by Debbie Hopper | Jan 31, 2018 | Active Movement Breaks, Anxiety, Autism, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Training and Education
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist How To Reduce School Anxiety in Children When Transitioning Back To School The summer holidays can be a carefree, fun-packed time of adventure and shared experiences which neither kids nor parents want to end. It can be...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 24, 2018 | Autism, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Classroom management strategies are in class strategies that are developed over time by teacher. Teacher training, mentoring, trial and error and hours clocked in the classroom help teachers to fine tune these strategies...
by Debbie Hopper | Oct 25, 2017 | Autism, autism spectrum disorder, Back to School, Blog, Child Development, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
All young people, especially those with autism, need to find ways to be able to communicate and make sense of their world. If kids are unable to make their needs known it can lead to behaviour problems, withdrawal and being misunderstood in everything they do. Over...
by Debbie Hopper | Oct 11, 2017 | Auditory Processing, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
Many students are struggling with behaviour and ‘sensory-driven’ behaviour in class. It might look like difficulties with concentration and poor attention, or it might look like a child rushing through his work. It might look like a child who always needs to have her...
by Debbie Hopper | Sep 6, 2017 | Auditory Processing, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Development, Great Health Guide, Sensory Processing, Training and Education
Helping Kids with Homework (Part 1) Written by Deb Hopper Published in Printable PDF Available Below Helping children of all ages settle down and focus on homework after school or on weekends can seem like an impossible task. On week days, children have been...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 2, 2016 | Back to School, Blog
Back to School – Back to Routine Back to School means back to early mornings, packing lunches, school runs, nights filled with homework and weekends filled with extra curriculum activities. This is a challenge for all the family. How did your children cope with...