by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills
Your child with special needs: How to conquer independent bathing 20 plus Occupational Therapy tips and strategies to facilitate independent showering and bathing for your child with special needs “I have no time to myself. Ever. My other kids were at least...
by Miss Jaime | Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
School Day Functions – Positioning in the classroom Positioning in the classroom is a HUGE part of student success. In fact, “properly fitted furniture is essential if children are to learn handwriting efficiently” (Henderson & Pehoski, 1995)....
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills
Back in the olden days, my parents had to walk to school 2 miles each way. Barefoot. Uphill. And they had to walk home for lunch, too. Motor skill development wasn’t such a problem back then. As a child, I never questioned how it was possible that it was...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills
“Promoting fine motor skills at the playground” is part of a year-long blog hop called Functional Skills for Kids. Each month, I will be working with other pediatric OTs and PTs to post on different developmental topics that impact functional skills for...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal
Holiday Toy Shopping is around the corner! The holidays can be very overwhelming. Shopping for kids who seem to already have everything can be very overwhelming too! As an OT, I have some favorite tried and true toys and games that address many educational and...
by Miss Jaime | Gross Motor Skills, Long Island, Sensory Processing
One of my favorite things about Occupational Therapy is that there are no limits to how you can help a patient achieve their goals. It depends on what the patient wants to achieve and what they are interested in. You can use activities like gardening, scrapbooking, or...
