Welcome to my first post of 2021 and my first from Berlin! This is my first bilingual post - click here for German - and my others will b...

I think we can all ‘high 5’ each other for getting this far with even one child, but for those of us who have two or more these last 10 w...

I first discovered how truly wonderful a Swiss ball can be during my second pregnancy - the first time around little did I know but I had...

I spoke a lot about how I encourage teachers to add movement challenges in their lessons in my post Vestibular spinners and movers explai...

So it turns out my eldest daughter has gotten wise to being asked to do videos and this time demanded payment of £1 and a lollipop:-) So ...

Since qualifying as an occupational therapist I have run numerous motor skills groups - all focusing on improving fine motor control, spe...

Welcome back everyone! So we decided to take an extra day of holiday time yesterday, but we have been back to home school today. We decid...

And as promised... Our Easter Bunny Hop Challenge - come on there is no excuse now! Happy Easter Bunnies!! Hannah OT

Yesterday we did a very special kind of sensory circuit...an Easter bunny sensory circuit! Now here comes the challenge...I challenge you
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So we are 3 days in to a very strange Easter holiday indeed! All good so far I'm pleased to report, and I hope the same goes for you all....

Sensory diets are used to support children's self-regulation throughout the day. They are designed to give the right type of input at the...

Today I will explain why some children just seem to touch everything, whereas others seem to flinch at even the slightest brush past. The...

Today I'm going to talk about what can be observed when a child is seeking or avoiding vestibular input. You'll remember from my previous...

Morning everyone! Welcome to week 2, I hope you all had a restful weekend and are having some success in using the sensory circuit. I wou...