I want to welcome Sara of Sunshine Whispers today to GHOK. She is going to be sharing some tips that your childcare provider wants you to know about separation anxiety and the dreaded “drop off.” There I was, sitting in the parking lot of my daughter’s school, trembling. I didn’t understand why my daughter was…
If you have been around on the blog for a while, then you know I am an advocate for tummy time, not just with babies, but with all kids. Now that I have my little 5 month old son, finding some engaging tummy time activities has been fun for me. I saw these Christmas sensory…
This post has been brewing in my mind over the last few days. You are probably going to shake your head and say, “well duh!” when you read it. It is typically not what I write, but I felt the need to say it, more to myself than anything. I know that I share a lot…
Today I am thrilled to have a fellow Occupational Therapist and mom Sarah from OT Potential sharing some tips for limiting screen time with your kids. Before we had our kiddo, my husband and I were committed to being “no screen time” parents. Once the baby arrived, things got more complicated. Now our toddler is…
Many kids struggle in the area of handwriting for various reasons. They don’t enjoy the process or they tire easily, fine motor skills are not developed like they should be for handwriting, and a variety of other reasons. Doing some fun handwriting warm up activities can help them to prepare for writing, not only mentally…
Today over on Periscope I shared about recognizing your child’s sensory needs and gave some ideas on what we are doing in our home for our own kids. I focused on my 3-year-old mainly for this topic, I actually completely forgot to include the baby, haha. I had planned to and then it just slipped…
