Controlled Choices
April 11, 2020 by admin_ready in category Behaviour, Development, Emotional Regulation, Parent Strategies, Parenting tagged as emotion regulation, learningAs an Occupational Therapist, I often work with children who have difficulty following instructions. One of the strategies I often use is called “Controlled Choices”. Controlled choices is where the adult presents the child with two or more options. For example, the child needs to complete two worksheets. The adult might say, “Billy, which activity […]
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April 8, 2019 by admin_ready in category Brisbane, Fine Motor Skills, Parenting, Play, Sensory tagged as child ot, children occupational therapy, dressing, emotion regulation, fine motor skills, kids occupational therapy, kids ot, occupational therapy, self care, sensory, toiletingAs Occupational Therapists, we often get asked questions like "So you help people get back to work after an injury? "So, that's kind of like a physiotherapist?" "So, that's like Occupational Health and Safety?" As Occupational Therapists, we get asked "What is Occupational Therapy" all the time - both professionally and personally. Sometimes it [...]
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