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Language Development in the first 5 years

February 10, 2025

Language development is the process of learning to communicate through a formal system (language) to express ideas and understand others. As children grow they develop more complex language skills …

Key Skills Kindergarten Teaches Kids that prepares them for School (from an OT’s Perspective!)

February 3, 2025

Starting Kindy this year? If you’re a parent gearing up for your child to head off to kindergarten, you might be wondering what exactly they’re going to be learning that’ll …

Building Blocks for Handwriting

January 27, 2025

What Skills do Children Need for Handwriting? Handwriting is one of the fundamental skills children need to develop, yet it’s often more complex than it might first appear. …

What is Sensory Processing?

January 13, 2025

We all have our own unique sensory preferences. As we grow and develop, we figure out what our own bodies need to calm us or alert us. From the moment …

Social & Emotional Skills for Kindy

December 30, 2024

The transition into kindergarten is an exciting and important time for young children. For children, this period marks significant social-emotional growth. It’s a time when children begin to better understand …

Starting school: Activities for families at home!

December 16, 2024

School can be a big transition for young children. It’s an exciting time, the very start of their school journey! Check out this blog written by our Clinic Director …

Getting ready for Kindy!

November 25, 2024

Starting kindy is an exciting time for the whole family. Getting your child ready for kindy can be a large task. Below is a list of skills that are useful …

How a calendar can help your child and family feel connected and organised.

November 11, 2024

Using Calendars! Using a calendar can help you turn chaos into calm and transform daily life into a set of meaningful, shared experiences. Does your family feel chaotic? Is your …

How to Support Language and Fine Motor Skill Development in Cooking

November 4, 2024

Home follow-up tasks from your Occupational Therapist or Speech Pathologist to practise at home can sometimes feel overwhelming, but a lot of the time the skill you are practising …

Language for School

September 18, 2024

As a Speech Pathologist, one of the most common concerns that I see at the Cooee clinic is language concerns in the school age population. But just what skills …