by Debbie Hopper | Apr 4, 2018 | Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Training and Education
With Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Amy McGarry is an inspirational teacher at one of our local schools – the Forster Holy Name Catholic School, who has recently won an award for her amazing and innovative classroom environment. I’m also very passionate (if you...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 27, 2018 | Anxiety, Autism, autism spectrum disorder, Blog, Child Development, Encouragement, Just Right Kids, Sensory Processing
Written by Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist How To Recognise Your Child Is Anxious We all want ‘Just Right Kids’. We want our kids to be well-adjusted, happy, relaxed and enjoying their lives. Kids can find life stressful and this article looks at the...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 21, 2018 | Back to School, Blog, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor Sensory Solutions, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Sensory Resources, Training and Education
Your classroom sensory environment – why bother about it? Okay, before we get into the nitty gritty, let’s take a minute to think about our favourite relaxation place. Is it On the beach? At your favourite restaurant? Curled up in bed or on the couch reading a book?...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Boundaries, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing
As adults, we all imagine that kids are carefree and have nothing to worry about. Helping kids with anxiety is a really important tool to have in your parenting toolbox. Some kids have a constant level of anxiety and others experience situational...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 6, 2018 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Training and Education
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Sensory issues that impact learning Teaching in classrooms can be challenging, but also can be extremely rewarding. There is such a mix of students these days with learning disabilities, diagnoses including autism, ADHD,...
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...
