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Sand & Sensory Sensitivities

June 7, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

Recently, my family and I visited a sandy playground, and it reminded me of this story about myself and sensory processing. My son was maybe 18 months old, and he was playing on a playground […]

Too Touchy for School

April 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

I spoke to a parent recently whose child was getting in trouble at school for being too “touchy” with other children—wanting to hug, touch, wrestle, tickle, etc more than was school-appropriate or allowed. I know […]

3-Step Problem Solving

April 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

[Though I don’t currently have the bandwidth to accept any new consultation requests by email, I am still working through the backlog of consults that I did with people a couple of months ago when […]

Reframes

February 14, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

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 […]

Offering Grace

February 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

My friend Jessica, who runs the page Once Upon an Upset, once wrote: “So many of us are afraid of getting taken advantage of that we forget the option of offering grace.” It’s strange that […]