This post is a transcript for this one, which has the video. I want to start by asking you to think about learning. What comes to your mind when you hear the word learning? Maybe […]
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 […]
A recording of myself presenting on the topic, “Creating ‘Calming Sensory Spaces’ in the Classroom”. I presented this first to teachers at the school where I work, and then made minor adjustments and recorded […]
Remember when I brought you such stunning insights of my own mind as “Hey, when socks feel bad on my feet, I give myself permission to take them off”? š Well, I’m back with another […]
āStrengths-basedā evaluation, goals, or treatment is something of a brand-new buzzword in the field of occupational therapy. And sometimes OT professionals feel threatened by this phrase, or feel like it leads to euphemistic evaluations where […]
Hereās an unconventional tip for parents who are sensory-sensitive or get ātouched outā. First of all ā thereās nothing wrong with you if your preferred level of touching, snuggling, hugging, wrestling etc in a day […]
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 […]
(At the time of my writing this, my son was 3 years old.) Yesterday evening was the best meltdown weāve had in a long time. Howās that for a starter sentence? This is an incredibly […]
“Stop crying” was one of the most repeated things I heard in my childhood ā definitely the most repeated ācorrectionā I ever heard. I was constantly crying too much. And constantly in trouble for it. […]
You may have heard the advice to tell your kids what they CAN do, and not what they CANāT do. Or, to say your POSITIVE expectations, not your NEGATIVE expectations. An example of this might […]
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