by Debbie Hopper | Jul 12, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Fine Motor
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist As a parent, recognising anxiety in children at home is the first important step in being able to help them. How can I recognise anxiety in my child? Do any of these sound like your child? Clinging, crying and/or tantrums...
by Debbie Hopper | Jul 12, 2018 | autism spectrum disorder, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing, Sensory Toys
What are fidget toys? How do the different shapes of fidget toys help kids learn and manage anxiety? Are fidget toys effective tools or classroom distractions? There are a lot of claims that fidgets toys have been very useful tools in improving concentration and focus...
by Debbie Hopper | Jul 5, 2018 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Great Health Guide, Training and Education
Screen Time for Children By Deb Hopper This article was published in the Great Health Guide digital magazine – GreatHealthGuide.com.au Screen time for children… It’s one of those tricky topics to deal with from day to day. There are such mixed messages in the...
by Debbie Hopper | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor
This post has been republished with permission from kidspot.com.au Kidspot and PediaSure know that your kids are awesome in what they do, what they say, and how they grow. When young kids grow and begin learning about the world, their brains light-up with new skills,...
by Debbie Hopper | Jun 26, 2018 | Back to School, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Training and Education
This is the second part in the self regulation in classroom management program that I was discussing in June, see part one here. As I mentioned in part one, I’ve been asked to implement a whole class and whole school approach to teaching self regulation. The...
