Recently I’ve noticed an abudance of posts on social media talking about the importance of play in child development and I absolutely love it! I’ve…
Promoting Powerful Play: Part One
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See the best in everyone… But most importantly yourself
So I just finished bingeing on the new Queer Eye on Netflix, and despite whether you love or hate the show, if you’ve watched any…
Taking Control of The Wheel
This is my first post in a while, and there were a couple of contributing factors to why I stopped posting. I say “were” because…
Standing On My Soap Box: A Paediatric OT’s Ramble
A couple of weeks ago I attended a networking meeting run by a local university. As part of the event, a few of the lecturers did…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Habits, Beliefs and Past Experiences
Questions to consider: What has the person experienced before that shapes their response now? Is the response habitual? What does the person believe that is…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Emotional Development and Self Control
Emotional Development and Self Control includes: Ability to control the influence of emotional arousal on thoughts/actions/interactions Ability to recover from emotional distress Ability to cease…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Social Abilities
Social Abilities includes: Being aware of others Understanding the behaviours of others Showing interest in people (not just things) Theory of Mind (realising others have…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Sensory Processing
Sensory Processing includes: Modulation (internally turning up or down) of sensory information to avoid becoming over/underwhelmed by a stimulus Discrimination of sensory stimuli Organisation of…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Self Awareness
Self Awareness includes: Knowing how we are feeling Knowing what we like and dislike Predicting our emotional response to a situation Reflecting on past emotions Knowing abilities,…
Self Regulation Personal Factors: Executive Functioning
Executive Functioning includes: Problem solving skills Planning and organising actions (motor planning) Attention holding/shifting Working memory Flexible thinking Reasoning How Executive Functioning skills can support…