Executive functioning skills involve many cognitive (or thinking) components/processes that allow a person to maintain a calm and focused regulated state and have self-direction in their daily activities. This post will help you get a better understanding about what executive functioning is and what it might look like in a child who has some difficulties in this area
Why does occupational therapist emphasise a sensory diet to be implemented on a daily basis for children with sensory difficulties?
Toilet training your child can seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be! Like any skill, toilet training is rarely something that a child will master immediately or all in one sitting (so to speak!). Children will usually master using the toilet for weeing before they conquer pooing in the toilet. And […]
Have you ever sat back and wondered what anger really looks like? Is it yelling, cursing, screaming or crying? Or is it more than that and we just can’t see the whole picture of what lies beneath the surface. Have you seen the movie Titanic? If so, you will remember watching as the ship crashed […]
Ever wondered how your body just knows where your limbs are? How your body can coordinate itself without you seemingly having to think about it? That is called proprioception. It’s the body’s ability to be able to subconsciously sense where your limbs are at any given time so it can react and move them accordingly when […]
