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Getting Ready To Write: 8 Activities for Practicing Forming Letters Without a Writing Tool
Pre-schoolers can often identify their letters and attempt to form them with manipulatives such as sticks before their small hands are...
Sep 1, 20221 min read
LET'S GET READY FOR SCHOOL: 3 Strategies to Smooth the Transition to School
Every beginning of the school year is exciting! But it can also be a challenging time, especially for preschoolers, first graders, and...
Aug 17, 20221 min read
4 Tips to Develop Body Awareness During Pool-Time
It is amazing how many sensory opportunities for heightening body awareness arise before, during, and after pool time. Keep in mind, that...
Aug 8, 20221 min read
5 Tips to Build Hand Strength with Gardening
A great way to take advantage of the nice weather, and stimulate the senses, is to spend time out gardening. It is a wonderful...
Aug 4, 20221 min read
4 Reasons to do Occupational Therapy in the Pool
Aquatic therapy taps into the unique properties of the water to improve coordination, strength, endurance, body awareness, motor...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
6 Outdoor Activities to Strengthen the Core
Does your child love to play outdoors? Get them to play outside and have some fun this summer with these 6 Outdoor Activities to Improve...
Jul 19, 20221 min read
4th of July Guide for Sensory Sensitive Children
Happy 4th of July!!! Here's a guide to help your sensory-sensitive child avoid a meltdown. Manage your expectations: Accept that you will...
Jul 2, 20221 min read
10 Mindfulness and Regulation Resources by POTS
Be Where Your Feet Are, Written by Julia Cook and Illustrated by Jon Davis: A great read to teach your child mindfulness and being...
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Spring into Sensorimotor Play
1. Create your own sensory pathway outdoors, or for a rainy day! Motor planning, sequencing, problem solving, and gross motor skills are...
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Boost Your Child’s Speech: 7 Tricks and Tips to Facilitate Language
1. Sing Songs to Help Your Child Say More Words! Sing a familiar song frequently with your child and then pause before the last word...
Apr 10, 20222 min read
Have a Picky Eater? Here are 6 Tricks and Tips to Encourage Joyful Mealtimes
1. Hands or Eating Utensils? If you’re concerned about picky eating, allow your child to eat independently with either their hands...
Apr 10, 20222 min read
13 Tricks and Tips for Sensory Friendly Halloween
Prepare your child for spooky or loud noises during trick-or-treating by exposing them at Party city or a Halloween store with similar...
Oct 29, 20212 min read
3 Fine Motor Activities with Pennies
There are over 30 muscles within the hand that need to be strong and well coordinated to support fine motor skills such as controlling a...
May 3, 20211 min read
Core/Trunk Strength
Core strength is essential for the progression of nearly all developmental skills . A weak core can make regular tasks difficult for...
Apr 4, 20211 min read
Ball Roll-Ups
This is a great at home activity that can be done with any ball and with or without tape. The goal is to roll the ball, starting on the...
Apr 3, 20211 min read
5 Calming Activities Before Sitting
It can be difficult to sit and attend to tasks for long periods of time, especially as a child with sensory processing difficulties. You...
Apr 2, 20211 min read
Choosing the right chair for Virtual School
On-line school can potentially wreak havoc with kids’ posture, as they sprawl on the couch or sit at a desk with their feet dangling. By...
Sep 29, 20202 min read
7 kid-friendly ways to bring P.E. into your home
Many students are continuing with remote education this month, but what happens to gym class? Are schools dispensing with it, or are some...
Sep 22, 20203 min read
Should I Hold My Child Back?
Schools are beginning the process of student placement for next fall – In March you may have the opportunity to meet with your child’s...
Mar 5, 20204 min read
Celebrating National Cereal Day
March 7th is National Cereal Day! At POTS we celebrate with cereal every day! We use Cheerios or Fruit Loops as therapy tools to help our...
Mar 5, 20202 min read