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Shoulder Stability: A Necessity for Good Fine Motor Skills!
Shoulder stability provides an important foundation for fine motor skills! It’s really the first thing I look at as an OT when a teacher asks me to “screen” a child for OT difficulties. Shoulder stability should be established by the time a child starts kindergarten....
Positioning, Motor Skills & Table Manners – What’s the Connection?
Do Motor Skills and Positioning impact Table Manners? Absolutely! Many children have a little difficulty with "table etiquette." Every family is different, and different cultures have different expectations of how a child should behave at the table. But, putting all...
Book Review- Books To Read To Your Sensory Kid…
I am very excited to share that I have decided to add a "book review" category to my blog because I totally love books, AND I think that everyone else should, too! I will periodically be adding book reviews to my blog for either your kids/and or you. They will...
What is a “Sensory Diet”?
It is probably not what you think. It has nothing to do with eating! A teacher overheard me talking about sensory diets and very sensibly asked about food. With all the allergies and specialized diets nowadays, it's easy to confuse the term. BUT- I decided to use this...
Take that out of your mouth!
What to do when a child is still mouthing everything... So, I am addressing this issue this week because it is only the first week of school and already a bunch of teachers and some friends have asked for advice about their student or their own child in...
5 Simple Homework Tips for your Fidgety Kid
Doesn't this guy look too perfect? Most kids are not able to sit so beautifully for homework time. Here are some simple "OT tips" to get those bottoms on the chair and that work completed! It's Back to School Time! This means schedules, routines, and good old chaos...