The Write Stuff!

admin March 29, 2018bilateral coordination, crayola, fine motor, grasping, handwriting, ooly, preschool, school age, stylus, tripod grasp, twee, vertical surface, writing instruments Leave a Comment

There are several reasons children are referred to occupational therapy but one of the most common, especially for school age children, is because of difficulties …

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Book of the Week-Waiting Is Not Easy

admin March 23, 2018book of the week, gross motor, mo willems, modulation, regulation, self-control, sensory processing, social emotional, waiting Leave a Comment

As an occupational therapist, a pretty common goal among many of the children I work with is helping them improve their ability to regulate themselves …

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Book of the Week-Stick and Stone

admin March 14, 2018arts and crafts, book of the week, bullying, friendship rocks, friendship rocks project, friendship skills, social emotional Leave a Comment

Unfortunately, one of the things kids have to deal with these days is bullying.  What was once something you typically saw more frequently with older …

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What’s App?

admin March 6, 2018apps, attention, executive functioning, fine motor, focus, graphomotor, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, LetterSchool, originator, pepiplay, preschool, sago mini, school age, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of the most asked questions I get is what is on my iPad?  While parents want to limit the amount of time their kids …

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Book of the Week-The Dot

admin February 14, 2018children's books, confidence, crafts, creativity, peter h. reynolds, self esteem, social emotional, the dot Leave a Comment

For the last several weeks at The Meeting House our theme has been not having to be perfect.  We have read several wonderful books about …

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Book of the Week-Wally Wants To Hug

admin February 7, 2018body awareness, children's books, gross motor, personal space, preschool, role playing, school age, simon and schuster, social emotional, wally wants to hug Leave a Comment

My book recommendation this week is one that I have not only used with my kids at TMH Juniors, but one that I’ve suggested to …

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Boom Yah!

admin February 2, 2018bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, fine motor, games, grasp strength, modulation, moose toys, regulation, sportsmanship, visual motor Leave a Comment

One of the things I love about the holiday season is that it often means the discovery of new toys to bring into work.  I …

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Book of the Week-Be A Friend

admin January 30, 2018acceptance, be a friend, book of the week, children's books, courage, friendship skills, preschool, salina yoon, school age, social emotional, social skills Leave a Comment

This weeks book recommendation is one of my all time favorite children’s books and one that I have previously blogged about.  I truly believe that …

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Book of the Week-The Most Magnificent Thing

admin January 22, 2018building toys, children's books, coping skills, emotions, feelings, perseverance, preschool, school age, social emotional, teamwork Leave a Comment

At the end of last summer, I sat down with my friend Maggie at Stories Bookshop in Park Slope who helped me find lots of …

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Book of the Week-The Color Monster!

admin January 16, 2018arts and crafts, book of the week, children's books, emotions, feelings, gross motor, reading with kids, social emotional, social skills, stories bk Leave a Comment

Starting this week, I will be partnering with my favorite Park Slope children’s bookstore, Stories Bookshop, to share a book of the week.  Each book …

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