Month: March 2018

For Kids With Sensory Issues and Low Tone, Add Resistance Instead of Hand-Over-Hand Assistance

  One of my most popular posts, Why “Hand-Over-Hand” Assistance Works Poorly With So Many Special Needs Children , explains how this common method of assisting children to hold and manipulate objects often results in rejection or even aversion.  This post tells you about my most successful strategy for kids with low muscle tone and limited sensory…… Continue reading For Kids With Sensory Issues and Low Tone, Add Resistance Instead of Hand-Over-Hand Assistance

How Hypermobility Affects Self-Image, Behavior and Activity Levels in Children

As rehabilitation therapists, OTs and PTs are focused on skill building and reaching functional goals with our clients.  But feelings influence behavior, and so therapists have to be aware of more than joints and muscles when looking at function.  In this post, I would like to address the many ways that hypermobility can create social…… Continue reading How Hypermobility Affects Self-Image, Behavior and Activity Levels in Children

OXO for Kids: Great Tableware For Older Kids With Sensory and Motor Issues

Does your child knock over her milk on a daily basis?  Do utensils seem to fly out of your son’s hands?  I treat kids with hypermobility, coordination and praxis issues, sensory discrimination limitations, etc.; they can all benefit from this terrific line of cups, dinnerware and utensils. Yes, OXO, the same people that sell you…… Continue reading OXO for Kids: Great Tableware For Older Kids With Sensory and Motor Issues

Parenting Researchers: Check Your Privilege

Zero-To-Three just ran this summary on their Facebook page MIT language study and I felt so sad.  For everyone.  For the umpteenth time in the past few years, I am in the awkward position of agreeing with “experts” that kids learn language skills best with face-to-face interaction that expands language, but I also appreciate why some…… Continue reading Parenting Researchers: Check Your Privilege

Should Your Hypermobile Child Play Sports?

This is one of the most difficult questions I field from parents of children over 5.  Every parent wants their child to receive the social, emotional and physical benefits from participating in sports.  They also know that there are greater risks for hypermobile kids. Kids with hypermobility fall on a very wide spectrum.  Some are…… Continue reading Should Your Hypermobile Child Play Sports?

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