February 2012
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Bilingual Babies... →
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Yoga Poses for Children! - cnn.com →
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Teen shoots hoops in a coma →
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Great ideas to develop social skills!
We’ve been working a lot with children on addressing social skills during sessions. It is important to address these skills, to help children become socially aware, address positive reinforcement, express emotions appropriately, cope with stress and anger, and problem solving. Listed below are a few activities we found effective in the last...
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Article: Woman empowered...Yogawoman →
Something I really would love to see in the near future….if anyone knows a way, contact me and let me know!
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Yoga for Kids - article →
the lost art of solitude →
zenhabits.net
“I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers.” ~Henry David Thoreau Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow m…
How to Be Healthier During the Week →
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What is a T-stool?
A T-stool is a simple one legged stool. Sitting on a T-stool is very similar to sitting on an exercise ball, as it activates the core muscles and gives the body something active to do while sitting!
OT’s use T-stools with children for more than one reason:
improve balance
improve coordination
decreases desire to fidget
develop integrative and perceptual motor skills
provides vestibular...
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The Body Sock!
The body sock is used as a sensory integration technique for children. It is a stretchy lycra and spandex contraption with a slit on one side for a child to stick their head out of. Sometimes children like to keep their head inside the sock and that is completely fine, as the material is see-through and breathable.
What the Body Sock does:
Proprioceptive input: When sized appropriately (tight...
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Cute Valentines day craft
We have been making crafts for parents with our kids all week in therapy! One cute one is our foam owls. This activity is great for improving fine motor skills, body awareness, sensory exploration, hand eye coordination, and following multistep directions. This is a better craft for children ages 5 and up.
Materials needed: Owl body, Owl body part cut outs (we cut ours out of foam paper), heart...
