by Cara | Jul 18, 2021 | accommodations, Active kids, activities, activity cards, ADD, ADHD, ASD, Aspergers, autism, behavior, brain body connections, brain breaks, classroom movement, core muscle, development, education, fidgets, for OTs, fun activities, fun ideas, gross motor, hand eye coordination, interoception, kinesthetic learning, LD, movement, movement breaks, occupational therapy, OT, parenting, physical therapy, play, play to learn, proprioception, PT. COTA, recess, school, School OT, school therapy, sensory, sensory processing disorder, special education, special needs, supporting special needs, teaching, teaching successfully, therapy tools, vestibular
Please share: Sit Still and Pay Attention!How many times have we heard this in our lives? I know my generation was expected to sit without fidgeting or moving during learning activities. If we didn’t, there was punishment or reprimand. Unfortunately, things are...
by Cara | Aug 4, 2018 | 504 plan, accommodations, ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, autism, IEP, learning disabilities, learning disorders, occupational therapy, organizing, parenting, school, sensory processing disorder, special needs, teaching
Please share: Back to school comes with mixed emotions. We want our children to have a super year as they grow and learn. As a parent of children with special needs, back to school brings both excitement and anxiety We purchase books, uniforms, shoes, and backpacks...
by Cara | Jan 15, 2018 | accommodations, Active kids, ADHD, Aspergers, childhood stress, children, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, dyspraxia, executive function, family, fear, following directions, for OTs, homeschool, homework, IEP, LD, learning disabilities, learning disorders, metacognition, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, OT treatment, parenting, school, School OT, school therapy, special education, special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, therapy, working memory
Please share: I don’t know about you, but when I see a math problem I get sweaty palms and a feeling of dread. It’s true that I homeschool two of my high school sons but for their math (especially Algebra, Calculus, and Trig) I hired a tutor. Many of our...
by Cara | Jul 16, 2020 | Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, handwriting, homeschool, homework, learning disabilities, learning disorders, Math, school
Please share: Many children struggle with difficulties in writing and math. When a child is smart and has a high IQ, struggling with something that comes so simply for other students in the class often leads to anxiety and low self-esteem. As with most learning...
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