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Emotional Regulation Activity
https://www.mightier.com/ Mightier is an application that you can download onto a phone or tablet that monitors heart rates and leads the...
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Feb 251 min read
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OT Resource for Families
This website has an amazing and large assortment of activities regarding common areas of need (e.g., attention, motor skills, sensory...
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Feb 201 min read
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Positive Coping Skill Ideas
Here are some ideas of positive coping skills that may help your child calm down when experiencing difficulty with emotional regulation...
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Feb 131 min read
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Emotional Regulation and Behavior Management Coaching
I have been working with many children and families regarding emotional regulation and behavior management over the past few years. Below...
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Feb 62 min read
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Recommendations for Screen Time and Children
Below are guidelines as posted by the Mayo Clinic. You can find the link to the website here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyl...
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Jan 271 min read
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Activities to Promote Scissor Skills
Here are some activities to promote pre-scissors and scissor skills at home (adult supervision required for safety): Introduce how to use...
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Dec 29, 20241 min read
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Increasingly Complex Bilateral Motor Coordination and Crossing the Midline Activities
Adult supervision is required for safety. Demonstration, a mirror, and/or positive encouragement may be helpful for increased...
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Dec 29, 20241 min read
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Alternative Shoe-Tying Method Video
See video below for an alternative shoe-tying method that decreases the coordination required for shoe-tying. Practice at home with shoes...
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Dec 29, 20241 min read
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"Square" Dancing: Bilateral Motor Coordination and Crossing the Midline Activity
See the 3 videos below for 3 various options (the last is the most challenging). Demonstration, copying another person, or a large mirror...
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Dec 29, 20241 min read
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At-Home Pre-Handwriting Activity
It is important to master drawing shapes before moving to letters and numbers. You can create tracing and dot-to-dot shape drawing...
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Dec 27, 20241 min read
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Movement Activities for Movement Seeking Behaviors
Parent Instructions: If your child has difficulty sitting still at times or all of the time, try completing a handful or all of these...
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Dec 27, 20242 min read
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At-Home Problem-Solving Activities for Skill Development
Here are some activities to do at home promote problem-solving skills. Adult supervision required for safety. Ask questions! How do you...
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Dec 27, 20241 min read
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Supplemental Activities for Attention
Here are some activities you can complete at home to promote attention. Ask Questions to promote awareness and attention! What is your...
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Dec 24, 20241 min read
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What are fidgets and how do you use fidgets?
I have noticed that a lot of families buy fidgets for their kiddos, but then mention to me that the kiddos do not use them. This post...
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
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At-Home Core Strengthening Activities
When kiddos have low tone or limited core strength, this can impact their attention, fine motor skills, sensory regulation, gross motor...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
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Visual Motor Skills
What are they? Visual motor skills, in short, are the skills we use to be able to look at something and respond to it appropriately....
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
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"Jumping Squares" Bilateral Motor Coordination At-Home Activity
Here is an activity that supports bilateral motor coordination skills, visual motor skills, balance, and more! Steps: Set out pillows or...
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Nov 28, 20241 min read
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Visual Perceptual Skills
What is it? Visual perceptual skills help you to understand what you see. It is part of the foundational skills for handwriting, shoe...
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Nov 21, 20241 min read
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At-Home Handwriting Support Activities
Here are some activities to support with handwriting: Start with shapes and support your kiddo with mastering these first as they are the...
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Nov 14, 20241 min read
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Bilateral Motor Coordination At-Home Activities
Here are a list of activities that can support bilateral motor coordination, crossing the midline, bilateral motor integration, and...
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Nov 7, 20241 min read
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