Headspace is a free app that acts as a “gym for your mind” that utilizes guided meditations to promote mindfulness, stress relief, & peace of mind. https://www.headspace.com/ Mike - Occupational Therapy Team
When your child receives diagnosis questions can (and usually will) begin to flood your brain to ask your doctor. In addition, before you know it you could very easily overwhelm yourself with questions of your own. What do I do? Who do I talk to? What about school?...
The Teach Me To Talk podcast is my favorite thing to listen to in the car. Speech Language Pathologist Laura Mize gives AMAZING information and recommendations for parents of children ages birth to 3 who have language delays. The podcast is free and can be accessed...
Pediatric Occupational Therapists work with children to make participating in their daily occupations more independent through adaptation or skill building. An important occupation for children is brushing their teeth or at least allowing an adult to brush their...
This app is a wonderful app for self-regulation, calming, and bilateral coordination. The app offers calming music paired with motor movement patterns that children can imitate with their fingers or watch and imitate with their full body (using arms, legs, or head)....
The fall brings with it some cooler weather that allows us more, much needed time outdoors and ways to be active. However, it also brings with it the often overwhelming, scary, unusual, and illogical holiday of Halloween. Don’t get my words wrong, I enjoy Halloween...
Is your child struggling to learn about emotions? Emotions are actually a pragmatic skill often referred to as social skills. Pragmatics are the social rules for language in social interactions. Such interactions include greetings, eye contact, taking turns in...
We are asked quite frequent: What you can I do at home to help my toddler be physically fit and stay active? Take a look below at some ideas to help encourage your toddlers activity around the house! ▪ Offer play equipment and toys that help toddlers get moving....
Most parents can’t wait to hear their child’s first words. It is so exciting to finally get a peek into what they are thinking, isn’t it? For parents of late talkers, anxiety can start to build when the words don’t seem to be coming when they should. Creating verbal...
This week's App of the Week comes from our Feeding Therapy Team. The app is called: Smash Your Food! Smash a real burger, crush a real milkshake, explode a real soda, and pound a real pizza. This app allows children to smash food without the mess. This app may be...
