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Sum..Sum…Summertime Writing!

admin June 21, 2017confidence, creativity, discovery putty, drawing, executive functioning, fun and function, graphomotor, handwriting, Legos, organizational skills, self esteem, social skills, summer activities Leave a Comment

For some kids, summer vacation is well under way. For others, like my daughter, there are still a handful of days left. We are so …

More Than Meets the Eye

admin May 4, 2017attention, color recognition, executive functioning, focus, hand eye coordination, matching, organizational skills, social skills, speech and language, strength, visual attention, visual skills Leave a Comment

As the end of the school year approaches, I am trying hard to make these last few months of therapy as fun and motivating as …

Spring Into Action!

admin March 28, 2017cooperative play, endurance, executive functioning, fine motor, gross motor, motor planning, obstacle course, organizational skills, scavenger hunt, social skills, strength Leave a Comment

Here on the east coast, there are little glimmers of hope that Spring is actually on its way. Between the rainy days, there is warmer …

Big Kid Finger Fun!

admin March 20, 2017attention, executive functioning, fine motor, focus, grasping, hand eye coordination, manipulation skills, organization, school age, social skills, visual skills Leave a Comment

When kids are younger, I find it is easier to get them to do their strengthening work during our therapy sessions. Oftentimes, you can hide …

New Year, New Toys

admin January 30, 2017bilateral coordination, color recognition, educational insights, fat brain toys, fine motor, games, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, lakeshore, peaceable kingdom, social skills, squigz, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of the things that tends to happen to me during holiday shopping for my daughter and other kids is that I end up getting …

Snow Day Fun!

admin January 10, 2017arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, cutting, fine motor, graphomotor, hand eye coordination, play, snow day, social skills, strengthening, tactile defensiveness, visual skills Leave a Comment

I spent most of this past weekend playing outside in the snow. I’m not sure who enjoys the snowy weather more: me or my 6 …

Meet Norman & Jules

admin December 15, 2016bilateral coordination, color recognition, crafts, creativity, emotions, feelings, fine motor, grasping skills, norman and jules, play, strengthening, toys, visual skills Leave a Comment

Today, I am featuring one of my favorite Park Slope toy stores. Norman & Jules, established in 2012 by long time Park Slope residents, Courtney …

Meet Rose and Rex!

admin December 13, 2016babies, bilateral coordination, cause and effect, creativity, free play, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, imagination, play skills, problem solving, rose and rex, teethers, toys Leave a Comment

One of the things I worked very hard on this year while putting my together my 2016 Holiday Gift Guide was to try and link to …

Tweens Like To Play Too!

admin December 1, 2016arts and crafts, balance, bilateral coordination, board games, coordination, executive functioning, fine motor, gross motor, organizational skills, problem solving, social skills, tweens, visual skills Leave a Comment

Over the years, I have heard from parents of tweens and soon to be teens how tricky buying gifts for this age can be. Because …

For the Wee Ones!

admin November 26, 2016books, colors, core strength, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, gross motor, infants, manipulation skills, oball, poke a dot, shapes, strengthening, teethers, toddlers, toys Leave a Comment

Baby and toddler toys are always the hardest for me to recommend. Not because there aren’t a ton to choose from, but more that I …

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