We recently explained body awareness in this post. Now, we are going to talk about some strategies and ideas to help improve body awareness in your child. One of the systems that sends messages to your brain is the proprioceptive system. This is made up of receptors in your tendons (??) that sense movement and […]
What is Body Awareness?
As PT’s who work with kids, we often talk about their body awareness. This refers their ability to know where their body is in space. But what does that mean? I recently had a very clear visual of this. My dog had to have surgery on his leg and ended up wearing a cone on […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 3
All right, we are on to part 3 of our therapist recommended toys for this holiday season! For those of you that miss Part 1 and Part 2 I have linked them! So here we go for a few more of our faves and why we like them! Toy Microwave and Food – This is […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 2
We’re back with Part 2 of our therapist recommended toys for gifts and why they are recommending them! For those of you that missed Part 1 check it out! Yoga Spinner – This is another game that is fairly new to our clinic but it has been pretty popular! As many of you know, we […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 1
Hi! It’s that time of year again. Many families are asking us for ideas of gifts to get for their kids. We have done several gift guides in the past – Here is last years! So, to do this year’s we asked our therapist to each pick 2 of their favorite toys. I am going […]
Teaching Shoe Tying – A Tool
We are lucky enough to have an OT back on staff and we have been loving the collaboration and idea generation! We have had quite a few kids come in that aren’t able to tie their shoes, and while velcro is an option, some of them want the shoes that have laces. So, in order […]
Looking at the Big Picture
When we provide physical or occupational therapy to kids, we are often asking parents about their child’s participation in life. Are there areas that they aren’t able to participate in fully or things that are really important to the child or family? For instance, if they go to a playground, will they readily […]
Childhood Occupations
We often get asked ‘What is Occupational Therapy,’ especially when we are talking about it in reference to a child. As a result we thought we would publish a breakdown based on the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to help give people a better understanding. As Occupational Therapy refers to how one occupies their time, it […]
Participation
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines participation (in relationship to kids) as ‘the act of joining with others in doing something’. At one point or another during childhood, most kids may struggle to participate in an activity that they are interested in whether because of timing, funding, level of challenge, etc. For kids that have difficulty […]