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“Touched-Out” Roughhousing

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Touched-Out” Roughhousing

Here’s an unconventional tip for parents who are sensory-sensitive or get “touched out”. First of all — there’s nothing wrong with you if your preferred level of touching, snuggling, hugging, wrestling etc in a day […]

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Ultra-Washable Paint

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Ultra-Washable Paint

Ultra-washable paint: 50% washable tempera paint 50% dish soap or bubble bath or old shampoo that you have left over after switching brands That’s it. Mix those two together. It will create an extremely washable […]

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Painting with Brushes

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Painting with Brushes

When I introduced watercolors to my children for the first time (back when they were 3 and 2), I thought that the concept of dipping the paintbrush in the paint, wetting the paint, cleaning the […]

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A Successful Meltdown

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on A Successful Meltdown

(At the time of my writing this, my son was 3 years old.) Yesterday evening was the best meltdown we’ve had in a long time. How’s that for a starter sentence? This is an incredibly […]

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Two Stories of Power and Powerlessness

March 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Two Stories of Power and Powerlessness

Two stories about power and powerlessness. A child and an adult were entering a classroom, together, one on one. The child skipped ahead of the adult through the open door of the classroom, zigzagged to […]

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Giving Kids Power

March 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Giving Kids Power

Okay, after my last post, you might be asking, how do we give kids power and autonomy? Honestly, a different way to ask this same question might be, how do we protect their right to […]

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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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When You “Have” To

February 5, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on When You “Have” To

I shared a post about parents asking “How do I get my child to…” and trying to get away from that language, which isn’t helpful for understanding what is going on for the child that […]

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Learning to Argue

February 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Learning to Argue

A story of mediating conflict between young siblings, rather than solving it for them. My then-2yo “Summer” was lying on the ground in the middle of the living room floor, playing with toys underneath her […]

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First, Core & Upper Arm Strength

January 26, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on First, Core & Upper Arm Strength

Before a child is ever able to write, and before they learn to control the small muscles of their hands, they need to have full-body strength. This comes mainly in the form of strength in […]

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