Building Strong Partnerships: How Occupational Therapy Workshops Can Help Parents and Teachers Collaborate More Effectively
Collaboration between parents and teachers is essential to support children’s development and success in school. When parents and teachers work together, they can create a strong partnership that provides children with the best possible education and support. One way to facilitate this collaboration is through occupational therapy workshops. In this article, we will explore the […]
How Occupational Therapy Assessment Can Help Identify and Treat Sensory Processing Disorders in Children
As parents, we want our children to thrive in every aspect of life. However, sometimes, children may experience difficulties in certain areas, such as sensory processing. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how a child’s brain processes sensory information from their environment. It can cause children to overreact or under-react to different […]
Understanding the Benefits of Occupational and Group Therapy for Children: A Comprehensive Comparison
Children with various conditions, such as sensory processing disorders, ADHD, autism, and developmental delays, often require therapy to improve their quality of life. Therapy can help them gain the necessary skills and abilities to overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Occupational and group therapy are two types of effective therapy for children. This article […]
Sensory Integration Therapy for Children
Learn about sensory integration therapy and how it can help children improve their ability to process and respond to sensory information. What is Sensory Integration? Sensory Integration refers to the processing, integration, and organisation of sensory information from the body and the environment. To simply put it, it is how we experience, process, interpret, and […]
Handwriting Therapy for Children
Is your child’s handwriting messy, not as polished as their peers or inconsistent? Is your child also avoiding writing tasks? If you answered yes to one or all of these, your child might need handwriting therapy. Handwriting therapy, also known as occupational therapy for handwriting, is a form of therapy that focuses on improving a […]
All you should know about OT Assistants
Wouldn’t it be great if your child had someone other than you to help them reach their goals? If you’re answering ‘yes’ to this question, a skilled Therapy Assistant could make a big difference to your child’s life (and yours too!) Occupational therapy is the only profession that helps children to do the things they want […]
Why does my child chew on everything?
Is your child chewing on something all the time? I mean not only food but non-edible objects? While putting things in the mouth is normal for babies and toddlers, sometimes, children past that age are still chewing. We are going to discuss some of the reasons why children may be known to chew on everything. […]
What is developmental coordination disorder (DCD)?
Having a child with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is challenging and learning how to support them and their families is a journey indeed. Along the way, you will learn about what it is, the symptoms, treatment options, and professionals who can help. What is developmental coordination disorder (DCD)? A term used to describe children who […]
From Preschool to Big School- How can we help?
Children achieve many milestones within their first 5 years. During this time, they are walking, running, talking, developing social and communication skills but there are some children that may have issues with these, especially in the classroom. This is where an occupational therapist or an OT can help. Occupational Therapists can help children with a […]
Core Strength- Why Is It So Important?
You may have heard that children need good core strength in order to do well developmentally. But what exactly does that mean? As Occupational Therapists we assess children for a range of different motor skill development, in particular their core strength. Good core strength allows children to move their bodies well, and perform higher level […]
