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Early Opportunities: Protecting the Power of Play

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist 0

  I had the opportunity to speak about protecting the power of play to childcare providers at the daycare and youth program centers near where I work for my day job. This lecture covers play […]

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Reframes

February 14, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Reframes

On my Facebook page, I asked adults to share something that their child had been doing that was frustrating or upsetting to them. I then invited people in the comments (myself included) to respond, from […]

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Babies Can Play Independently

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Babies Can Play Independently

There are a lot of ideas that are popular right now, many of which get lumped under the header of “attachment parenting”, which suggest (either directly or indirectly) that babies and toddlers and children are, […]

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Wet Mess vs Dry Mess

December 31, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Wet Mess vs Dry Mess

If you’re someone who would say “Oh, I can’t handle letting my kids make a mess! It stresses me out too much!” …Well, first step, let’s differentiate between “wet mess” and “dry mess”. These aren’t […]

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Teaching Play

December 29, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Teaching Play

Once you’ve “taught” them how to use something (even accidentally), I notice these things happen: -they start to believe there is a “right” way to play with the toy -they fall into a pattern of […]

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Everything is Sensory

December 29, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Everything is Sensory

PSA: Everything is “sensory”! (And, again, like I mentioned yesterday…”sensory” is actually an adjective, not a noun…that’s me being pedantic, but it is something that really indicates to me whether I’m talking to somebody who […]

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Everyone is Sensory

December 28, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Everyone is Sensory

PSA: Everyone is “sensory”. 😊 (A second, more pedantic, more pet-peevy PSA: “sensory” is an adjective, not a noun!) Everyone in the world has a sensory system. Everyone interacts with the world around them through […]

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Three Scenarios

October 21, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Three Scenarios

Imagine three scenarios. You’re holding your child on your lap. Your child is sobbing and screaming at the top of their lungs, curled up against you. In one scenario, they have just tripped, fallen, and […]

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