{"id":1675,"date":"2023-10-10T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccandskidstheraplay.com\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2024-01-29T02:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T02:33:11","slug":"developmental-delay-and-how-can-physical-therapy-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccandskidstheraplay.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/10\/developmental-delay-and-how-can-physical-therapy-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Developmental delay and how can physical therapy help"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1675\" class=\"elementor elementor-1675\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525e011d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"525e011d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a3a393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a3a393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Developmental delay is a term used to describe when a child does not reach their developmental milestones within the expected time frame. 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