by kidSHINE | Nov 26, 2024 | Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing Disorder
By Dr. Amy Wheadon, OT, OTD, OTR KidSHINE LLC Founder and Pediatric OT Sensory Processing Skills and Self-Regulation are critical when they affect a child’s ability to participate successfully in everyday activities—whether at home, school, or in the community....
by kidSHINE | Jan 3, 2024 | Core Strength & Exercises, Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Building Strength from the Inside Out! Last week we posted an article from the Inspired Treehouse that discusses how and why children’s fine motor skills are declining. Modern conveniences such as “carry everywhere” infant car seats and cell...
by kidSHINE | Jan 3, 2024 | Pediatric Occupational Therapy
As Occupational Therapists, one of the first concepts we learn in graduate school is “proximal stability improves distal mobility”, which is a fancy way for saying, if you have a strong core, you will increase your ability to use your hands functionally....
by kidSHINE | Jan 3, 2024 | Pediatric Occupational Therapy
This week, I spent several mornings in two area preschools, observing 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds in action. My OT “trained eye” was looking for sensory processing challenges, fine motor delays, gross motor challenges, and other areas of concern, and my goal...
by kidSHINE | Dec 29, 2023 | Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Parents and educators and other professionals are dedicated to facilitating growth and development in children. If a neurotypical child needs something, he or she simply asks, and an adult is able to respond to the child’s needs. But what happens if a child has...
by kidSHINE | Dec 29, 2023 | ExerSHINE POWER Bootcamp, Kids Fitness, Pediatric Occupational Therapy
These boys inspire me every week. This amazing group of boys work together to support one another while they participate in continuous (and admittedly sometimes hardcore and torturous) exercise for 60 minutes. Burpees, rocketships, monster steps, sit ups, strength...
