In honor of OT month we decided to create a few handouts for the school districts we work with. I made them into photo format so that I could share them here but please let me know if you would like the PDF format and I will send them to you. Happy OT Month! […]
Marbles and Water
I was perusing Facebook the other day and I saw my friend post that she put some marbles in her son’s bath and it resulted in hours (ok maybe an exaggeration but probably lots) of fun. I loved it as soon as I saw it and in fact told her I would probably use it […]
Play This, Not That
I am so excited to have Dana from Embrace Your Chaos guest posting here today! She is a mom and an occupational therapist and has some amazing ideas and great things to share so make sure you check her out at Embrace Your Chaos. I hope you enjoy her post here as much as I […]
Postural Control – How the Systems Work Together
Postural control is a term used to describe the way our central nervous system regulates sensory information from other systems in order to produce adequate motor output or muscle activity to maintain a controlled, upright posture. The visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems are the main sensory systems involved in postural control. The visual system contributes […]
Questions about Oral Motor Input and their Answers
Here is an article written by one of our OT’s that I thought would be great to share! Why is my child always putting things in his or her mouth? When a child puts something in his mouth, he or she may be seeking oral motor input, which basically includes anything that gives the child […]
Tactile Letters
One of our recent projects at work was to make tactile letters. Our therapists used various tactile surfaces such as duct tape, felt, cardboard, bumpy paper, glitter paper, denim and any other paper/material we could find that would provide different tactile input. This allows the child to trace letters and get different tactile […]
Should We Wrap Kids in Bubble Wrap?
I recently read an article on Huffington Post about a new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) stating that kids should not jump on trampoline’s because its not safe. Now I am sure they have looked at the numbers and seen how many injuries have occurred (its actually down in 2009 from 2004 […]
Lycra Tunnel
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2UGLI7vZmE&w=420&h=315] Our newest toy at work is a lycra tunnel. One of our OT’s had been talking about wanting one so I finally was able to buy her some lycra and she was able to make one for us. Of course we all needed to try it out ourselves and let me tell you, […]
Gross Motor Ideas for the Park
Now that nice weather is upon us its time to get outside and play with the kids! Parks are a great place for kids to effectively ‘burn off’ their energy while working on gross motor skills and socialization. Here are some of the great things about parks: There are other kids around to play with. […]