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Feeding Therapy - Moving Beyond Food Prep(Post)
Question: I am working with a 7 year old girl in feeding therapy who is refusing to open her lips and just purses. She has been involved heavily in food preparation which she enjoys doing and s ...
New Year, New Sensory Diet: Tips, Tools, & Strategies(Post)New Year, New Sensory Diet It’s early January, and today was my kids’ first day back at school. As much as I loved the holiday break, I found myself, and my kids, craving routine, though ...
DIY Fine Motor Activity for Finger Isolation(Post)Finger isolation is the ability to move certain fingers independently from the rest of your fingers. It's an important skill in a variety of everyday activities, such as pointing, activ ...
10 Tips for Kids Who Need to Chew - An Oral Sensory Diet(Post)Have you ever craved crunchy foods? Or chewed gum? Ever chewed on your pen caps while concentrating or bit your fingernails when nervous? We all have oral sensory habits to ...
Chewing through Pencil Erasers(Post)Question: I am looking for chews to help my almost 10 year old son stop chewing up and swallowing erasers (both large pink pearl type erasers and erasers on pencils). I did get him a ...
Tongue Thrust Therapy(Post)Question: I am an SLP seeing a 8 year old student with a tongue thrust. What products would be the best for addressing the tongue thrust? How long does it usually take for t ...
10 Fine Motor Exercises with Putty & Play Dough(Post)Putty, play dough, and other hand manipulatives are classic occupational therapy tools for fine motor work and sensory play. Not only are they fun, but they can also be used to work on a who ...
DIY Noodle Snake & Fun Activities for Bilateral Coordination(Post)Simply put, bilateral coordination is the ability to use both sides of your body together in an organized, coordinated manner. Most children pick up this skill naturally, but sometimes there ...
Using Gross Motor for Oral Motor - How Trunk Turning Exercises Can Improve Tongue Lateralization(Post)Tongue lateralization is the ability to move the tongue from side to side inside the mouth. It's an important skill for feeding therapy and development, as the tongue lateralizes in order to ...
Embrace the Mess: How Messy Mealtimes Support Normal Feeding Development(Post)This wonderful guest post comes to us from Ashley Thurn, MS, OTR/L. As a mom of two kids under the age of five, I know first-hand how mess making during mealtime can really drive a type-A mama ...
An Intro Guide to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)(Post)In our last article - Does Your Child Need Special Services at School? - we discussed the process and options for school interventions that lead up to an Individualized Education Plan (IEP ...
Calming a High Energy Sensory Seeker(Post)Question: We are currently working with my son on his out of control behavior mostly at school, but also at home. I've noticed he likes to run his hands over my arms, or through my ha ...