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Beanstalk Occupational Therapy

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25.01.2022 Some great tips for parents struggling with negative self-talk! https://imperfectfamilies.com/childs-negative-self-talk/

23.01.2022 : As a paediatric OT and a mum, I have seen first-hand how important it is for kids to crawl, both in infancy and throughout childhood. In an age where lots of parents are told that crawling is not important, I beg to differ. Crawling is beneficial for the following; - Development of Proximal Joint Stability - crawling helps develop the muscles and joints around the trunk the tummy, back, neck, hips, and shoulders. These structures... are strengthened as they bear weight and work against gravity in order to initiate, sustain, and coordinate anti-gravity movements related to crawling. As the proximal joints and muscles strengthen, they begin to provide a stable base to support further development of gross motor and even fine motor skills. - Development of Postural Control - postural control is the ability to maintain body alignment while upright in space and is more than just having strong muscles. Postural control depends on a concept referred to in the therapy world as co-contraction, or the body’s ability to activate muscles all around a certain body part to provide the appropriate amount of stability and control needed for movement. - Developing Bilateral Coordination- this is learning how to coordinate the two sides of the body in order to move. As the left arm moves, the right leg moves. This is the beginning of whole-body coordination. - Fine motor skill development- crawling helps develop lengthening of the long finger muscles, develops the arches of the hand, also separation of the two sides of the hand, and development of the thumb and web space! All of these components are important for strong fine motor skills which helps with tasks involving pencil grasp, self care skills, feeding, playing with toys and many other tasks we use our hands for! - Crawling also helps with motor planning development and often forces ‘crossing of the midline’ which are very important as our children develop. Therefore, it is important to encourage our children to crawl and try not to ‘skip’ this developmental milestone, if possible. See more

22.01.2022 ONLINE THERAPY/TELEHEALTH In order to provide maximum flexibility for children and families, Beanstalk Occupational Therapy is using telehealth for many situations including assessment, direct therapy, parent education, teacher education/support, monitoring of home programs, virtual team meetings, equipment trials and prescription. What is telehealth? Telehealth is a term that refers to the delivery of health care services and support via any telecommunication technology.... A telehealth service can consist of videoconferencing, phone calls, emails and text or other direct messages. Appointments will be offered both during school hours and after school hours. If your child is attending school and completing their ‘remote learning’ at school, sessions can still be scheduled whilst they’re at school. Depending on their capability and age, the supervising teacher/adult/LSO (learning support officer) should be able to assist with setup if needed, however it is anticipated that most of our older children shouldn’t have too many issues connecting. The benefits of telehealth are MANY and include: - Parents feel more confident to include therapy ideas at home after the session is finished as the activities are done with your child’s things in your child’s environment; - Convenience; - While telehealth sessions are frequently held when you and your child are home, it doesn’t just have to be home based sessions sessions can be done at other locations such as childcare, kindergarten or school to support your child and the people that help them in those environments. - You will learn a lot from your therapist, you become the 'do-er': - therapist becomes your coach they will watch what is happening, problem solve together with you, and provide you direct feedback about how you are supporting or facilitating or helping your child. - If delivered well, the outcomes of telehealth sessions can be just as good, or sometimes better, than in-clinic sessions; - Less time in the waiting room; - Cost-efficiency (you don’t have to pay for our therapists to travel to you); - Continuation of therapy when it’s not possible to get to the clinic (e.g.: COVID-19 social distancing, illness, or if you’re having car troubles). There is a large amount of strong evidence in support of online therapy being just as effective (if not more, in some cases) than face to face sessions, I have been doing large amounts of research to determine the best way to structure sessions to meet the varying needs of all my clients. I am happy to share some evidence based articles and research with you, if you’re interested. Feel free to get in touch via facebook, email or call. [email protected] 0423-031-541

18.01.2022 OT Motor path as a brain break/movement activity whilst homeschooling/remote learning

15.01.2022 This looks to be an awesome FREE webinar on executive functioning ‘Demystifying Executive Functions: What They Are and How to Teach Them’ You’ll have to get up early to tune in (5am Melbourne time) as Michelle is based in the US. Some areas covered will be; - what executive functioning is, - How executive functions are critical for success in the social, academic, and job worlds! - a couple of strategies to improve executive functioning ... Here is the link to the webinar http://bit.ly/3aFGTES

15.01.2022 This is spot on! Very true.....

14.01.2022 Love this easy idea for working on sense of direction, motor planning and sequencing!

13.01.2022 A lot of us can relate to this. It is tough, you are not alone

13.01.2022 Very insightful video for parents currently trying to teach reading and writing at home. Speech Pathologist breaks down and talks about the importance of using explicit, systematic, synthetic phonics to teach reading and writing to early learners. The common way of teaching reading and writing has a huge cognitive load on our little ones' brains. https://youtu.be/N4eugB57x2M

11.01.2022 This is fantastic to assist parents who are trying to balance working from home as well as implement home schooling next term. It shouldn't be solely relied on, but a great addition to homeschooling! It's amazing how innovative we can become in these troubling times!

06.01.2022 Today is World Autism Awareness Day! #lightitupblue #autismawareness #thereishelp #getintouch

04.01.2022 Pre writing patterns!! can’t stress enough, how important this is - this post has some valuable info to keep in mind! Most parents (and teachers) want children to be writing before they start school! However, this post highlights the developmental process children go through as they begin to develop the skills to learn to write! If a child has fine motor delays, we need to work on hand & finger strengthening, motor control and coordination before holding a pen. Some basic tasks include pinching, pulling, putting items in and out of containers, putting 2 items together (beads on string, blocks that connect) then focusing on these basic pre-writing strokes before learning to write!

01.01.2022 Loving this analogy for parents and teachers