Every child experiences a particular parenting style, but authoritative parenting is what is most recommended. So what is it, and why is it more effective? Read below to review the three primary styles parents use and discover how they appear in day to day life. Permissive Parenting Parents who treat their children as peers or friends are using a permissive parenting style. In...
Let Kids Be Kids. Seems like a simple concept. However, preschools are turning into bootcamps with teachers acting as drill sergeants getting them ready for Kindergarten. I have shared my passionate thoughts on this subject in a previous blog post called Just Say No to Preschool Pressure. Yet, this message needs to be shared again and again. You can read the...
As a pediatric occupational therapist, parents routinely ask me if their child is ambidextrous. Parents often confuse a child's lack of hand dominance as a sign of being ambidextrous. In this week's video, I discuss tips to understand how to determine if your child needs help with choosing a dominant hand. Additionally, I provide tricks to point you in the right direction....
Vacation time is here, and it’s a great time to win big with mini travel games. We have all heard the phrase that “good things come in small packages.” It can be overused, but it rings true when you are limited with space or budget. As a therapist, I am always looking around for new games to use in treatment...
If there is any advice that I give out to parents on a regular basis, it is to teach your child to fish. To clarify, I am not actually suggesting fishing with a rod in the ocean but to not be afraid to let their child try new things. When I was in college many moons ago, I had a t-shirt that...