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At School

A Dinosaur Pants Connection

September 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on A Dinosaur Pants Connection

Routines helped this lil guy make sense of an often nonsensical world around him. And especially on the first week of school, he needed some help making sense of everything. “Change diaper” was a routine […]

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 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 […]

At Home

Learning To Fight

September 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Learning To Fight

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. “I wish I […]

Child Development

Clumsy Verbal Play

August 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Clumsy Verbal Play

Kids learn through play. Left to themselves, almost everything a child will do is playing, and all of it is learning. If you watched a lot of parents and teachers, though, you might come to […]

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