Parenting Skills, Special Challenges 6 Ways to Support the Emotional Well-Being of Children With Learning Disorders Imagine you keep falling behind your coworkers, feel confused about what is being asked of you all the time and, no matter how many... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges Taming Your Anxious Child’s Worry Monster Nearly all children will have fears or worries at some point during childhood—fears of the dark, of heights, of spiders, or monsters.... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges 5 Reasons Summer is Tough on Parents (and what to do about it) As a kid, summer meant freedom and spontaneity. It conjured memories of the ice cream truck, mid-week sleepovers, kickball games lasting... Continue Reading
Occupational Therapy, Preteens & Teens, School Challenges, Special Challenges Five Questions to Empower You When Considering a Therapist for Your Child Have you ever wondered if your child may benefit from seeing a therapist? Or, has a teacher or family member ever suggested that a... Continue Reading
Occupational Therapy, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges 6 Sensory Room Ideas to Help Your Child Motor development for a child involves the ability to process the sensory information in their environment—touch, movement, sight,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Raising Girls, Special Challenges Cutting and Self-Injury: What Parents Need to Know At a recent panel discussion on teen behaviors, the audience of parents expressed concern about the prevalence of “cutting” and other... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Occupational Therapy, Special Challenges Going to the Movies with Your Sensory-Defensive Child As I was trying to come up with a topic to share on this particular blog, I thought about a challenge one of my young clients recently... Continue Reading
Special Challenges Living with a Learning Difference: A Student and Resource Teacher’s Perspective During the nine years that I was a resource teacher, I worked with students with learning differences and those on the autism spectrum.... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Occupational Therapy, Special Challenges Sensory Processing Disorder and Halloween It’s the time of year when there’s a chill in the air, the seasons are changing, and the color of orange is everywhere. It... Continue Reading
Occupational Therapy, School Challenges, Special Challenges Helping Children with Sensory Processing Challenges Achieve Scholastic Success As summer vacation comes to an end and school begins, many children find it hard to return to their school routines. This task may be... Continue Reading