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If you need some top tips for daily activities such as any of the topics below, you need to look at our Tip of the Week section on our website. Occupational therapy can help children/adults with many difficulties to perform better in school and in the home environment. Parents and/or schools may often have concerns…

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2020 This year due to Covid-19, it will be very difficult to sell our beloved poppy for this important appeal. The Royal British Legion are therefore asking us all to download the Remembrance poppy which fits onto an A4 page, to display on our windows for Remembrance Day. The Tree…

Occupational therapy can support children to achieve their optimum level of daily functioning. Does your child present with the following difficulties: Sensory processing- seeking/avoiding behaviours Fine motor skills – handwriting, tying shoelaces, fastening buttons/zips Gross motor skills – getting dressed/undressed, riding a bicycle, playing various sports Extreme behaviors – meltdowns, unpredictable emotional outbursts Interaction/communication –…

Attention all Schools! Did you know that handwriting is an extremely complex skill requiring good integration between our sensory, motor and cognitive functioning? There are many developmental stages before a child is ready for writing and in some instances, children may not reach these expected norms for a variety of reasons. To be able to…

The Tree Tops team would like to wish all our Tree Toppers the very best on returning to school this week. You’ll have a great time and enjoy seeing your friends again. To all teaching staff heading back to school tomorrow, we also would like to wish you a safe return and to thank you…

JuneWell done Lucas! Mum said, “Lucas has had his hair cut for the first time!” Well done Sky! Mum said, “Sky has grown Freddie the Sunflower since the start of lockdown. She has watered and cared for him every day.” JulyWell done Benjamin! Mum said, “Benjamin has slept through the night now for 5 whole…

Assessment and treatment slots are being taken very fast! If you would like an assessment or book some treatment sessions, give us a call asap to get the time slot you would like. We currently have the capacity for some assessment slots during August/September. We know that the current pandemic has heightened anxieties in some…

Did you know? An occupational therapist can help a child/young adult achieve or maintain their maximum level of independence. A child/young adult can then access the school curriculum to their full potential. From September, Tree Tops are actively looking to work with more schools, whether this is remotely or by our occupational therapists visiting a…

If you or your child have an age, health, or disability reason for not wearing a face-covering, copy and paste the link below. This will take you to that particular area on the government website which gives you updated information on face-coverings and also ideas on how to create an exemption card which makes it…

Our OT’s will help you identify whether your child has sensory integration, sensory processing difficulties (SPD), or dyspraxia that may be affecting their wellbeing and stopping them from reaching their physical potential.  Sensory integration is the body’s ability to take in information from our environment and then to make sense of it.  We have eight…