by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal
Communication: the key to success! Since it’s the beginning of the school year, I’ve decided to share my best advice for improving communication with your child’s therapist. Parents sometimes feel helpless because they don’t know...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills, Seasonal
I can’t believe that Back to School is around the corner. In honor of back to school this year, I’ve decided to share my 5 best back-to-school tips! They may seem simple, but they work! So here goes! 1) For the child who doesn’t hold their pencil...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Sensory Processing
Ask Miss Jaime OT! ~ from Theresa Allender in Seattle, Washington How to Desensitize Skin Question:”My four-year-old has a super sensitive body. She is uncomfortable with kisses and hugs, she will only wear certain clothes because of how they feel, she is the...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
There is so much going on in the news, in regards to education these days. The Common Core Craze has changed the way teachers teach, and Kindergarten is the new second grade. That said, there are many things that teachers are teaching that are not remotely on our...
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...
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...
