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Executive Functioning: What is it and why is it important?

October 3, 2023 / Occupational Therapy

One way to think of executive functioning is that it’s the CEO of the brain; controlling all the skills required to effectively plan, maintain, and complete daily social and academic tasks. Executive functioning skills, like time management and organization, are essential to a child’s growth, learning ability, and success. These skills develop in early childhood and continue to progress well into adulthood and are important in making a person’s daily life run smoothly. Let’s learn more about the different skills that make up our executive functioning system.

Friend Files_Blaze the Cassowary

September 25, 2023 / Speech Therapy

Interacting with new peers at the start of the school year can be tricky. Friend files can help you initiate conversations, recall previously learned information, and maintain relationships with others. Kip made a friend file for his friend Blaze the Cassowary, check it out below!

Friend Files_Sheldon the Turtle

September 25, 2023 / Speech Therapy

Steps and Activities to Teach Bike Riding

September 18, 2023 / Occupational Therapy

In this blog, you'll learn the various steps to teach your child to ride a bike, and fun activities that enforce these skills.

Let’s Learn to Ride a Bike!

September 11, 2023 / Occupational Therapy

Bike riding is a complex skill that involves organization of a person’s gross motor skills and sensory systems. Help your child master bike riding by following these 9 steps.

Bike Riding and Sensory Integration

September 5, 2023 / Occupational Therapy

In this blog, we discuss the benefits of learning to ride a bike and the relationship between sensory input and bike riding,

My Morning Routine Handout

August 31, 2023 / Occupational Therapy

Simplify your child’s morning with our Morning Routine Handout.

Creating A Sensory-Friendly School Morning Routine

August 21, 2023 / Occupational Therapy

After months of summer fun and laid-back routines, our children are expected to jump right into morning, school, and evening routines. These routines may include increased independence, riding the bus for the first time, or entering a new school altogether. Working together to create a schedule, sensory diet, and clear expectations can help alleviate stress by preparing your child for the transition from summer vacation to school schedule.