by Debbie Hopper | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Great Health Guide, Just Right Kids, Training and Education
Teaching Your Child to Not Interrupt Written by Deb Hopper Published in Great Health Guide articles available in Audio: As parents, there are many things that we love and adore about our children. There are also some social skills that we seem to teach and...
by Debbie Hopper | Dec 21, 2017 | Active Movement Breaks, Autism, autism spectrum disorder, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Development, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing
Written by Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Top 3 tips for super charging your break with sensory boosts for relaxing and recharging The holiday season is almost here! Maybe you have escaped for an early holiday break? Those of us still at work are just a little...
by Debbie Hopper | Dec 14, 2017 | Active Movement Breaks, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor
Written by Deb Hopper, Paediatric Occupational Therapist What is a sensory safe Christmas and the key tips for surviving Christmas Holidays? Not long now until Christmas. Santa’s can be found everywhere (I almost bowled one over yesterday at our local shopping...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 30, 2017 | Active Movement Breaks, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development
The end of term often seems a long way off, and then it seems to come out of no where! The flow of each term starts with the transition into school classes after the holidays as children settle back into routines. This can take some adjustment as they get back into...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 22, 2017 | Active Movement Breaks, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Play, Sensory Resources
End of Year At School The end of the school year is fun, right? Well, yes it is for some students, but for others relaxing the boundaries, feeling tired, facing unfamiliar routines and knowing that their class will be different next year is the stuff of nightmares. As...
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...