OT Solutions in Belmont, Queensland, Australia | Occupational therapist

OT Solutions

Locality: Belmont, Queensland, Australia

Phone: 3890 7033

Address: 13 Grassdale Road 4153 Belmont, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.otsolutions.org.au

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25.01.2022 Who said therapy had to be boring?! Heres our Occupational Therapist Jed after some sensory play. Sensory play can help with feeding, sensory processing issues, anxiety, and socialisation (its also super fun!)

25.01.2022 Animal walks are awesome for gross motor coordination, strength building, proprioception, crossing the midline (and much more!). This is why OTs love moving like animals and why many of us have to keep practicing our animal moves! Here is a great dice you can make up and roll. Other animals you could add might include: a bear, crab, snake, turtle, donkey kicks, kangaroo.... A few rolls of this dice are great as a quick break during school homework time too.

25.01.2022 Heres a cute little handwriting aid for helping children to write in the lines. Some letters fit just in the cats body (e.g. a, c, e), some letters also use the cats head space (e.g. b, d, h), and others use the tail space as well (e.g. p, q, y). Using an craft/ice block stick, draw the cat so that it lines up with the exercise book lines. The stick can then slide along as the child writes and can be useful for spacing between words as well! (Please note: The font in the image is to show the Clever Cat idea, each Australian state and territory school system has its own preferred handwriting font). (Image credit: www.learnwithplayathome.com//clever-classroom-trick-for-ki and www.teachstarter.com)

25.01.2022 It's OT Week! #reachyourpotential [Image source: https://www.otaus.com.au]

25.01.2022 A super simple way to practice zipping zips: Bread packet ties on wide ribbon. Just like a normal zip, hold at the base (of the ribbon) with one hand and use the other hand to slide the tag. Great for motor planning, pincer grasp, and bilateral coordination . [Image source: sugaraunts.com]

24.01.2022 Multi-sensory letter learning: the child can flatten play dough on a tray, then push a marble over it to make the letter. Then increase the bilateral coordination difficulty by challenging the child to guide the marble through the letter shape without touching it (tilt the tray!).

24.01.2022 How can OTs help with sensory processing issues? We know the brain is highly trainable and with repetition - we can cement new sensory pathways and strengthen motor circuitry - in short, we can make a difference in how minds process and respond to sensory input.

24.01.2022 Move and be happy!

24.01.2022 Have you seen the spinner fidgets that seem to be everywhere at the moment? Heres how to make them out of LEGO! (A how-to video is here: https://youtu.be/hzCexQxRc7w )

21.01.2022 The vestibular system is a vital for processing sensory information about balance (equilibrium), spatial orientation, and motion. This graphic helps to describe how the vestibular system responds to input.

21.01.2022 Were all set up for our NDIS Information evening TONIGHT! Come down to our clinic at 5.30pm to hear all about applying for the NDIS and how it may affect you and your kids! 13 Grassdale Rd, Belmont.

20.01.2022 Watch this! Griffith Uni Head of Occupational Therapy, Matthew Molineux, explaining the power of knitting! #staywarm

17.01.2022 The Health Hubs new headquarters is officially open! We look forward to seeing you and feel free to pop in for a quick tour and coffee if you are in the area Parking is underneath the complex accessible off Florence and Charlotte Streets.

17.01.2022 Timers are awesome to visually give kids time guidelines so they can manage of themselves and their environment for a duration. Timers also help with transitioning between activities and help little people to be able to build their sense of how long a period of time is. We have heaps of different timers available for purchase from the cute ones pictured here to more detailed special needs timer tools. Check them out next time youre in!!!

17.01.2022 Sensory activities inspiration and ideas for home or school Printable version at http://www.projectsensory.com//100-sensory-activities-hom/

16.01.2022 We attended an exceptionally informative evening hosted by Early Learning Redlands last night - 'From Chaos to Calm'. Here's Nadi (our new OT) showcasing some o...f the resources from our clinic! Did you know we have a large range of helpful resources at our clinic? Ask our helpful client care team the next time you're in for a look! See more

16.01.2022 Why are scissor skills worth practicing? Im glad you asked ... Image credit: http://theelementaryentourage.blogspot.com.au//integrating

16.01.2022 Tip Tuesday! Encouragement and praise are one of the biggest motivators for any child. Praise is also a wonderful way to boost self-esteem and self-confidence.... It can have a powerful effect on children with learning and attention difficulties. It is also important to remember that it is better to praise your child for their efforts rather than their natural ability. Here are 101 different ways to praise a child! See more

15.01.2022 Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (also known as dyspraxia) is a neurodevelopmental motor planning disorder. While DCD presents many challenges, occupational therapy helps to teach the brain and body to work together to organise, plan and coordinate thinking and movements.

14.01.2022 Ah, sensory calming... Happy Friday!

14.01.2022 Heavy work or doing activities which promote proprioceptive input can calm children with sensory issues while increasing attentive focus and reducing sensory seeking behaviours. Lifting, pushing, pulling heavy objects provides deep pressure to joints, ligaments and muscles to soothe and comfort the nervous system. Here are some ideas for heavy work activities: [Image source: www.andnextcomes.com]

13.01.2022 Knowing when to get a new Mental Health Care Plan is always a difficult thing... this may help a little to understand the process

13.01.2022 We attended an exceptionally informative evening hosted by Early Learning Redlands last night - From Chaos to Calm. Heres Nadi (our new OT) showcasing some o...f the resources from our clinic! Did you know we have a large range of helpful resources at our clinic? Ask our helpful client care team the next time youre in for a look! See more

11.01.2022 Bedtime tips from our psychologist We all have heard how important sleep is for keeping our bodies and brain healthy. But getting your child to sleep and keepin...g them asleep is not always easy. If youre having problems with this, rest assured you are not alone! The bottom line is that there is no right way to get a child to sleep through the night. All children are different, what works for one child is not going to necessarily work for another. What we do know is that having a good bedtime routine usually promotes good sleep. All children need routine it makes the world around them feel predictable and can help them feel safe. It also sends them signals to start to wind down before actually getting in bed. Here are 5 tips to help you start a good bedtime routine: 1. Create a 30 min quiet and calming routine - this can include a regular sequence of, for example, bath, pyjamas, drink, story, song and cuddles enables the child to calm down before falling asleep. 2. Be consistent - Once you have a plan, stick to it for at least two weeks. 3. Use rewards and praise - praise your child every time her or she gets it right use reward charts and incentives if you need 4. Forward thinking - Make a list of all the ploys and tactics your child uses to get out of going to bed it will help to strengthen your resolve! 5. Reconnect in a busy day this can be a special time to touch base with your small person and fill their love bucket. If youre finding bedtimes challenging our therapists would be happy to support you in creating an effective bedtime routine and overcoming difficult behaviours.

10.01.2022 Who said therapy had to be boring?! Here's our Occupational Therapist Jed after some sensory play. Sensory play can help with feeding, sensory processing issues, anxiety, and socialisation (it's also super fun!)

08.01.2022 The Health Hub’s new headquarters is officially open! We look forward to seeing you and feel free to pop in for a quick tour and coffee if you are in the area Parking is underneath the complex accessible off Florence and Charlotte Streets.

08.01.2022 Heres another way to build hand strength and finger coordination in a fun way. Squeeze the ball to open its mouth - it can pick up lego, help with homework by eating sight words, munch on human fingers ....

08.01.2022 OT Solutions at The Health Hub: a purpose-built facility which transforms according to the needs of each individual

06.01.2022 Building independent dressing skills: as little ones often learn to take socks off by themselves before they learn to put them on, heres an idea for practicing the coordination involved in dealing with socks and feet!

05.01.2022 When were talking sensory processing, what do over-responsive, under-responsive and sensory-seeking responses look like? Heres a great little table of examples. [Source: highlightideas.blogspot.com.au]

05.01.2022 A simple idea, but important...for everyone! #FriYAY

05.01.2022 Heres a school holiday idea which has the added bonus of building fine motor skills and finger strength. Peg puppets! See the images for some inspiration and there is some printable face templates at http://www.momsandcrafters.com/clothespin-paper-puppets/

05.01.2022 Something a little bit different this afternoon which is a little bit witty and pretty interesting. (Hopefully, the words are clear enough )

04.01.2022 We're all set up for our NDIS Information evening TONIGHT! Come down to our clinic at 5.30pm to hear all about applying for the NDIS and how it may affect you and your kids! 13 Grassdale Rd, Belmont.

03.01.2022 Loving these little stamps! Great for fine motor development and coordination...and a fun, different way to learn spelling or sight words. [These stamps are from Kmart] [P.S. Baby wipes are brilliant for cleaning the ink off ]

03.01.2022 For those long weekend card games - pool noodle card holders!

02.01.2022 We would like to extend a special thank you to one of our mental health supportive schools, Redlands College, the P & F, and Barb Farley, who invited us to pres...ent on childhood anxiety to their teachers and parent community. It was so wonderful to see the engagement from parents and thought provoking discussion. We always encourage parents and guardians to communicate with us if they ever have concerns or queries about their kids. Follow the below link for our presentation slides: http://www.thehealthhub.org.au//Anxiety-in-Primary-School-

01.01.2022 Have you visited the Anxiety Clinic on our website? We have several free resources including our presentation, Anxiety in Primary School Aged Children which w...as recently presented to families at one of our partner schools. If youre not sure whether yourself, your child/teenager would benefit from sessions targeting anxiety, please call 3890 7033 to chat with one of our friendly psychologists for more information.

01.01.2022 Heres another long weekend/camping/holiday idea: glowing bowling! Put glow sticks in bottles of water for glow-in-the-dark bowling pins! Great for working on patience, coordination, stability and proprioception. (Might be a good idea to also have a ball that glows ) [Image source: mykidsadventures.com]

01.01.2022 Its OT Week! #reachyourpotential [Image source: https://www.otaus.com.au]