Occupational Therapy Tips (OTT)

Quick tips to help with a wide variety of issues

Please see each post for these quick tips

Helping your child transition into a new academic school year.

Organisation of materials.

Identifying if your child has issues with their core strength.  If yes, see my section on core strength ideas.

Regulation and temperature control.

Helping your child become more independent with socks and shoes - part 1.

Helping your child become more independent with socks and shoes - part 2.

Consider that full body listening might not be important for all children.

Consider if you are playing with your child OR providing activities for your child.

Helping your childn learn routines:
Do you want to move away from reminding your child/children each step needed to get ready for school/bed etc? When its busy and we are in a rush, especially in the mornings, its so tempting just to tell your child the next step or do it for them.However, children then learn to let go more as they realise this will happen if they leave it long enough.