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06.01.2021
Summer Activities to Fend off Boredom
With summer’s arrival comes advertisements for all the latest fun water and outdoor toys. Many of them are great options to promote development of language, fine and gross motor skills, as well as social interactions and independence. As much fun as it for children to pick the most eye-catching item in the store aisle, making
05.17.2021
Exploring the World Through Sensory Play
From infancy through childhood, children learn about their world using their senses or sensory play. They do this by touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, moving, and hearing. Even as adults we tend to learn best and retain information when we engage our senses. How many of us have walked into a room to be filled with
05.03.2021
Hiking With Kids
As winter turns to spring, we all start itching to get outside as much as possible. Even if you love winter, it’s nice to find a kid friendly, and snow free spot to enjoy some time outdoors. This is especially important living in Montana since the spring and summer seasons are so short. Hiking with
06.07.2021
Summertime S’mores Making!- OT style
Believe it or not, a weekend camping in the mountains has so much to do with occupational therapy skills. Especially when we bring the age old favorite dessert: S’mores! A camping adventure for your kids can provide many opportunities for executive functioning, fine motor, and sensory experiences. Grab your tent, summertime s’mores supplies, sleeping bags,
05.24.2021
Feeding Skills
Feeding skills are developmentally acquired through the process of motor learning. This means that children need to practice the skills, and they need comfortable practice opportunities given to them. In this series, we will provide information for the first year of oral motor development and how to support feeding skill development. 3-5 Months Feeding Skills:
05.10.2021
Is My Child Ready to Start Talking: Importance of Prelinguistic Language
Did you know, as soon as babies are born, they start to develop communication skills? Before toddlers start talking, babies learn prelinguistic (before language) skills. These skills will help to support language learning later in life. Prelinguistic communication is the way babies communicate without using words. Even as adults, we continue to use prelinguistic skills
