Category: oral-motor

20 Summer Activities….Shhhh, they’re therapeutic!

20 summer fun activities for kids with and without special needs. Work on fine motor, gross motor, sensory, letters, scissors/cutting, and more with the…

5 Tips for Sensory Processing You Can Use TODAY!

SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER help for TODAY Does your child chew pencils, shirts, other objects which aren’t age appropriate? Is your child having trouble moving…

8 Tips to Give Sensory Therapy to Your Child’s Mouth

WORK for the mouth? That’s ridiculous…… Well, not really! As babies, we learn to calm ourselves through sucking. When a baby suckles, he begins…

5 Tips for Picky Eaters

5 tips for children who are picky eaters. Learn tips from a trained occupational therapist about how to help your child or client with…

Play With Your FOOD – A Valentine’s Day Treat

Many children with special needs experience co-morbid conditions involving eating. Co-morbid means they ‘come along with’ other disorders. For example, many children with autism…

10 Freakishly Good Halloween Treats

Halloween is almost upon us and I’ve found some fun treats to make with my boys this week. What I love best about making…

5 Feeding Tips for Kids With GI Disorders & Tubes

Children with disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract commonly experience pain during eating. As a result, the…

7 EASTER Fine Motor Activities – Occupational Therapy Approved

As I hopped down the aisles of the stores this Easter season, I found some egg-citing ideas for our kids who need extra work…

August Product Review

Review of Chewigem™ Disk Pendants This was one of the FIRST blog posts done on my blog! As of 2022, my son still…

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