Category
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy and Handwriting: How OT helps Handwriting
Handwriting is an essential skill that kids require in order to perform efficiently in academics and also in their daily life. Many kids find handwriting difficult as it involves different components like fine motor skills, hand strength, visual motor skills, visual-spatial skills, grasping skills, and attention. However, there are a number of ways that help […]
Occupational Therapy vs Speech Therapy
Occupational therapists and speech therapists both support optimal health conditions and well-being for children. While professionals from both the healthcare fields share similar responsibilities, there are noteworthy differences as well. Let us glance through some of the benefits, scopes, similarities and differences of occupational therapy vs speech therapy. This helps parents of differently-abled children to […]
Occupational Therapy Home Programs for Kids: A Guide for Parents
Occupational therapists are the best people to address the common concerns that parents have for their kids. OTs are specially trained in how to address developmental milestones and help children learn the skills they need to be successful in school and in life. One of the most common questions that parents ask is, “What is […]
Occupational Therapy for a High School Student
Occupational therapy (OT) is a type of health care that helps you to carry out the things you want to, need to, or are expected to do. Although people often associate occupational therapy with people who have experienced an injury or have a disability, Occupational Therapists work with a range of people, including high school […]
When Is Occupational Therapy Month? (According To AOTA vs. WFOT)
Occupational Therapy Month is that time of the year when the dedication, discipline, efforts, and service of this specialized branch of healthcare are recognized and appreciated. Occupational Therapists work in a variety of settings. When people suffer an injury, require rehabilitation support, or have a disability or mental health condition, an Occupational Therapist, also known […]
Occupational Therapy for ADHD
What Is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy is a certain type of healthcare to help people solve problems that often interfere with a person’s ability to perform activities of daily living. Occupational therapists often work with people who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. OT can help children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder […]
Occupational Therapy For Babies: Does My Baby Need An OT?
Learning and development are important occupations for a baby. These skills are important as they improve their independence while enhancing their ability to do daily life activities with ease. Unfortunately, some babies have developmental and sensory disorders that prevent them from developing these skills at a normal pace. Too much delay in skill development can […]
Best Chew Toys for Kids
Do you have a child who chews through their shirts or hats? Or a child who loves putting everything in their mouth? Although chewing sugar free gum may be a good option for older children, it may not be a viable option when they are at school. Oral Motor Seeker Your child might be an […]
Sensory Chairs
Keeping your child attentive at school or at home while studying can be difficult at times for both parents and teachers. Doing so when your kid has special needs, some learning or development disability, or sensory processing disorder, can be even more challenging. Many of these children have a constant need for movement or reduced […]
What is Interoception: Develop Interoceptive Awareness In Kids
Interoception, or interoceptive sense, is an internal sense that interprets information from our internal organs. Interoception is also called the eighth sensory system or the hidden sense. Interoception is not a commonly known sense but is so important for us to have a well-integrated interoception sense. Interoception allows us to understand if we are full […]
Explain Occupational Therapy to A Child
Occupational Therapy is hard to explain to adults, let alone to a child. Before your child starts working with a Paediatric Occupational Therapist, show them this video so they can learn What is an Occupational Therapist? Transcript An Occupational Therapist, or OT for short, is an adult who helps you with activities that might be […]
Telehealth Occupational Therapy for Children: Does It Work?
Since the beginning of the global pandemic, there has been a major shift into telehealth, including telemedicine (appointments with doctors over technology) and virtual therapy sessions (appointments with other health professionals over technology). Although there has been a dramatic increase of health professionals using telehealth to deliver therapy, telehealth is definitely not something that is […]
Lift your whole centre, starting with one call.
Talk to our team. We'll walk through how Ready Kids fits into your centre, how we align with Kindy Funding and Kindy Uplift priorities, and what a partnership would look like for your educators.
A conversation, not a sales pitch.