How an Immature Pencil Grasp Can Affect Your Child at School
A weak or immature pencil grasp might seem like a small thing, but it can have a big impact on
November 11, 2025
Category: Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is about the “job” of living. For kids, that means playing, learning, and feeling comfortable in their own bodies. Dive into resources on sensory processing, fine motor skills, and emotional regulation to help your child navigate their world with more ease and independence.
Understanding Dyspraxia and How OT Supports It
Dyspraxia, also called developmental coordination disorder (DCD), is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting motor planning and coordination, affecting 5‑6% of school‑age
November 9, 2025
Why Core Strength Matters More Than You Think
The core is a 360-degree network of muscles around the belly, back, diaphragm, and hips that stabilizes the body, enabling
November 6, 2025
How OT Can Help Kids with Handwriting Challenges
Handwriting involves many coordinated skills—posture, core and shoulder stability, finger strength, eye‑hand coordination, visual memory, and movement planning—so a weakness
November 4, 2025
Helping Your Child Develop a Calm-Down Routine
A predictable calm‑down routine helps children move from overwhelm to control, shortening and lessening meltdowns while building confidence. Parents also
November 1, 2025
Understanding Childhood Anxiety: What Every Parent Should Know
Handwriting involves many coordinated skills—posture, core and shoulder stability, finger strength, eye‑hand coordination, visual memory, and movement planning—so a weakness
October 27, 2025
Why Your Child Struggles with Shoelaces (and What You Can Do About It)
Tying shoelaces might seem simple, but for many children it’s a surprisingly complex task. It requires fine motor control, hand
October 24, 2025
Executive Function for 7–12: Strategy, Sports, Music, and Brain Teasers
Executive Function for 7–12 Strategy, Sports, Music, and Brain Teasers What’s growing now School-age kids can handle multi-step plans and
October 4, 2025
Executive Function for Early Elementary 5–7: Games That Teach Brains to Plan
Executive Function for Early Elementary 5–7 Games That Teach Brains to Plan What’s growing now Kids this age are ready
October 1, 2025
Executive Function for Preschoolers 3–5: Imagination, Movement, and Little Plans
Executive Function for Preschoolers 3–5 Imagination, Movement, and Little Plans What’s growing now Preschoolers rapidly expand self-regulation. They can plan
September 29, 2025