As a parent, you want to teach your child all the skills needed to make a friend, resolve a conflict, or ‘think before they act’. But before they can even achieve these social and emotional milestones, your child first needs to develop the foundational skill of self-regulation. So what is self-regulation? Self-regulation is our ability … More Self-regulation
Written Tiarne Pendlebury, Associate Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist What is Sensory Modulation? You may think, what is sensory modulation? Well, this is something we are all required to do every single day! Sensory modulation refers to our ability to organise and regulate our reactions to incoming sensory information. What we know about sensory input, is … More Sensory Modulation challenges and how Occupational Therapy can help
The humble trampoline has been a bastion of backyard fun for years. That weightless sensation you have when you’re at the very peak of a huge jump is just thrilling, and hard to find anywhere else. Most kids (and adults) simply love it and as a children’s Occupational Therapist I find myself talking about it … More Trampolining: Bounding with Benefits
