Category: Planning
Hypermobility, Motor Planning and Dyspraxia
Hypermobility, motor planning and dyspraxia: three massive concepts in one sentence. Let’s start with motor planning (because I’m hoping you already have a grip on hypermobility). For many people, motor
Surviving Term 1 of School
Putting a plan in place to survive term 1 of big school is really important. This is even more important if your child hasn’t been going to pre-school or day
Scissors & Scissor Skills
Scissor skills. One of the most common reasons a child gets referred for occupational therapy by their school teacher. The other is obviously handwriting, but we will talk about that
Bilibo
I bought one of these strange but simple looking things for my nieces for Christmas a few years ago. It’s called a Bilibo. It provided a lot of entertainment even
Zoob. That’s right. Zoob.
This fantastic creation is fun for everyone. Zoob. Most people haven’t heard of it… but if they have, they rave about it. Think lego, mobilo, duplo… but cooler. Zoob are
Dressing my “Ownself”
How do children actually learn to dress themselves? If you think about it, how do we learn anything? We are taught. The people around us model for us the way to
Old-school fun
Technology definitely has its benefits (I really do love technology) however, there is nothing like the old school pen and paper to develop fine motor skills appropriate for school. Pencil