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Thanks for following up from our previous blog!So your child is now ready to write – how do you make sure they learn to write their name well and without stress?? You use a lot of PLAY! Here are some tips! 2. Move to writing– 3. Then when they are comfortable with the order of the letters,…

For Children, writing their own name is a huge milestone. They can identify themselves, they can identify their belongings and… if they are anything like most kids, they can graffiti it on tables, walls, toys and beds and then blatantly deny it to your face! But even we, as parents, feel this sense of achievement…

My husband and I were out the other week with our 3 kids and we were excessively praising our 4 year old daughter for eating a hot chip that actually had some potato inside it (AKA a fat chip) and it got me thinking how weird we looked to other people at the club… Why…

It’s that time of year again – Our children are off to school!I can already hear some parents cheering, some crying and others cursing that they have to start setting alarms again! But for those with children starting Kindergarten for the first time it can be stressful and confusing for both you and your child!…

In a world full of busy & crazy and running here & there.In a world full of 24 hour technology that everyone can shareIn a world full of working from home and trying to do our bestWe are losing our conversation, eye contact and our overall vocal zest! So many of our conversations these days…

Do you feel your child’s fussy eating is more than the usual ‘fussiness’ you see in children? Many parents are trying to deal with fussy eaters and are in constant battle with their children about what they are eating! It is typical for children to go through phases of ‘fussiness’ where they are exploring their…

Thank you to everyone for the feedback regarding my interview on ABC radio last week.For those who missed it please see the link below:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-03/touch-screens-impacting-on-kids-writing-skills-therapist-says/7683054    I thought I would write a summary of what I was talking about and expand on it.So this blog is to help parents support their children to build knowledge and understanding…

This might sound like a rash statement to some people, especially seeing though I am an OT and I correct children’s poor pencil grasps for a living. But if children need to be ‘taught’ how to hold the pencil it is likely that they are missing either fine motor skills or functional gross motor skills…

I have seen many children trying to cut with inappropriate scissors and it DOES affect their ability. Children should start to be exposed to scissors around 2 years of age. Obviously this should be under adult supervision and not requiring them to cut along a line, they should just enjoy exploring scissors and snipping paper,…

Children helping around the house (aka “chores”) often comes with mixed opinions from parents. I even have mixed opinions – I have a 3 year old and 2 year old twins so “helping” rarely means they are actually helping! Toddlers helping around the house might mean: BUT – there are positives too …. The reality…

There are so many pencils on the market these days, that as a parent it gets very confusing when you go to buy your child some pencils. Do they need the most expensive? Do they need a variety? Do they need big ones or small ones? Is the packet really telling the truth? The boxes…

Over the years Ipads, tablets and smart phones have become very popular as young children’s “toys”. When you go out for dinner these days most children are given a phone to play on rather than pencils to colour with or toys to play with – it’s been a change in our society over the past…