Blog 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 … Read more 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 … Read more 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. … Read more 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 … Read more 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 … Read more 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 … Read more What is Postural Control and why is it so important? August 19, 2024 So you have heard your therapist talk about postural control in your sessions… but what does that actually mean and how can it influence your child’s performance in their daily … Read more Strategies And Tips To Support Shared Book Reading July 22, 2024 The importance of reading with your child is well known! It provides an opportunity for caregivers to connect with children and create a language enriched environment. Books expose children to … Read more How Speech Sounds develop in first 5 years July 15, 2024 As children learn to speak, they inevitably make mistakes as they try to pronounce new sounds, and different sounds have different ages where children typically start to be able to … Read more Speech Delay in Toddlers April 22, 2024 The difference between Speech & Language Skills In this video Marion discusses the common term ‘Speech Delay’, what it means, and what to look for if you are concerned that … Read more Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
What is Postural Control and why is it so important? August 19, 2024 So you have heard your therapist talk about postural control in your sessions… but what does that actually mean and how can it influence your child’s performance in their daily … Read more
Strategies And Tips To Support Shared Book Reading July 22, 2024 The importance of reading with your child is well known! It provides an opportunity for caregivers to connect with children and create a language enriched environment. Books expose children to … Read more
How Speech Sounds develop in first 5 years July 15, 2024 As children learn to speak, they inevitably make mistakes as they try to pronounce new sounds, and different sounds have different ages where children typically start to be able to … Read more
Speech Delay in Toddlers April 22, 2024 The difference between Speech & Language Skills In this video Marion discusses the common term ‘Speech Delay’, what it means, and what to look for if you are concerned that … Read more
