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Author: Amy Baez

06 Feb

Posted at 22:29h in Amy Baez, Cognitive-Perceptual Skills, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Playapy Platform, preschoolers by
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Learning and drawing basic shapes are generally associated with common preschool protocol just as much as circle time and two-hour naps.  Some people can recall a memory from that time in their lives but are hard-pressed to recollect specific details such a favorite shape.  This is probably because in the minds of many a shape is a shape is a...

09 Jan

Posted at 08:02h in Cognitive-Perceptual Skills, Occupational Therapy, Playapy Platform, preschoolers, vision by
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Most people do not realize we all have a dominant eye.  Typically it is the same as our dominant hand or foot, but not always.  Eye dominance helps to aid in eye-hand coordination, handwriting, cutting, dressing, and other skills children need to develop properly.  Sometimes a parent may think a child is doing something awkward or wrong when really he...

08 Nov

Posted at 08:02h in Playapy Platform, Toddlers, Toys by
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When new parents start to purchase toys, the importance of safety starts to really set in mostly because of choking hazards.  It is common to see warnings on toys that have small parts because typically children under three years old and especially babies are not able to differentiate between edible and inedible objects.  Small children like to mouth objects as...

24 Oct

Posted at 07:02h in Play Skills, Playapy Platform by
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Women are known as natural planners.  Many plan their weddings.  Many more plan their pregnancies and create a birth plan.  Yet, not so many have a plan for playtime.  

As a pediatric occupational therapist, I often meet parents that don’t realize how much is involved in play until they notice a developmental delay.  After all, playing isn’t something that...