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 planning is a bit of a ‘la-de-dah’, airy-fairy kinda phrase. What does it actually mean? It should probably have been phrased “movement making” because that […]
I often get asked the question: “Can my child still play sport with hypermobility?” It’s never an easy answer. Negotiating sport with hypermobility is a big topic and its related questions are ones which I cannot answer with any specificity due to the nature of the ‘behind a computer/mobile device screen’ thing that you […]
Hypermobility in teens. If you’ve got one, you’re probably hoping someone has some advice for you. I don’t have advice, but I may perhaps be able to share some insight, having been a hypermobile teenager myself. There are benefits and downsides of being diagnosed with hypermobility in different life stages. It’s my personal opinion that […]
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 plastic pieces that snap and click together to form joints or rods in different shapes and forms. You can then build all sorts of things […]
Now that Spring is almost upon us and the weather is starting to warm up (here in Australia anyway) it’s time to think about getting the kids outside in the fresh air (and maybe a little bit “out of your hair” or at least “out from under your feet”) and practicing their gross motor skills. […]
Courtesy of spiders Kinetic Sand. Sand in Motion. Sands alive. Magic sand. Moon sand. Many names for the AMAZING creation that is the sand that even my most neat-freak-mummy-friends will let their kids play with INSIDE the house. Ok, maybe not in the formal dining room, or their bed… but inside in the play […]
LOOKOUT: I have decided to revive my blogging habit… Before I was a hypermobility specific OT I was a general Paediatric OT who did a LOT of fine motor, gross motor and sensory therapy with kids. The one thing I have always been passionate about is getting parents motivated and equipped to provide the best […]
What is one thing teachers and parents both hate? Shoe laces. Teachers hate having to say 20 times per day “Sally, your shoelace is undone”; “Josh, stop and fix your shoelace”. Parents equally loathe shoelaces. How many times can you tie a shoelace before your child leaves the house? How do kids laces always get in a […]
Got a child who doesn’t really like handwriting? Or a child who doesn’t really take to drawing & colouring? This could be part of your answer. The Crayola Dual Sided Dry Erase Board Set makes drawing, colouring and writing just that little bit more fun. With bright coloured crayon that can be rubbed out, a white board […]
I think Wikki Stix are a paediatric occupational therapist’s best kept secret. We LOVE Wikki Stix, and so will your children. In my experience, most parents who brought a child to therapy had never heard of Wikki Stix before, but once they did, they were onto a good thing. What are Wikki Stix? They are wax covered pieces of string that […]