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5 Tips to Help Left-Handers with Writing
5 Tips to Help Left-Handers with Writing Date Posted: November 10, 2021 Last week, out of curiosity, I asked members in my Helping Kids Write FB group if their child is a rightie, leftie, or both-ie? Want to know the results?First to put things in perspective…..On average, 10% of people are lefties. However, in my […]
Do Pencil Grips Help with Writing?
Do Pencil Grips Help with Writing? Date Posted: October 14, 2020 Was your child offered a pencil grip to help their writing at school? Usually, parents tell me that school already tried a pencil grip to help with writing? When I ask if it helped, most say their child finds them uncomfortable or won’t use […]
Working Together With Parents
How Do Paediatric Occupational Therapists Partner With Parents? Date Posted: July 6, 2020 Usually, when people think about paediatric Occupational Therapy, the first thing that comes to mind is dropping your child off to see an OT who will do 1:1 treatment with them. Sometimes parents aren’t present which means that they may not fully […]
How is Teletherapy and Working Closely with Parents Helping Kids?
How is Teletherapy and Working Closely with Parents Helping Kids? Date Posted: June 27, 2020 Can you believe we have been doing Teletherapy and parent consultations for three months now? Oftentimes, people think that OT has to be done 1:1 with an OT to help their child (and don’t get me wrong, direct treatment is […]
Sensory Chalk Walk Obstacle Courses
Sensory Chalk Walk Obstacle Courses Date Posted: June 11, 2020 Lockdown has finally given us the impetus to create some Chalk Walk Obstacle Courses for our neighbour hood. (See video examples below.) I’ve always wanted to make these, and now that we have started, my son loves making them too. People often think these chalk […]
Benefits of Yoga for Children in Occupational Therapy
Benefits of Yoga for Children in Occupational Therapy Date Posted: May 26, 2015 Last year at this time, my husband, then 2-year old and I visited Copenhagen, Denmark for 9-days. Not a holiday. I attended Sonia Sumar’s course, Yoga for the Special Child. It was my first course after becoming a mum and first time […]
Baby Owned Movements
Baby Owned Movements Date Posted: March 13, 2015 Baby Owned Movements My son crawled at 9 months, sat at nearly 10 months, and walked at 16 months. According to developmental charts, his sitting and walking are considered to be within the later range of ‘normal.’ Charts indicate that babies sit at six months when placed […]
Sensory Swings Pre-Made Part 3/3
Sensory Swings * Pre-Made Part 3/3 Date Posted: March 6, 2015 **Disclaimer: The following are just ideas and must be used at your own discretion for safety. Please be sure to use appropriate soft padding, measure for size in your space, and most importantly, provide supervision for your child’s safety. I’d love to have more […]
Homemade Sensory Integration Swings – Part 2 / 3
Homemade Sensory Integration Swings – Part 2 / 3 Date Posted: February 20, 2015 **Disclaimer: The following are just ideas and must be used at your own discretion for safety. Please be sure to use appropriate soft padding, measure for size in your space, and most importantly, provide supervision for your child’s safety. This time […]