by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Many children use too much pressure when writing. Read on for OT tricks to conquer this problem! “He breaks pencils like crazy, and then wastes 5 minutes each time to go sharpen it! Why is he pressing so hard?” The teacher’s cheeks were pink with frustration. I could...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills
How to change your child’s grasp by changing their crayons “He uses all of his fingers… and he gets annoyed when I correct him!” As a pediatric Occupational Therapist, I hear this from a lot of moms and teachers. Pencil and crayon grip is...
