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Remote Occupational Therapy for Children in Ontario
19
Mar
Developing Hands Pediatric Therapy now offers Remote Occupational Therapy for children, infants and youth across Ontario. Call us to see how our Occupational Therapists can help your child.
What are the Benefits of Writing by Hand vs Typing?
25
Feb
…writing incorporates muscle movements in the hand and arm, as well as sensory input through the use of tactile feedback.
How to “read” books with your preschool child
05
Feb
Parents often tell me that their child will “not sit through stories” and that they find it difficult to get through an entire story with them. While not every child is a bookworm, there are some ways to engage your child during book readin...
Body Breaks: Movin’ and Groovin’ Towards Academic Success
26
Jan
What comes to mind when you hear the words “school” and “learning”? Sitting at a desk and listening to a teacher, right? Some may even associate “school” and “learning” with the task of sitting at a desk and reading or writing for extensive...
Trouble Tying His Shoelaces? Try Backwards Chaining
06
Jan
Backwards chaining is an approach to teaching and establishing skills related to activities of daily living, often dressing skills such as putting on pants, doing up buttons on a shirt, tying shoelaces, etc. This approach is frequently used...
The Importance of Play
25
Nov
Engaging a child in therapeutic activities at home may seem daunting to parents. As an Occupational Therapist working in pediatrics, I have heard concerns from parents about being able to implement therapists’ recommendations with their chi...
What is the best way to hold a pencil?
16
Nov
Occupational therapists are frequently asked to assess a child’s pencil grasp. Improper pencil grasp can cause a child to experience pain and fatigue while writing as well as decrease writing speed. A functional pencil grasp is important ...
What’s the Best Sequence to Learn Writing Letters?
18
Jul
It's important for children to learn to write their names. However, if a child is having more difficulties with letters containing curves and diagonal lines, it may be because they developmentally are not at this milestone yet.
As with phy...
The High Energy Child!
16
Oct
On a daily basis I work with children who are labelled “high-energy”, “hyperactive”. “fidgeters”, and “inattentive”. While some of these children have a diagnosis of ADHA, others are simply trying to fulfil their movement needs.
It can be ...
