Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
One of the most important skills in a child’s life is learning how to perform activities of daily living (ADL’s) independently. A child’s...
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calli studebaker
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Infant to 12 month: Social Emotional Development
There are many developmental milestones children will go through in their life. Some of the milestones parents are familiar with are...
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calli studebaker
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
2022 Book Review: recommendations from a pediatric occupational therapist
Book Reviews Raising Good Humans This is a book I sought out for parenting advice for myself with my toddler. I found myself getting...
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calli studebaker
- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
How To Create a Calming Space For Your Child
Having a designated area, corner, or small space in your home for your child to retreat to might be an ideal way for them to...
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calli studebaker
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
After School Routines
When children come home from school, they may have a hard time regulating their bodies and need strategies to receive specific sensory...
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calli studebaker
- Aug 10, 2022
- 3 min
Building your child’s independence for the school-year
With the school year quickly approaching you might be thinking about how you can help your child be more independent with certain tasks....
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calli studebaker
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
Why is Handwriting Important?
Introduction Children learn skills in a typical sequence in order to be efficient and effective in that skill. For example, in...
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calli studebaker
- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Dressing Skills Development
Intro Do you feel rushed to get your kids ready in the morning and wish they could do some of it on their own? Promoting independence...
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calli studebaker
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Introduction to our Sensory Systems
If you have kids or been around parents of young kids, the word 'sensory' may be thrown around a bit. Sensory bins, sensory processing,...
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calli studebaker
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Fine Motor Skills
Many activities children participate in everyday involve fine motor skills - eating, getting dressed, playing, coloring, and so on. Those...
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calli studebaker
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Visual Schedules
Many kids I see in therapy struggle with following multi-step instructions or have a difficult time transitioning between tasks and/or...
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calli studebaker
- Jan 14, 2022
- 3 min
My Favorite Sensory Activities
Sensory play is one of a pediatric occupational therapist's favorite tools. Sensory play can address a variety of skills such as fine...
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calli studebaker
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
What is Pediatric Occupational Therapy?
The question I hear most often is, “what is occupational therapy?” For parents and even other healthcare professionals it can be unclear...
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calli studebaker
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
Private Pay Occupational Therapy
Private pay or cash-based therapy simply means I do not bill your insurance on your behalf. If you have heard of the term cash-based...
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