Fine Motor Skills can be practiced at home between occupational therapy sessions. It is great to get extra practice for fine motor development, especially if a child is delayed with these skills. Even if the child is already receiving occupational therapy, practicing...
Therapy for speech, language, and occupational skills can be mentored right at home in the kitchen. Children love to help their parents create delicious foods. Baking and cooking projects help children learn to follow directions, and follow sequences. Therapy...
Speech Language Development can be continued after school, and therapy throughout the day. Often, children will ask, “What does that mean?” They seek definitions of words when they are exposed to new vocabulary. Defining words is helpful. However, to...
Help Communication Help communication by your child increase simply by talking to him or her. This will expose the child to language. This exposure goes a long way! Talk about the things around you, talk about what you are doing, talk about what your child is...
Child Development – Sleep! Children require plenty of sleep to grow and develop. Typical child development depends on sleep. Sleep may be as important as nutrition and exercise. It can be difficult to know how much sleep children require. The National...
Nutrition that is adequate, complete and balanced is a powerful part of supporting child development. Plentiful research has been conducted on the effects of nutrition on child development and growth. Poor nutrition has been shown to negatively impact child...
