational Therapist. The course is very well thought out, organized well, and easy to digest. Rachel and Jessica have provided several activities that can be easily implemented in the home. I would highly recommend this course.

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Dr. Giles
This is a great resource for parents, caregivers, and even therapists!

This is a great resource for parents, caregivers, and even therapists! The course provides you with knowledge and resources to better support your infant/toddler. The strategies and ideas provided are simple and can be implemented immediately. As an occupational therapist it was a good general review of concepts but it also gave me ideas for how to better educate parents on strategies to implement at home. I also learned a few new ideas to incorporate into my therapy sessions and I can incorporate them at home with my own children as well.

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Karlene OT
So easy to understand

What a great course! So much solid information. So easy to understand and apply to everyday life. So impressed!

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Shelly D.
This information needs to be out to the masses

This course is so much more than sensory development! Rachel and Jessica cover all milestone development (gross motor, fine motor , visual motor) in addition to prevalent topics such as TOTs, plagiocephaly & torticollis. The reflex integration section is super comprehensive and a vastly overlooked part of infant development. This information needs to be out to the masses as we are always preaching as therapists!

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Annie OTR/L
easy to implement activities

Rachel & Jessica provide an amazing variety of easy to implement activities, most using everyday materials around the house, that have helped me feel empowered as a mommy and confident in my ability to engage my daughter in purposeful play activities to promote healthy sensory and brain development. As an OT and a mommy to an infant who was diagnosed with mild brain damage at birth, I will be referencing this course for years to come.

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Tina
I love how much expertise went into the making of this course

I love how much expertise went into the making of this course. It gives you a very comprehensive understanding of developmental and sensory milestones and how to best support your child in his/her development. The activity ideas are creative and out of the box but at the same time they can be easily implemented in everyday life without a huge amount of preparation. Rachel and Jessica present everything in a very understandable, easy to follow manner and you can tell their hearts are in this topic! The little videos are a great visual support to understand exactly what theyre talking about