Last fall I went through a stressful stretch in life. I started noticing that my jaw would not open fully without my jaw clicking in the morning. It started to pop and click when I opened my mouth, when I yawned, while I was eating. It was very annoying and got to be painful. Backstory…. … [Read more…]
The ability to process information and then respond can be impacted by sleep, stress, how active someone has been during the day, or a multitude of reasons. Children that process slower or that have difficulty finding a word they want to use coupled with outside factors may have a more challenging time taking in information. … [Read more…]
A few moons ago I went to Bikrams yoga for 2 years with my friend over at Autism Service Provider and Beyond. I remember one day another friend asking, “Did you go to yoga today?” She went on to say that I was extraordinarily calm. It interests me when I learn something about myself and then … [Read more…]
I was thinking about this week’s post and also thinking about how many things I need to get done! Raise your hand if you can relate! When I started this blogging journey I really had not a clue. My initial thought was a monthly post. But then I thought, if the blog was going to … [Read more…]
Yep! Here it is! A compilation of some of my favorite toys and/or activities to use with the little ones including Why and How. (Just click the link to direct you to that post.) Parents often ask for ideas so I thought this would be a helpful post. (Don’t worry! There is more to come in … [Read more…]
The holidays are approaching! I don’t know about you but when I start looking for others I start buying for myself! I just emailed my mom and sister a couple of more ideas and bought myself two items yesterday while shopping for others! So, who needs ideas for their kids?! I cannot tell you how … [Read more…]
Sometimes when I take a look around I feel like an old lady with these young therapists cropping up! But, I tell you us older folks need young therapists to show us new tricks, to remind us of forgotten tricks and to help keep our spirit young. I met Kaitlyn Vokaty (Occupational Therapist) about 6 … [Read more…]
Please welcome Lorna d’Entremont as my first guest post! Lorna has been so kind to share my blog with others. I hope you enjoy the story behind Kidcompanion’s chewelry and the efforts put into creating a quality product. Lorna wears many hats as you will see below and is an asset to children and … [Read more…]
I was thinking about my post for this week’s blog and a recurring thought kept coming to mind… The more I know the less I know! Recently, I have been branching out into the oral motor and feeding arena and I tell you for every article I read there are 100s more to consider. I … [Read more…]
Container play taken to a whole new level! Put the child in the basket. Yes, we are putting kids in laundry baskets, large Rubbermaid containers, large circular tubs! Why? Because we become friends with our OTs and learn new tricks. Not only are we going to talk laundry baskets we are going to think about … [Read more…]