A Child’s Occupations: FEEDING

A Child’s Occupations: FEEDING

By  Samanta Rivas-Argueta, University of Toronto occupational therapy student Edited by Karen Don MSc. OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation       Are you struggling to get your child to eat? Is your child constantly asking for the same food and doesn’t seem to tolerate...

A CHILD’S OCCUPATIONS: I CAN DO IT!

By  Samanta Rivas-Argueta, University of Toronto occupational therapy student Edited by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation   Welcome to our new series titled: “A Child’s Occupations”. Over the next four weeks, we will be discussing various...
Exploring Our Actions:  Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

Exploring Our Actions: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

Written by: Timothy Spadzinski, OT Student Intern Edited by: Lizette Alexander, OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation As adults, we may have moments where we feel a little bit clumsy, whether that be having a cup slip from your hand and onto the floor or stumbling over a...

What is Auditory Defensiveness?

By: Jessica Kalen, OTA & PTA Diploma Program Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning All posts are reviewed by a supervising Occupational Therapist. Toronto Children’s Therapy Center is appreciative of the time and research, placement...

Establishing Hand Preference

If your child is showing preference using one hand in activities like drawing, reaching for a ball, or using a spoon- they are on their way to establishing whether they are right handed or left handed! The hand that a child uses to perform most of their daily...