by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Sensory Processing
Busy Hands for a Fidgety Kid Fidgets, Fidgets, Fidgets! If you’ve been reading my latest posts, you’ll notice that I’ve been talking a lot about fidgets, fidgeting, and all things fidgety. Teachers are constantly asking how to help their students focus and how...
by Miss Jaime | Dollar Deals, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Sensory Processing
Wiggly Kids Need Fidgets to Learn In the “olden days”, kids were expected to sit still and listen. When they didn’t, they were in big trouble. Nowadays, teachers and parents understand that kids need to move in order to learn. Children who have...
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...
by Miss Jaime | Sensory Processing
Foreword from Miss Jaime, O.T. : A few months ago, I came across a post in a Facebook support group that really moved me. It was written by a young woman who has Sensory Processing Dysfunction (SPD). She praised and encouraged the stressed out,...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Question from Dena Rich in Albany, NY “Hi, Miss Jaime! Love, love your articles!!!! My daughter Emilia still struggles with her pencil grip (using the whole hand instead of the proper 2 fingers). I’m having trouble finding a pencil gripper. Do I have to...
