Posts Tagged ‘stress’
Mindfulness Calming Craft Activity
Here is a lovely mindfulness calming craft activity that your child can make from scratch. The activity below is a breathing exercise: Do you feel that your child sometimes needs to chill out? Do they present as anxious, stressed, have lots of meltdowns (especially when they arrive home from school or going somewhere new), dislike…
Read MoreLetter and Number Reversals
When a child starts to write, it is very common to see letter and number reversals, especially the letters b and d. How many times have you seen this happen? However, it does not mean your child has dyslexia if this occurs. Reversals are the norm up to approximately 7-8 years of age. Sometimes a…
Read MorePlay dough and putty!
Play dough and putty! We bet you did not know that play dough is a very easy and creative way for building fine motor skills for our children! The soft and squishy dough provides lots of tactile sensory challenge with lots of proprioceptive sensory feedback! It also helps to strengthen the arches of the hands…
Read MoreTree Topper of the Month – August 2021
Well done, Charlie! We cannot wait to see what your next achievement is.
Read MoreHow to create a home sensory circuit!
How to create a home sensory circuit! Well, sensory circuits are a fantastic way in which to help alert and calm children. The aim is to help focus and concentration to allow them to be ready for learning. It also develops sensory processing skills. Sensory circuits are usually conducted first thing in the morning in…
Read MoreWhat are prewriting skills?
What are prewriting skills? These are the fundamental skills that our children need to develop so they can write. These skills also contribute to a child holding the pencil or pen, drawing, writing, copying and even colouring. These are the strokes that most letters/numbers and our early drawings are made up of! They are mastered…
Read MoreLearning to use scissors
Learning to use scissors requires coordination such as fine motor, bilateral integration and eye-hand coordination. Scissor skills require instruction and practice in order to develop this fully. Does your child have a difficulty using scissors? Here are some tips to help in this area. Learning to use scissors and cutting accurately is a skill we…
Read MoreThe dreaded back to school!
So, the dreaded back to school. The summer holiday has come to a close and you just know our children will be anxious and nervous about returning to school. We have therefore put some strategies together for you below to help out today and the next few days. Hope they help! Remember – lots of…
Read MoreSensory Processing Red Flags
What are the red flags of Sensory Processing Difficulties? Take a look and see. What are sensory processing issues? Sensory processing issues actually refers to trouble managing the information that comes in through our senses. These issues, sometimes called sensory processing disorder or sensory integration disorder, can have a huge impact on our learning and…
Read MoreThe fizzy bottle effect in your child
What does the fizzy bottle effect in your child mean? Does your child come home some or most evenings from school and have a total meltdown (or even before school)? Do they say they have a poorly tummy, headache or drag their feet in the mornings? Can they sit and focus on their homework? Are…
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