What Is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?
An occupational therapist’s role is to help an individual maintain, regain, or improve their independence and participation in everyday life. But what does this mean when we are working with children since they do not have jobs? Learn more about pediatric occupational therapy here.
6 Ways to Celebrate International Women’s Day with Your Kids
In honor of International Women’s Day, here are 6 ideas for you and your kids to celebrate the women in your lives, teach your kids about equality and empowerment, and have some educational fun!
Healthy Owl Food Craft
Having fun and playing with food is a great way to encourage our kids to try new things. Click here to check out our healthy owl snack.
Common Outside Referrals
Part of the role of a health care professional is to provide education and resources to families/caregivers to support your child's progress. This image provides a list of common pediatric referrals.
What Is Visual Processing And How Does It Impact Learning?
Vision is a complicated process - it is much more than just how well we see. Vision is a combination of visual acuity (eyesight), how our eyes function (tracking, eye teaming), and visual processing. This article will focus on the components of - and importance of - visual processing (visual perception) in learning.
May Is For Raising Awareness
As the flowers start to bloom and the sun is shining more, May seemed to fly by again this year. But during the past month, many important causes, populations, or groups were highlighted - both nationally and internationally - in order to raise awareness, education, and acceptance of such areas. This post is a recap of some of the groups that were acknowledged in the month of May.
Kids Have Strokes Too: What is Pediatric Stroke?
Did you know that strokes can happen at any age? That means kids can have strokes too! Check out this article to learn more about pediatric stroke.
Why I Love Working Alongside Speech Therapists
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month- so that means we get to highlight the profession and why we love our speech therapists! As an Occupational Therapist, I rely on, and collaborate with, my speech language pathologists regularly in order to best serve our kids. Check out this article to learn more about pediatric speech therapy (from an occupational therapist perspective) and why I love working alongside these amazing therapists.
