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Co-Regulation in Action

May 10, 2025 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Co-Regulation in Action

One of my absolute favorite things about our new life in Australia is that we’ve made best friends with the neighbours, who have several kids close in age to both of my children. All of […]

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Dysregulation at Home

January 17, 2025 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Dysregulation at Home

During one of the recent snow days home, my kids were getting really sick of being cooped up inside and struggling to be able to play with one another successfully. They both needed more space […]

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Staying Conscious & Mindful Through Meltdown

June 22, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Staying Conscious & Mindful Through Meltdown

(Another post where I just walk you through my thought processes during a particular day.) I pull up in the driveway expecting an evening at home, but my son is already in the driveway asking […]

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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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Describing Without Judging

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Describing Without Judging

If I could get everybody in the world to learn one concept about the way they interact with children…well, actually, I have about a bazillion that I might choose from. I’m pretty bad at choosing. […]

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