“I can’t write! It hurts my hand! I hate writer’s workshop! I’m never going to be a good writer!” Do you know a child like this? Doesn’t it make your heart sink, seeing how that child’s academic challenges are tied so closely to their self esteem and sense of self? Can you imagine that child’s…
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Baby Led Weaning
Feeding Trend- Baby Led Weaning: Skipping purees early on and starting with finger foods later – What do you think? Many of us have had that experience of spoon feeding an infant for the first time, only to have the food be pushed right back out at us as if the baby has not yet…
November 19th- How Early Infant Experiences Affect Later Childhood Self-Regulatory and Sensorimotor Development
Presented by Amanda Michel, MLD, OTR/L Learn how factors such as extended hospitalization, prematurity, sensory deprivation in group homes, and caregiver interactions affect later childhood development. Wednesday, November 19, 2014, 7-9 pm 1011 High Ridge Road, 2nd Floor, Stamford, CT This presentation is open to all. Light refreshments will be served. Please Register for the…
Special Presentation: Sensory Integration – Theory & Practice
Presented by Aubrey Schmalle, OTR/L This in-service will give parents and professionals a basic understanding of sensory integration theory and the impact that deficits in sensory processing have on behavior, academics and skill development. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 7 – 9 pm 1011 High Ridge Road, 2nd Floor Stamford, CT This presentation is…
Is it really ADHD?
Does my child have ADHD? During a parent teacher conference a teacher shared with a parent that her child has some of the behaviors associated with the diagnosis- looking around the room, having a hard time concentrating on work, being off task ( eg. getting a drink, going to the bathroom, staring out the window),…
Sensory Processing & Behavior: Is there something else going on?
Have you ever been told that your child is frequently “off-task” at school or appears to be “not listening”? When you talk to your child about this, he/she responds by saying “I hate school” “I don’t want to go” or “It was Joey’s fault.” Reward and motivation charts don’t seem to work and the teacher…
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