This week’s app is recommended from our Occupational Therapy Team — The app is called: “Letter School” This app works on upper and lower case letter formation using a sensory-motor approach that taps into visual, auditory, and...
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Exposure to New Foods: Try, Try Again… A common feeding mistake made by parents is to offer a child a new food and then state that they do not like it if they refuse after only 1 or 2 attempts. Research has found it takes repeated exposure...
MoreWhat Does Hypersensitivity to Touch Look Like?
Does hypersensitivity to touch interfere with your child’s ability to function throughout the day? One’s nervous system may incorrectly perceive tactile input (or touch) as threatening, thus causing distress or anxiety during the following...
MoreTips for Coloring Easter Eggs with Fine Motor Skills in Mind
Many families have a tradition of coloring eggs for Easter festivities, but for the child who has decreased fine motor skills, this tradition may be difficult. Here are some suggestions so that a child with varying levels of fine motor skills can...
MoreApp of the Week: This Is My Body
Many families have come to us asking: “What else can we do at home?” In addition to Home Programs that your therapist will create for you, we will now be sharing a therapist recommended “App of the Week.” Each week we will...
MoreWhat is W-sitting and Why Your Pediatric Physical Therapist wants you to avoid it
W-sitting seems harmless but this position does more harm than good for children. For many children, this position gives them a feeling of being planted or stable while playing with toys in front of them. However, the position keeps the child...
MoreMaking Articulation Therapy Practice Fun!
Need some ideas on how to spice up articulation practice at home? Articulation practice at home is very important, but many parents tell us they struggle with getting their child to practice the words that they are working on in speech therapy...
MoreGame Nights: Facilitating Speech and Language Skills in the Home
I often have parents and caregivers ask me about recommendations for games that they can purchase and play at home in order to help facilitate speech and language skills, piggybacking on speech therapy goals. Below are just a few examples of...
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