by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Did you know that in addition to having a dominant hand, you also have a dominant leg and a dominant eye? As toddlers learn how to use their arms and hands to pick things up, they start to develop a preferred hand. Usually, a child has chosen their dominant hand by...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Handwriting & Visual 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....
by Miss Jaime | DIY, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
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...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal
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,...
by Miss Jaime | Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
5 Tricks to help your child with cutting 1. Thumbs up for good cutting! Teach your child that “thumbs up” means “good job”. Then, show them that in order to cut properly, both hands should be “thumbs up” or “thumbs on...
