Pediatrics
Cutting Activities for Preschoolers: Scissor Skills by Age and 30 Fun Ideas
How scissor skills develop by age, how to teach cutting, the right scissors, and 30 OT cutting activities for preschoolers, with free practice sheets.
Pediatrics
Early intervention, motor skills, and helping children thrive through play.
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Executive Function Activities for Teens: 30 Strategies for School and Life
Practical executive function activities and strategies for teenagers: planning, time management, organisation, starting tasks, studying and emotional control.
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Hand Strengthening Activities for Kids: 40 OT Ideas for Better Grip and Writing
Why hand strength matters for writing, cutting and self-care, signs of weak hands, and 40 OT hand strengthening activities for kids of all ages.
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Motor Planning Activities for Kids: What Praxis Is and 30 OT Ideas
Motor planning (praxis) explained simply, signs of motor planning difficulties, and 30 OT activities for home, school and therapy.
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Oral Motor Activities for Toddlers: Feeding, Chewing and Drooling (OT Guide)
What oral motor skills are, feeding milestones, signs of difficulty, and 25 safe oral motor activities for toddlers for chewing, drinking and drooling.
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Pediatric Occupational Therapy Goals: 60+ Examples by Skill Area and Age
A pediatric OT goal bank: how to write SMART and COAST goals, plus 60+ measurable examples for fine motor, handwriting, self-care, sensory and more.
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Toe Walking Exercises for Kids: 15 Stretches and Games to Try at Home
Simple toe walking exercises for kids: calf stretches, heel walking, squats and sensory games, how often to do them, plus a printable chart.
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Vestibular Activities for Babies: Safe Movement Play from 0 to 12 Months
Safe vestibular activities for babies by age: rocking, tummy time on a ball, gentle bouncing and swinging, how movement supports development, and safety rules.
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Crossing the Midline: Why It Matters and 20 Fun Activities for Kids
What crossing the midline means, when children develop it, signs of difficulty, how it links to handwriting and hand dominance, and 20 OT-approved activities.
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Bilateral Coordination: What It Is, Signs of Difficulty and 30 Activities
Bilateral coordination means using both sides of the body together. The 3 types, how it develops, signs of difficulty and 30 OT activities for home.
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Dyspraxia (DCD) in Children: Signs, Diagnosis and How Occupational Therapy Helps
What dyspraxia or developmental coordination disorder is, signs by age, how it's diagnosed, and the evidence-based OT approaches like CO-OP that help children.
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Executive Function Skills in Children: What They Are and How to Build Them
Executive function explained: working memory, flexible thinking and self-control, signs of executive dysfunction, ADHD links and OT strategies by age.
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Handwriting Skills: Readiness, Common Problems and OT Tips That Work
How handwriting develops, pre-writing shapes by age, common problems like messy or slow writing, and OT strategies and activities that help.
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Pencil Grasp Development: Stages by Age and How to Help (OT Guide)
The 4 stages of pencil grasp development from fisted grip to tripod, ages for each, which grasps work, warning signs and OT activities for a better grip.
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Primitive Reflexes in Babies: List, Ages They Disappear and Retained Reflexes
A simple guide to primitive reflexes: Moro, rooting, grasp, ATNR, STNR and more, when each fades, what retained reflexes mean and what the evidence says.
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Toe Walking in Toddlers and Children: Causes, When to Worry and Treatment
Is toe walking normal? When toddlers usually stop, causes like idiopathic toe walking, autism and tight calves, warning signs, and how treatment helps.
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Visual Perceptual Skills: Types, Signs of Difficulty and OT Activities
What visual perceptual skills are, the 7 types like figure-ground and form constancy, how they affect reading and writing, and OT activities to build them.
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W-Sitting in Children: Is It Bad? What the Research Really Says
W-sitting explained: why children sit this way, what research says about hip dysplasia and posture, when it's a warning sign, and other ways to sit.
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Occupational Therapy for Infants and Toddlers: Milestones, Reflexes and Play
How OT helps babies and toddlers: early reflexes, milestones, red flags, NICU and feeding support, sensory play, tummy time and the best toys by age.
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Occupational Therapy for Down Syndrome: Early Intervention, Activities and Tips
How OT helps children with Down syndrome: milestones, early intervention, feeding, motor and daily-living skills, activities, safety tips and advice for parents.
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Early Intervention and Occupational Therapy: A Guide for Families
What early intervention is, who qualifies, how the US process works from referral to IFSP, and how occupational therapists help babies and toddlers.
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Occupational Therapy for Children: Assessment, Goals and Interventions
What pediatric occupational therapy is, who it helps, how OTs assess children, example goals, the main interventions and where children receive OT.
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Gross Motor Skills: Milestones by Age, Checklist and Activities
Gross motor skills explained by an occupational therapist: milestones from birth to 5, a free checklist, signs of delay, how OT helps and 40+ activities.
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Fine Motor Skills: Development by Age, Checklist, Activities and Tips
Fine motor skills explained by an occupational therapist: milestones by age, a free checklist, pencil grasp stages, signs of delay and 40+ activities.