When you are looking for support to help your child with social skills, what exactly do you think they need? The reality is that “social skills” can encompass a lot. Here are a few things that may come up when you think about social skills: How are your social skills? I like to encourage adults […]
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Have you thought about your own sensory preferences and how those may affect your child’s behavior?
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Self-regulation is the ability to stay in control and to adjust to environmental demands.
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Can you relate to this scenario? Lulu seems to do well at school most of the time. You rarely hear of any behavioral problems and her teacher talks about what a sweet child she is. But when Lulu gets home she will have a meltdown at the littlest thing, can’t get through homework AND you’re
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“Did you have a good day?” It isn’t always the innocent question it sounds like. Most of the time when we ask people, “How was your day?” we are asking about how they feel about their day, not about the choices they made that were good or bad. For instance, if they got mad at the vending
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I was compelled to write this because as an occupational therapist who works in the schools I know that there tends to be a philosophy (among therapists primarily) that once a child leaves elementary school that direct OT services tend to stop or be changed to consultation. This change is often appropriate. Some reasons: 1)
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When people talk about “social skills” and the difficulty their children have with them I always want more information. This is such a broad area and the needs can vary greatly from child to child. So, not every social skills group is the right fit for every child. For instance, do they need to learn
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You may have heard of the term executive functioning and wondered what it means. In a nutshell, the executive functions are a set of mental skills that help us focus, plan, and manage tasks. Children with ADHD typically have issues in one or more of these areas, but executive functioning delays may be present without an ADHD
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