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Homeplay as learning

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“Need” to Learn

October 30, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Need” to Learn

We do not need to decide when our kids “need” to learn to count and write. If they see us modeling counting and writing authentically, they will be interested in it and pursue it when […]

Activities

Running & Learning

March 12, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Running & Learning

(descriptions of the images throughout this post are all contained at the end so that they tell one coherent narrative :))  It might, or it might not, surprise you to learn that I am very […]

Activities

More Giant Keyboarding

September 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on More Giant Keyboarding

A game one of my kids and I made up with my keyboard mat (a gymnastics mat with masking tape on it in the shape of a QWERTY keyboard)… Pick up plastic letters and run, […]

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 […]

At School

“Yes” Began With “No”

August 29, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Yes” Began With “No”

I shared this image, with the following caption, for the first time two years ago: Getting my therapy gym room ready for the new school year! I put up this sign this year… “In Action […]

At Home

Ready To Learn

August 11, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Ready To Learn

“You can struggle for weeks to teach a child to identify colors before they are ready, or you can do it in a few moments when they are ready to learn.” True about colors. True […]

Activities

Sticky Notes

June 22, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sticky Notes

It started with a sticky note on a book that someone sold to my husband. My son got really interested in it. I was unaware of this, and when he came asking me for “paper […]

Other

Transcript – “Early Opportunities: Protecting the Power of Play”

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Transcript – “Early Opportunities: Protecting the Power of Play”

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 […]

At Home

Early Opportunities: Protecting the Power of Play

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Early Opportunities: Protecting the Power of Play

  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 […]

Elementary

The Difference Between Play & Fun

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on The Difference Between Play & Fun

This little piece of art by Lynda Barry stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw it: It’s so true! And it’s also true that it’s easy to forget as adults and classify […]

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