Have you ever tried to find the perfect birthday gift for a one-year-old? It’s tough! Walking those aisles of baby toys, many of them claiming that they will teach babies important developmental skills…especially those toys we call “SCLANS” that focus on teaching kids about shapes, colors, letters, and numbers (learn more about a speech therapist’s perspective on SCLANS ...
I am very excited to introduce Laurie Gombash, PT, MEd, as she shares about her unique movement-based literacy program, The ABC’s of Movement®! . . . . . Thanks Mama OT for the opportunity to guest post and introduce a new educational product to your readers. As a school based physical therapist, I have taken my passion for helping ...
I am pleased to welcome Kim Lyons, MEd, CMT, as she shares all about how we can help our babies through the use of Infant Massage. . . . . . Touch is as essential as food and water in a child’s development. Through touch, families are able to listen, communicate, and read cues more effectively. Even if ...
Have you ever tried to teach kids to tie their shoes? It's definitely not an easy skill to learn. Or to teach. As a pediatric occupational therapist, I help kids learn how to complete the skills they need for everyday life. That includes shoe tying. For the most part, the children I work on shoe tying ...
Once your baby has become a functional sitter (meaning he or she can transition into and out of sitting), it's time to start having some fun with container play! You may have noticed that your baby has become particularly interested in taking things out of containers and maybe even putting them back in. You may have also ...
Welcome to Part Two of Dr. Beverly Moskowitz's two-part series on handwriting. Earlier this week, Dr. Moskowitz provided a compelling post on why we still need to teach handwriting (even in this age of technology), how occupational therapists typically work on handwriting, and why we may need to re-think that approach. Read the post from ...
I am honored to welcome guest blogger, Dr. Beverly Moskowitz! Bev is an occupational therapist, expert in the field of school-based practice, and creator of a relatively new (and very exciting!) approach to handwriting. I had the unique opportunity to interview Bev, and she had some profound insights to share about the role that handwriting ...
Here is an extremely simple toddler fine motor activity that takes literally seconds to set up. All it requires is two bowls and some marbles! Simply place all the marbles in one bowl. This will give you one full bowl and one empty bowl. You might be surprised to see that your child will know exactly ...
One of the challenging yet rewarding things about being an occupational therapist is finding activities that virtually any child can do, and that will turn out looking awesome, regardless of ability level. Marble painting is one of those activities. Inspired by the creativity of Deborah J. Stewart over at Teach Preschool, I decided to give marble painting ...
Please welcome pediatric occupational therapist Corey Webb Stone, as she shares about how to teach shoe tying to kids who have difficulty using one arm or hand. . . . . . Tying your shoes can be a difficult thing to learn as a small child, especially if you are only working with one functional hand. In ...