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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “social skills”

One Potato Head, Two Potato Heads, Three Potato Heads More!

admin March 15, 2013apps, body awareness, callaway digital arts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, following directions, iPad, motor planning, play, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

I was all set to write about another of our favorite iPad apps this morning when Quinn and I discovered a new one from the …

Hiho, Hiho, Hiho Batik We Go

admin March 13, 2013art, arts and crafts, attention, batik, crafts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, hiho batik, motor planning, park slope, school age, self esteem, sequencing, social skills, tracing, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I don’t consider myself entirely crafty. I love it and am inspired by crafty moms who spend hours crafting with their children. When I had …

This Game is Nut-Tastic!

admin March 5, 2013attention, color recognition, educational insights, focus, following directions, games, grasping, occupational therapy, preschool, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

I tend to have a hard time finding board games that are good for younger children. As an occupational therapist, I am constantly on the …

It’s All in the Wrist

admin February 26, 2013attention, fine motor, focus, games, manipulation skills, occupational therapy, organization, regulation, social skills, strengthening, tenzi, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

One of my many occupational therapy jobs is that I am a founding member of The Meeting House, an after school program for school age …

Square by Square a Mosaic is Made

admin February 19, 2013art, boys, color, eye hand coordination, fine motor, Girls, grasping, matching, mosaic, number identification, orbfactory, school age, social skills, strengthening, toddler, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

For the last several years, I have compiled a holiday toy suggestion list for the families I work work with; this is my 2012 Holiday …

Let’s Face It, This is Fun!

admin January 30, 2013body awareness, copying, fine motor, games, matching, motor planning, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, sequencing, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills 1 Comment

I was at Little Things Toy Store in Brooklyn the other day looking for something for Quinn. Out of the corner of my eye, I …

Question from a Reader

admin January 8, 2013bilateral coordination, children, friendship skills, magformers, magnatiles, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, social skills, team work, toys, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

What do you think of magformers? Owen played with some at a store on his birthday so we bought some for Christmas. They are pricy, …

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