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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March 28, 2019 by admin_ready in category Development, Parenting, Play, Quotes, Sensory tagged as learning, occupational therapy, play, sensory development, sensory playScientists have recently determined that it takes approximately 400 repetitions to create a new synapse in the brain - unless it is done with play, in which case, it takes between 10-20 repetitions. Dr Karyn Purvis Research indicate that it is easier to learn through play, but what is sensory play? Sensory play is [...]
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