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2018 Holiday Gift Guide-Children’s Books

admin November 18, 2018brave, children's books, confidence, courage, empathy, friendship, frustration, gift guide 2018, holiday list, kindness, not giving up, perspective, social emotional, social emotional learning, social skills Leave a Comment

One of my favorite gifts to give is a good book. Unlike many gifts, it is something that can be used over and over again …

Bits and Pieces FTW!

admin October 16, 2017bilateral coordination, creativity, executive functioning, fat brain toys, fine motor, frustration, manipulation skills, social skills, strengthening, The Offbits, visual attention, visual motor Leave a Comment

I am sure we all have that website that just sucks you in and you can be hypnotized to buy just about anything. For me, …

One Bead at a Time

admin September 25, 2015activity book, aquabeads, arts and crafts, attention, beados, executive functioning, fine motor, frustration, grasping, organization, prob, problem solving, school age, social skills, strengthening, visual skills Leave a Comment

When my daughter was coming up with her list for Santa Claus last year, she kept this arts and crafts kit she had seen at …

Finger Looming Good

admin July 25, 2015attention, bilateral coordination, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, frustration, problem solving, rainbow loom, school age, social skills, summer Leave a Comment

Two summers ago, the must have toy for everyone was The Rainbow Loom. It would sell out in stores before they even had a chance …

Once Upon A Time

admin December 22, 2013bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, fine motor, following directions, frustration, grasping, language, social skills, speech therapy, storytime toys, strengthening, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

With just 3 days before Christmas (how in the world did that happen?), I am sure there are many of you still on the lookout …

It’s All About Teamwork

admin August 9, 2013cooperative play, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, following directions, frustration, games, gross motor, modulation, motor planning, preschool, regulation, social skills, team work Leave a Comment

As a therapist, I wear many hats. I do all the 1:1 private practice stuff at two sensory gyms in NYC (Heads Up and SAGE). …

Building Just Got More Fun!

admin July 19, 2013bilateral coordination, building toys, confidence, fine motor, frustration, grasp, in-hand manipulation, LaQ, organization, school age, self esteem, social skills, sorting, strengthening, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Recently, I took a trip to the Bronx Zoo with my family to check out their new Dinosaur Safari. While we were annoyingly shut out …