Fall is a time of year when parents are searching for balance between all the changes in their children’s daily lives. Schedules are shifted around to fit in new activities and driving routes. It also can feel like an unsettling time for children as they adapt as if they are standing on one leg. Although many parents realize that balance...
Every year millions of parents and their children head to stores with a list of required supplies for the return back to school. Every year that list includes a composition notebook. Despite the wide range of ages, this book is a standard purchase and in my book the #1 Back-to-School Blunder for Kindergarteners.
Young children that are just learning...
June is National Great Outdoors Month. It also is the start of summer for school children. Although it is good to give your child a break for the traditional school environment, parents sometimes make the mistake of not encouraging further development of skills over the long days of summer. When children return to school, the transition can be difficult not only in terms...
One of the most common functional limitations that occur in children is poor posture. We often hear advice given to adults especially with the increased use of technology in the recent decades. Many parents, however, are often surprised when it is pointed out in their children. Since May is National Correct Posture Month, here is a list of 5 signs...
Since March is Women’s History Month and April National Occupational Therapy Month, I would like to take this opportunity to explain my often-misunderstood profession that is more than 90% female. Occupational therapy (OT) is close to 100 years old in the United States. It is a holistic health care profession that aims to promote health by enabling individuals to perform...