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Month: September 2023

At School

A Dinosaur Pants Connection

September 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on A Dinosaur Pants Connection

Routines helped this lil guy make sense of an often nonsensical world around him. And especially on the first week of school, he needed some help making sense of everything. “Change diaper” was a routine […]

Recordings & Media

Dauntless Grace: Trauma & Play (Podcast Interview)

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Dauntless Grace: Trauma & Play (Podcast Interview)

I recently appeared on the podcast Dauntless Grace to talk about trauma, play, reparenting ourselves, and that infamous consequences post.  You can listen to the interview on their website, Dauntless Grace. It’s also available on […]

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Transcript: Dauntless Grace – Trauma & Play

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Transcript: Dauntless Grace – Trauma & Play

This post is a transcript for this one. The audio can be found there. Deedra: Welcome to the Dauntless Grace Exchange. I’m Deedra. Megan: And I’m Megan. And today we have Kelsie Olds on our podcast […]

At Home

Turn Arguing into Play

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Turn Arguing into Play

A little moment from my life: The kids (5 and 4) ran to get in the car. They began arguing: Apollo: I got here first! Summer: No, I got here first! Apollo: No, I got […]

At Home

Naming the Subtext

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Naming the Subtext

You know, one thing that I notice is a pattern with most adults (me included) is that they might notice patterns with their kids and yet, for some reason, feel like they can’t overtly name […]

At Home

Learning To Fight

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Learning To Fight

“I wish I could let my kids learn to work out their own fights, but it turns from verbal to physical in the blink of an eye. I have to intervene. How could I let […]

Activities

Mailbox Project: First Notes

September 1, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Mailbox Project: First Notes

So last week I wrote about my mailbox project with four classes at the schools I work in — 4th grade, 3rd grade, 3rd grade, and 1st grade (or approximately age 9-10, 8-9, and 6-7). […]

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