What to Expect at Your Child’s First Occupational Therapy Assessment
It is natural to feel uncertain when you visit any therapist for the first time. You might wonder how your child will cope in an unfamiliar setting, or feel anxious about what the assessment might reveal. An assessment should be viewed as a starting point; it is a snap shot of a child in a […]
What Are Differences In Sensory Integration and Processing?
Every child experiences the world through their senses. Children often learn over time to begin to filter out background noise, tolerate different textures, and manage the busy feeling of a crowded room. For some children, their brains receive the same sensory information as other children but their nervous systems respond to the input at a […]
Fine Motor Skills by Age: A Developmental Milestones Guide
Fine motor skills involve the small muscles in the hands and wrists. Children and teens use these skills to do things like eat, write, create artwork, or get dressed by themselves. While gross motor skills are about bigger movements like running or jumping, fine motor skills focus on the smaller, more precise actions of the […]
How Occupational Therapy Helps Children with Anxiety?
Anxiety can make a child freeze. When a child or teen feels constantly worried, it affects more than just their thoughts. Their body reacts too. Their hearts race, their muscles tense up, and sometimes they do not want to leave home or meet new people. The simplest things, like going to the shops or a […]
7 Signs Your Child Might Have Emotional Regulation Difficulties
Children experience different feelings every day, such as excitement when they see a toy at a shop or chocolates, anger when a game ends soon, or anxiety when they meet new people. These are normal parts of growing up. For some children, these feelings feel so big that they cannot manage them. Some children find […]
Sense Rugby
Sense Rugby is a rugby based Occupational Therapy program run by occupational therapists and therapy assistants. It was founded by Jesse Parahi (Australian Rugby Sevens player) and Carlien Parahi (occupational therapist) who continue to be a driving force behind this programme. Sense Rugby uses modified rugby drills to help kids develop a range of […]