Ten activities to improve your Toddler’s development! Benefits of playing with Jigsaw Puzzles and Lego Blocks Among others, a common childhood past time was spending hours creating, immersed in an imaginary world with little building Lego Blocks. Nowadays,...
I came across a really good blog that explains how fidgeting allows us to listen or focus. As adults we all fidget…. I know I do! In courses and meetings, I drink coffee or cold water, chew gum, shake my leg, and/or doodle to remain focused. Sitting still is not...
Here is a feel good article that was shared on my OT pediatric FB page. It’s just a matter of time, I am convinced, before sensory strategies become mainstream information. Everyone has sensory needs (admittedly some more than others), however, I can even see...
The second hidden sense (the first being Propioception) is the Vestibular System. It is a system which the majority of people have the luxury of taking for granted as they develop. For some children, challenges or differences in which their vestibular system...
We have all learned about our 5 senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, and tasting. What many of us are not taught (and I did not learn this until University!) is that there are 2 additional senses. The propioceptive sense and the vestibular sense. Both senses...
This video came through a OT pediatric facebook page. It is an excellent and cute explanantion of Sensory Processing difficulties and the 7 senses. Enjoy: A Child’s View of Sensory Processing
