by Sarah Wolfel | May 14, 2019 | Attention, Core Strength, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Marte Meo, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Posture, Sensory, toileting
As a parent we often worry about whether our children are meeting milestones and developing appropriately in a wide range of areas. Sometimes it can be clear when a child is having difficulty and for others it can be hard to determine if being slightly slow to reach a...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 20, 2017 | Allied Health, Core Strength, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy
Core Strength: How Can I Use Activities To Help Develop My Child’s Trunk Muscles Did you ever wonder what a “trunk” is? Well you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking of the big long like nose of an elephant, but did you know humans have trunks too? The human trunk is the...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 15, 2017 | Allied Health, Core Strength, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Did you know there are 27 bones in each hand? What better way to put little hands to good use than with PLAYDOUGH!! The more kids manipulate it, the more it can help build up strength their little hands! When you provide your child with the opportunity to grab,...
by Brett Williams | Apr 14, 2017 | Allied Health, Core Strength, Gross Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Posture
Fun in the yard helps hand skills. Climbing, crawling, swinging are a fun ways to work out little arms. Lifting, pushing and pulling helps strengthen their little tummies, arms and hands! When you provide your child with the opportunity to climb up ladders, on...