Children with sensory processing problems have complex needs. For parents and teachers, it can be challenging to understand why children react the way they do and what can be done to support them. Kids First’s Occupational Therapists and Speech Pathologists...
Experts recommend that all children aged 3-12 should play outside for between one and three hours a day. Need ideas? Here are 20 easy outdoor games that will benefit your kids’ health, learning and social skills. According to the Australian Government’s Department of...
Does your child appear to have trouble hearing you although you know his hearing is okay?Does he struggle to follow multi-step directions?Does he seem to become hyperactive or excessively clingy in noisy environments?Does it seem hard for him to respond to his name...
Here’s a good way to teach your kids the ‘i before e except after c’ spelling rule. In words that include a ‘c’, ‘e’ and an ‘i’, the ‘e’ usually goes first if they make the ‘ee’ sound when they are put together.For example, these words follow this rule:...
If your child is not developing, behaving, functioning or learning effectively, it may be because their nervous system is not processing sensory input adequately. In my daily work as an Occupational Therapist, I work with many children who have sensory processing...
