How do teachers do it all? I watch so many dedicated and hard working teachers help children daily. There is so much learning going on. There are so many growing and developing bodies and minds. I’ve gone into classrooms for years now as an occupational therapist I tread lightly because … Read More
Here you are, you have told your child or student to stop chewing on their clothes for the fifth time today. Do you work with or have a child that tends to chew snowflake patterns in their sleeves and neck holes of their shirts? This is really concerning to the … Read More
I love providing a key that unlocks the understanding of a child’s actions. I’m so fortunate to love what I do for my work. I bring a service to people that help them understand the body processes that make up the sensory processing system, (the three systems that are addressed … Read More
Many of you preschool teachers will be familiar with the spring-loaded scissors I feature in my video. You may have seen them used by OTs. I’ve found in my years as an OT that these scissors are also a wonderful and useful tool to use in your classroom. They can … Read More
Have you ever read the book Strengthsfinder by Tom Rath? It’s this wonderful book that helps you to find what your hidden talents are. Within the book, you get to take an online quiz with a code from the book. It tells you your top 5 strengths and I couldn’t … Read More
I Make Fine Motor Development Easier Helping your child or student to strengthen their fine motor skills can be difficult to do when the tasks are complicated or not easy to implement into their daily routines. Lucky for you, I’m going to show you how you can use scotch tape … Read More
The Struggle of “Helping” without Self-Care Have you ever found yourself in this situation? You have seen your friend or family member so consumed by “obligations” that they become stressed to the point of being lifeless and vulnerable. I have a friend like this. Her life is packed full of … Read More
Fine Motor Skills Help in the Home My friend told me a funny story the other day of how her little two-year-old boy is obsessed with legos. He’ll spend all day playing with them building interesting structures and then breaking them apart all the while laughing without a care in … Read More
As the new year approaches, it feels natural for me to want to reminisce about my life and my experiences. I especially enjoy thinking about my trips to Alaska. I had worked for the past three years, for 12 weeks a year, in the Alaska villages school district as an … Read More
A friend told me a funny story yesterday about how she would fight with her mother constantly when she was younger because she didn’t like when her mother would dress her up. She enjoyed putting outfits together, even if they were mismatched every way imaginable, she didn’t care because she was … Read More