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 | Nov 9, 2017 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Sensory Processing
Whether we are seeing children in our classroom or clinic, there are many sensory processing behaviours, clues and responses that we need to filter as we try to work out: Why are they showing this behaviour? Are they tired? Are they missing a parent who’s away for...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 1, 2017 | Autism, autism spectrum disorder, Blog, Child Behaviour, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Sensory Processing
In some toddlers, or even older children, parents may notice an unusual dislike to noise or light, or a clumsy attitude or distressful reaction during basic self-care tasks like tying their shoe laces or brushing teeth. However, it can be more disturbing in situations...
