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Both Sadnesses

June 13, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Both Sadnesses

If a child feels the deepest depths of sadness they’ve ever felt, and expresses it by becoming silent, laying their head down on their desk, and silent tears rolling down their face — adults will […]

Elementary

The Going Through Things Is The Process

June 13, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on The Going Through Things Is The Process

When adults ask me for advice, sometimes they’ll ask about a child who’s going through something that’s legitimately difficult. A big life transition (new baby is a common one), a grief or loss, something traumatic […]

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A Walk Through Dysregulation, Together

March 12, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on A Walk Through Dysregulation, Together

My son was feeling a little bit “out of whack” (that’s usually the least-jargony way I can describe the word “dysregulated”). He was picking at everyone in the family, emotionally, verbally. He pushed his sister, […]

At School

Clumsy Self-Advocacy

November 3, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Clumsy Self-Advocacy

Recently I had an OT session with a child who I’ve known for many years. They were unusually irritable and on-edge, and at one point they were so frustrated with what they were trying to […]

Babies

Redirecting…(the kids, not the website)

November 3, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Redirecting…(the kids, not the website)

People use the word “redirect” to mean a lot of things. Sometimes people are using it to talk about actions. Sometimes they are using it to talk about emotions. Sometimes they are using it to […]

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Processing Scary Things

October 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Processing Scary Things

There’s an episode of Bluey called Space. In it, three little boys are playing together at their kindergarten. They’re playing pretend space explorers. As they navigate who is going to play what role in the […]

At Home

Perfection

September 28, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Perfection

Age 5 (and 6) is extremely concerned with perfection. It’s a normal developmental phase. (Yes, this might also mean that your 4 year old or 4.5 year old or 7 year old are like this. […]

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Regulation Mirrors

September 20, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Regulation Mirrors

Have you been trying to offer your child coping strategies when they’re in the middle of a meltdown and not been having a lot of success? If so, I have a couple of questions for […]

Personal

An Interoception Observation

September 15, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on An Interoception Observation

I had an unusual moment recently that reminded me of a sensory feeling from my childhood that I’d completely forgotten about. For me, it was a good illustration of the way that interoception — or […]

At Home

Naming the Subtext

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Naming the Subtext

This post has an audio and video recorded version for those who prefer to learn by hearing rather than by reading. Scroll to the bottom for the video of me reading it. You know, one […]

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