Primitive reflexes are natural, automatic movements in infants and young children. These reflexes are necessary for survival and development in the early stages of life. However, in typically developing children, these reflexes gradually disappear as the child develops more mature Read more…
Many of us relate academics to reading and writing and assume that these are skills that our children pick up once they start preschool or schooling. But there are foundations that children build much more naturally much earlier that tend Read more…
When it comes to teaching mathematics to children there is often a misconception that math skills start with numbers. Whereas before a child learns colours, shapes or numbers they usually develop precursor skills from the age of 0-3 years that Read more…
It is not always the case that a child with a history of speech and language difficulties should have literacy problems. But if these speech difficulties persist beyond 5 years of age, there is a higher risk of developing associated Read more…
One of the first things we discuss with families beginning RDI (Relationship Development Intervention) is “they will need to slow down to speed up”. We say it so often that it can be easy to lose sight of the inherent Read more…
Sensory processing is a complex system that involves receiving the sensory information successfully from all the senses such as sight, smell, hear, taste, balance etc, interpreting that sensory information correctly, combining this information from different senses to create a complete Read more…
Before starting off with learning alphabets and numbers, education starts off with matching and sorting. And in that order specifically. Although they seem like relatively easy tasks they involve the implementation of many cognitive skills. Matching can only be done Read more…
A miracle in motion, speech production is a highly coordinated movement that most of us take for granted. Every sound, every syllable, every word, and every sentence requires an extremely unique precise placement and movement that are transitioned in a Read more…
Occupational therapy is a unique profession which looks at a holistic approach towards a person, i.e., not only at the reasons a person’s participation in activities has been impacted, but also at their roles and environment. Occupational therapists help people across their lifespan Read more…
Book reading is a fantastic place to learn about the meaning of words and the pleasure of sharing a story. Turning reading into an interactive experience is the key to the development of communication. One of the best things about Read more…