This week’s app is recommended from our Occupational Therapy Team – The app is called: Letter Writer. In our last Occupational Therapy blog post we spoke about a multi-sensory approach to learning letters. Our app of the week is GREAT practice for this. This app...
Tactile input is an effective way to teach drawing and writing skills. The tactile system allows for "feeling" the various strokes and flow of movement. This helps children to integrate sensory and motor aspects of writing. It has been suggested that playing classical...
This week’s app is recommended from our Physical Therapy Team — The app is called: “Pre-K Tot Yoga HD" by Holt Smith LTD Yoga HD is a fabulous tool to help teach kids self-regulation through yoga poses and breathing techniques. The poses are sweetly demonstrated using...
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 activities: -Mealtime:...
Bilateral integration and coordination is a sign that both sides of the brain are communicating between each other and sending/sharing vital information. There are 3 main ways that we use both of our hands in a coordinated manner: Symmetrical: using hands together...
Developing a Sensory Diet Sensory processing is the body’s ability to take in the information from the world around us such as what we see, hear, smell, feel, and taste, and effectively interpret the information to allow one to interact safely and effectively within...
Tips to Help Families Make the Most of Each Pediatric Therapy Visit and Their Therapist “A good therapist treats the disability; the great therapist treats the child who has the disability”. (William Osler) At T.E.A.M. 4 Kids, the therapists work very hard to treat...
Having Fun with Food: Fun Feeding Therapy Activities to Try at Home Listed below are a few fun feeding therapy related activities to try with your children at home. Encouraging exploration and creativity with food can be a fun activity and can often encourage them to...
Helping To Improve Children's Fine Motor and Handwriting Skills Parents often report to Occupational Therapists that their children have difficulty grasping a pencil or crayon correctly. As an Occupational Therapist evaluating pre writing strokes, printing, and...
Technology can be a great resource in helping children develop speech and language skills. Apps are often used in speech therapy sessions and can be valuable to parents when working with their child at home. I am frequently asked by parents which apps I would...