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…
A guide to the visual motor development that is typical for children from the time they are born until they are six years of age. Visual-motor development can keep complex. Your child uses many areas of development to hone their visual-motor skills. Let’s take a look at what typical visual-motor development in children looks like. I’ll also…
You’ve probably seen the videos or pictures on social media of “sensory walks” or “sensory paths” that many schools are putting in their hallways. When I was working at one of our local schools, I created these sensory-motor walk activities and used an empty hallway next to our sensory room. You could also use these…