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Physiotherapy duo share their best successes at helping children As an occupational therapist, I work most often with physiotherapists. I recently had a conversation with a mother seeking help for her child and she wasn’t sure if her child
How many things can you do or make with a pipe cleaner? Let’s talk about praxis. In layman’s terms, praxis means “think of something to do, figure out how to do it and then just do it!” Sometimes, that is
Here are a few easy, new play ideas for your infant and toddler with simple infant toys, infant activities and free toddler games. There’s a tendency for new parents to want to get all types of toys for their
5 tips and two approaches to help your child master the skill of shoelace tying. Boots are gone and running shoes are out… so it’s a good time to work on mastering shoelace tying. Occupational therapists often teach children who
Favorite Fine Motor Activities With a few plastic Easter eggs and some tongs you can help your children develop fine motor skills. OK, kids have been known to like these games too! Fine Motor Activities can be fun for children,
Is your child right or left-handed? It doesn’t matter. First give young children opportunity to use and develop both hands. Your child’s handedness means are they right or left handed? Handedness is the ability to perform skilled fine motor movements
Did you know that poor processing skills may limit your child’s ability to solve problems or learn new skills? When you turn on a light switch and the light doesn’t turn on, you don’t say the light isn’t trying
Some ideas to entice your child into great creativity Encourage your child to draw anything and everything. I have some strategies to get you going if drawing isn’t on the top of your child’s preferred activity list. First of
The Can Child Centre for Childhood Disability Research is what I like to call the best One-stop shop for all the latest diagnostic, assessment and treatment research about Developmental Coordination Disorder. They also just started a new brain injury/concussion
Motor skill games can help teach children useful skills Today I would like to feature some ideas to “move” children, integrating motor skills with visual skills. As occupational therapists we know that the integration of the visual and vestibular
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