Moro Reflex in Toddlers and Children: How a Retained Startle Reflex Impacts Development
Learn how a retained Moro (startle) reflex can impact sensory processing, emotional regulation, attention, and motor development in toddlers and children—and how occupational therapy can help.
When to Seek a Developmental Evaluation: Questions Every Parent Should Ask
Not sure if your child needs a developmental evaluation? Learn key signs, questions to ask, and how early support can help families feel confident.
Social-Emotional Regulation Across Early Years: From Newborn Cues to Preschool Self-Control
Explore how social-emotional regulation develops from infancy to preschool. Learn the science behind cues, self-control, and supportive strategies.
How Oral Motor Growth Connects to Broader Motor Skills
Learn how feeding skills connect to developmental milestones. Discover how oral motor growth, posture, and movement work together to support feeding success.
Is It Colic, Reflux, or Gas? What’s Normal for Babies and When to Worry
Understanding colic, reflux, and gassiness helps parents soothe newborn discomfort with confidence. Learn symptoms, causes, and expert-backed solutions.
Understanding Neurodiversity in Children: Embracing Diverse Minds
Explore neurodiversity in children, covering common conditions, benefits, challenges, and effective support strategies for a more inclusive environment.
Passive Prone as a Daily Exercise for Infants
Discover how passive prone as a daily exercise for infants supports digestion, feeding coordination, and smoother naps. Learn why it’s tummy time’s forgotten sister.
Pacifiers Aren’t the Problem
Pacifiers aren’t harmful—misunderstanding newborn brain development is. Learn how pacifiers support nervous system regulation, feeding, and infant mental health.
Lactation: The Ultimate Guide to Confident and Healthy Breastfeeding
Learn everything about lactation—from how it works to boosting milk supply and overcoming challenges. A trusted, supportive guide for breastfeeding mothers.
Building Strong Foundations: Supporting Early Transitions into Sitting (for new parents)
Discover how new parents can support their baby’s early transitions into sitting with safe, guided movements that build strength, coordination, and independence.
Why Movement Is Essential for Your Baby’s Brain Development
Discover how infant movement supports brain development, nervous system regulation, feeding skills, and coordination through play-based experiences.
A Comprehensive Guide to Trusted Providers
Embarking on a holistic journey towards pediatric well-being, B.WELL TOTs advocates a collaborative approach by curating a network of trusted professionals, including lactation consultants, TOTs release specialists, midwives, mental health experts, and more, who excel in their respective fields to provide comprehensive care for children and their caregivers, addressing needs ranging from sleep support to orofacial myofunctional therapy.
How Your Baby’s Tongue Shapes the Face, Airway, and Nervous System
How Your Baby’s Tongue Shapes the Face, Airway, and Nervous System
Promoting Airway Health & Healthy Nasal Breathing
Pediatric airway health support in the Philadelphia area. Learn how nasal breathing impacts feeding, sleep, and development from infancy through childhood.
The Best Parenting Books and Podcasts to Handle Behavior Struggles From Babies to Teens
Parents in the Greater Philadelphia area and Montgomery County can find trusted, evidence-based parenting support with this curated list of parenting books and podcasts. Designed to support child behavior, emotional regulation, and development from infancy through adolescence, this guide helps families navigate tantrums, transitions, and teen challenges with confidence.
Reflex Integration Therapy: What the Research Really Says
Looking for reflex integration therapy in the Greater Philadelphia area or Montgomery County? This blog and guide explains primitive reflexes, how retained reflexes may affect coordination, attention, handwriting, and regulation, and what current research suggests about movement-based interventions.
Whole-Body Development: How Early Oral Function Shapes Your Child’s Growth
When parents hear the term tongue tie, they often think of feeding struggles or nursing pain. But this small restriction in the mouth can create a ripple effect that influences your child’s feeding skills, airway development, reflex integration, posture, speech, and even brain development. By understanding how these systems connect — and how targeted therapy can help — we can support optimal growth, function, and long-term health.