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Should You Push or Protect Your Anxious Child?

When you have a child with anxiety it can be very difficult to know when you should push them to work through that anxiety and when to shelter them

What Do You Mean by “Social Skills”?

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

When you are looking for support to help your child with social skills, what exactly do you think they need? […]

Managing Expectations

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

Because this time of year is often filled with so many traditions, we have a lot of expectations going into the holiday season. It can be disappointing when those expectations aren’t met.

Is There A Sensory Mismatch?

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

Have you thought about your own sensory preferences and how those may affect your child’s behavior?

Toys That Promote Child Development and Communication

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

When it comes to developing social and communication skills, all toys are not created equal!

What is Self-Regulation?

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

Self-regulation is the ability to stay in control and to adjust to environmental demands.

7 Things Parents Should Know About Special Education

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

With the start of the school year I thought that this would be a helpful post to start off my […]

Let Go of Guilt: A note to parents of children with sensory and self-regulation issues

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

Can you relate to this scenario? Lulu seems to do well at school most of the time. You rarely hear […]

4 Myths of Sensory Processing Disorder

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

You may have heard the term “sensory processing” or “sensory integration” related to your child’s behavior. You may have been […]

9 Powerful Strategies To Help Your Child Get “Unstuck”

By Alicia Kollmar MS, OTR/L

This is my favorite and probably most helpful blog post so far. Even though there are only 9 strategies, they are […]