The struggles of 2020 and beyond It's New Year's Eve and I think it's safe to say that we are all hoping for a better and brighter 2021. We have all struggled in some way with the Pandemic and we aren't out of the woods quite [...]
As Covid-19 lock down continues, my sons and I have been busy in the kitchen. As long as we can get our hands on flour and eggs! There are so many skills that they are working out without even realising: - developing hand strength - bilateral [...]
We are living in a very different world. Schools are shut and social distancing measures are stringent. As a result, the delivery of non-essential health services has drastically changed. My Independent Occupational Therapy service has had to adapt as a result of this Pandemic. Although I [...]
There is a general assumption that when a child starts school, he/she is ready to learn handwriting. But did you know that there is a way to check readiness? And did you know that there is a developmental sequence to handwriting? If educators knew what to [...]
Why is developing the core so important? A peanut-shaped stability ball is my favourite piece of equipment. I use it everyday in my therapy sessions; it is a fun and effective way to develop the muscles of the core. Have you ever noticed your child propping [...]
Does your child often shake out their hand after only a few minutes of writing or drawing?Does their grasp seem weak?Are they pressing very hard on their pencil or pen?Do they need help to open up food packaging?These difficulties are likely due to reduced strength in [...]
Have you ever wondered whether too much time spent on screens has an effect on your child’s handwriting? Tablets, smart phones and video games are taking up a lot of a young person’s time and they seem to start using them from quite an early age! [...]
After months of tirelessly working away in any free time I had between days as working throughout the Bristol, North Somerset, Bath, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Wales areas as a full-time Occupational Therapist, I'm delighted to finally unveil the fruits of my labour in the form [...]
