Back-to-school time is the perfect time to talk about handwriting skills. As children head back to the classroom, handwriting issues are often brought up. But addressing handwriting struggles is not as simple as it might seem. Handwriting is a very complex activity that involves lots of underlying skills before we can expect a child to…
Today I am going to share some tips and ideas for creating a sensory room in your home. If you are unfamiliar with sensory rooms or spaces, this is a great place to start. What is a Sensory Room? A sensory room is basically a safe and quiet place/space in your home for your child…
Along with learning to read, writing is another significant milestone that parents often wonder about. One question I see over and over again is “when should I teach my child to write?” The answer is not cut and dry, “they should know how to write by age ‘insert age here’”. Writing, or handwriting, is a…
With many of us doing virtual learning or homeschool these days, I wanted to provide an easy way for parents to give sensory-motor breaks at home. With children on computers and screens even more for virtual learning, movement and brain breaks are twice as important. With this sensory-motor walk stations for home printable, you can…
We’ve been home since the end of February and are going stir crazy. I decided to come up with some fun gross motor games for the kids to do outside (or inside). I posted them on social media, but wanted to have a place here on the site where you could find all the gross…
Telehealth, for the moment, is the new normal for many Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Speech and Language Pathologists. I have heard from so many of you who are looking for ways to get started and also need ideas for treatments that will work well over the internet. Today I am gathering all the latest…