Promoting Figure-Ground Discrimination During Hand Activities

Advertisements Figure-Ground Discrimination is a visual-perceptual skill that helps a child to interpret what she sees; it is the ability…

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Trader Joe’s Cone Holder Insertion/Stacking Tasks

Advertisements I always thought that those orange holders at the Trader’s Joe store designed to clip onto the cart and…

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Knots and Bows: Fun and Effective Strategies that Develop Manipulation Skills

Advertisements Tying shoelaces may be one of the most challenging self-care dressing skills. I encourage caregivers to explore alternatives so…

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How “Success-Only” Activities Promote Learning

Advertisements Many years ago, I worked at a day program training adults with developmental disabilities and noticed that some of…

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How to Promote Bilateral Hand Skills

Advertisements What are Bilateral Hand Skills? Bilateral means both sides. Between 3 and 6 months of age babies develop the…

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Help Your Baby to Roll

Advertisements Tummy time has prepared the baby’s forearms and hands to play with toys and crawl, and it also has…

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Dyspraxia: Strategies for Sensory Processing Disorders

Advertisements   Dyspraxia is one of the 6 subtypes of Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD)  Many children have more than one of…

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