I wanted to take a moment to encourage moms and families that summer is a great time to let your little one take a break! I think a lot of "therapy moms" (or dads) feel the pressure to never miss a day, and make sure our children are always making progress, which is awesome and complete dedication. However, our kids are still kids, and missing a day in the grand scheme of things, is not a big deal.
Lincoln is 2.5 years old and making great strides. I asked for some progress reports this last week, and he is saying tons of new words (speech), weight bearing and opening his hand more (OT), and our regular PT just came back from maternity leave and said she can definitely see that Lincoln has made good improvement while she was gone. Of course this is an update in a nut shell, there are many things we are still working on daily and things we have planned for the future, but I am always pleased to hear that Lincoln listens well and tries very hard when he is in therapy.
With that being said, I took some time to ask our therapy office what they do for summer breaks? I wanted to make sure if I cancelled some appointments that I wouldn't lose my regular time slots as I have worked hard to make my schedule fluid to Lincoln's therapy and our life. I was extremely pleased to find out that they take people's home lives into consideration and make accommodations for those who may travel more in the summer (very common in AZ for families to leave for the hot summer months). While I do not plan to take Lincoln out of therapy all summer, I do plan to play with him and enjoy some fun travel to cooler weather, the ocean maybe, back home to see friends, or wherever we decide to go!
I encourage you to talk to your therapy office if you need time off. Our therapists are realistic about life and feel that breaks here and there can be great for kids. The three beautiful ladies we work with weekly are great and understanding! As long as we are doing our therapy homework while we aren't there, Lincoln will continue to succeed.