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Gym Ball Activities for Kids! Gross Motor Skills for home and occupational therapy!

30/6/2020

 
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Building the roots!

A family who I work with used this expression today.  As parents we want to build several strong roots for children as they grow and develop.  We want them to be rooted to a loving home environment, secure in their relationship with their family, develop social skills to interact with others, understand who they are in the world, connect with their community, etc.

As an occupational therapist, we want to build strong roots so that children can participate in functional activities of daily life.  Core muscle strength is one of those foundational roots.  When children have weak core muscle strength they may have difficulty with simple activities such as their sitting posture on the floor and at a desk.  You may find them leaning on furniture, falling off their chair, propping their head up with their hands.  

Weak core muscle strength may be seen in children who have difficulty with organized sports that involve kicking, standing on one leg, transferring weight or using a bat.  You may see a child struggle with agility, balance, coordination and generally look "clumsy". 

Some children with weak core muscle strength may have difficulties using tools such as pencils, markers and scissors.  When core muscle strength and stability is evident, then children will use their intrinsic hand muscles to manipulate these tools in a dynamic way.  When there is weakness, we see children compensating by using their whole arm and hand as one unit.  This can reduce fluency and lead to fatigue. 

Read more about core muscle strength:
  • Gross Motor Skills needed for Page Stabilization
  • Fun Ways to work on Inner thigh Muscles
  • Gross Motor Skills for Preschoolers
  • Hand strength for scissors, writing and more.

Gym balls come in different sizes (and a couple of shapes like a peanut)!  Try different sizes to depending on the size of your child.  We love using gym balls to help build core muscle strength and stability.  Try these activities to get started. 

  • Wall Sit -  Place the ball between your back and the wall.  Bend your knees so that your thighs are parallel to the floor.  Stay in control of the ball and keep your back straight.  Hold the position like you are "sitting".  
  • Walk the Wall - Hold the ball against a wall.  Push the ball up and down the wall as you squat and stand.  Keep control of the ball and  "walk the wall" slowly.  Younger children may incorporate a song such as "Your going up, your going up as high as you can go...".
  • Prone over ball - Lie with your tummy on the ball.  Use your arms to walk on the floor as the ball moves down to your ankles.  The closer you go to your ankles the hard this activity will be.  Hold your arms straight and legs straight over the ball. Younger children may incorporate a song like "London Bridge is falling down" to this activity. 
  • Prone activity - Lie with your tummy on the ball and reach over with your hands to do an activity.  Encourage one hand to prop up with arm straight whilst you try a puzzle, a tangram, alphabet sorting, sequence cards, matching pictures, spot it, a hidden picture book etc.  
  • Leg raises - Sit on a chair or bench.  Squeeze the ball between your legs. Lift your legs without dropping the ball. 
  • Leg to arm transfer - Lie on your back on the floor.  Squeeze the ball between your ankles. Lift your legs straight up into the air.  Transfer the ball to your straight arms.  Lower your arms with the ball behind your head.  Lift the ball with your arms and transfer to your straight legs.  Lower the ball to the ground. 
  • Toe taps - Stand with the ball in front of you.  Lift one leg and tap the top of the ball with your foot.  Try the  other leg.  Keep your back straight. 
  • Jumping - Place the ball between your legs.  Jump around without losing the ball.  For those who have difficulty jumping, try walking with a waddle with the ball between your legs. 
  • Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes - Sit on the ball.  Sing the song whilst performing actions (ie. touching heads, shoulders, knees and toes).  You could try other action songs and finger rhymes too (eg. Humpty Dumpty, Row Row your boat).
  • Sitting Balance - Sit on the ball and raise one leg at a time.  Try raising your leg bent and straight.  For those who want a challenge, try raising both legs without losing balance.  Younger children may like to incorporate a song such as "One grey elephant balancing". 
  • Ball Pass - Sit cross legged with your back to a partner.  Pass the ball to your partner and reach around to get the ball as they pass it back.  Try this standing up.   In standing, you could also try passing the ball under your legs and over your head  to your partner. 
  • ​Partner Balance - Stand with the ball between your back and your partner's back.  Squat together whilst balancing the ball.  Try walking with the ball between your back's also.

These activities are lots of fun and you will also be working on other skills such as bilateral coordination, shoulder stability, neck muscle strength, wrist strength, team work whilst providing sensory input (proprioception and vestibular).  

Watch our You-tube video to see these activities in action.  This video features "Pig the Pug"(aka Master YKOT) who really hopes you enjoy the video.  Hit the like button or let us know in the comments if you want to see more videos featuring "Pig the Pug". ---> 
https://youtu.be/vCd8dJ2BWeA​

What are your favourite gym ball activities? Do you have songs that you use with these activities? Let me know! 


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Cindy is a registered occupational therapist practising in Sydney, Australia.  She has two growing children who are a constant source of inspiration and learning.  Cindy loves working creatively to help children to reach their potential, finding opportunities in everyday living and making learning fun. She is also addicted to making printables (even when they take a long time to complete).  Cindy is the author of the Occupational Therapy blog Your Kids OT.  Read more articles from Your Kids OT at https://www.yourkidsot.com/blog

Cindy is a member of the Functional Skills for Kids Therapy Team.  They have together published THE HANDWRITING BOOK, THE SCISSORS SKILLS BOOK and THE TOILETING BOOK.
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Occupational Therapy and Parenting Podcasts!

23/6/2020

 
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Listening in the car. Listening whilst going for a walk. Listening whilst doing housework.

I'm new to the world of podcasts and it has opened my mind to so many things! Whilst I've been pursuing some personal interests like art history, book reviews and female leadership; I've also discovered some parenting podcasts that have been funny and insightful.  There are also so many invaluable podcasts for  occupational therapists. 

I highly recommend "Two Peas in a Podcast" .... Kate and Mandy are Melbourne mums of children with disabilities. They share their experiences as mums on the roller coaster that is parenting multiples with disabilities and special needs.  They relay their experiences honestly venturing to discuss topics that are not often talked about.  They are not scared to laugh at themselves and are relatable.  http://toopeasinapodcast.com.au/.

I also highly recommend "In it" which is a podcast by the organization Understood.  This podcast  explores the joys and frustrations of raising kids who learn and think differently. Amanda Morin and Bob Cunningham host this podcast and interview families (and sometimes even kids) about the everyday ups and downs. https://open.spotify.com/show/6qb0LuxbTPRsQycjfI0fiS

Podcasts (like online learning) give people flexibility with time and place; accessing information and testimonies from around the world. I started collating this list for the Australian Paediatric OT FB group where I am an administrator.  Please note that many of the podcasts below can be listened to from a variety of platforms and I have listed just one for each podcast.  These are listed in no particular order. 
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  • Centre of Research Excellence- Cerebral Palsy: The CRE-CP records their education seminars and makes them available as audio podcasts https://www.ausacpdm.org.au/education/podcasts/
  • The American OT Association- Everyday evidence podcast series: How does evidence affect everyday problems? AOTA's Everyday Evidence Podcast series has the answers. They sort through the evidence and bring you the most important information that relates to everyday life T a short podcast format. https://www.aota.org/Practice/Researchers/Evidence-Podcast.aspx
  • Trojans Talk OT by University of Southern California: Trojans Talk OT is a podcast series designed by students to inform and entertain occupational therapy practitioners, students, educators, and friends. Broadcasting from the University of Southern California’s Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, hosts Alyssa Concha and Rob Russow track down leaders, innovators and advocates in the field, bringing their voices to a wider audience.(via You-tube) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYYUCmdmGs9n0RbXCG5HY71dddhxFeox3
  • Glass Half Full: Hosted by occupational therapists Jessica Kersey and Natalie Barnes. Glass Half Full aims to provide easily-accessible and evidence-based education, contributing to the body of resources available to Occupational Therapy practitioners and consumers.  They strive to demonstrate the distinct value of occupational therapy and inspire listeners to genuinely engage with their profession and help their clients to always see the “glass half full.” http://glasshalffullot.com/podcast/
  • Milestones Podcast: Allison Carter is an occupational therapist with experience working with infants, toddlers, and children up to 15 years of age. On the Milestones Podcast she discusses topics relating to child development, sensory processing, and children living with special needs. http://www.mymidwesttherapy.com/category/milestones-podcast/
  • On the Air: Stephanie Lancaster (OTR) created this podcast for individuals interested in learning about the profession of occupational therapy.  Stephanie talks about her clinical practice and research interests and her experiences and ideas as a product developer and an advocate for diversity in the field of OT. http://www.ontheair.us/podcast1
  • OT SCHOOL HOUSE: Jayson Davies is a school based OT in the USA. The School House is a place for all educators and parents looking to have a meaningful impact on their students' general and special education outcomes. https://www.otschoolhouse.com/podcast
  • Occupied: A creative project by Brock Cook exploring all things Occupation, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy. Brock is an Australian occupational therapist working at the James Cook University. http://www.occupiedpodcast.com/
  • I love OT podcast: Michael Roberts celebrates what is special, exciting, unique, and rewarding about occupational therapy. Download and listen for a celebration of the people, programs, and research that make OT great! https://iloveotpodcast.libsyn.com/
  • Burnt Out to Lit Up podcast: Hosted by Erika and Mike, an occupational therapy/physical therapy husband and wife team who invite you to be changemakers in healthcare. Inspired by their experiences with burnout, their goal is to give you the resources, stories and strategies to spark your personal and professional growth, help you navigate your career in healthcare, and advocate for change in our industry. https://www.joyenergytime.com/podcast/
  • The Jeneralist Podcast - Hosted by Jen Taubensee this podcast explores and shares Canadian OT perspectives. https://thejeneralist.podbean.com/
  • OT Potential Podcast: Hosted by Sarah Lyon, this podcast is for occupational therapy practitioners and students looking to keep up with evidence based practice. Each week, Sarah discusses one influential OT-related journal article. https://otpotential.com/ot-potential-podcast
  • Spill the OT Podcast is a judgement-free zone to spill all of the tea about OT, PT, and SLP. This anonymous OT talks to REAL therapists out in the field to learn about the ups, downs, and everything in between. No topics are off limits! https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/spill-the-ot
  • Homebase Hope: All About Autism hosted by Rhiannon Crispe (occupational therapist) will inspire you to think differently when it comes to autism. She interviews leading world experts who aren’t held back by conventional dogmas.  Rhiannon also chats to inspirational and courageous parents and people on the spectrum who are part of a grassroots movement for autism awareness, action and inclusion. https://homebasehope.com.au/podcast/
  • The Sensory Project podcast: Rachel Harrington, a pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant and owner of The Sensory Project, along with Jessica Hill, a pediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant, health coach entrepreneur, and mother, answer your questions related to all things sensory, occupational therapy, parenting, self-care, nutrition, and health, from a therapist’s perspective. Providing raw, honest, fun ideas, and strategies, for parents and families to implement into daily life. https://thesensoryproject.com/pages/podcast
  • OT 4 Lyfe:  Sarah is a pediatric OT working in her own private practice. She’s created podcast epsiodes covering a variety of topics including fieldwork, pediatric occupational therapy, international work, the business side of OT, along with featuring big names in the OT world for informational interviews.  https://ot4lyfe.com/podcast/
  • W.E.L.L. Matters: A podcast created by Heidi MacAlpine (Occupational therapy lecturer), Joshua Falk, and Christine Kappel-Gray. This podcast aims to connect health and wellness professionals as well as communities on a national and international level via an exchange of ideas and conversations about various topics. https://www.nysota.org/page/Podcast
  • The Working Therapist Podcast: Pediatric Developmental Therapy (PDT) was founded by Haden Boliek with a mission focused on providing quality speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy to children.  Haden  provides tools and strategies to help therapists and parents to develop and carry over therapy principles to the home.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-working-therapist-with-haden-boliek/id862445572?mt=2
  • Mind Your OT Business Podcast:  Laura Park Figueroa is an occupational therapist, OT practice owner and business coach.  She  combines her experience as a paediatric OT with business coaching in this podcast for OT business owners. https://www.mindyourotbusiness.com/podcast
  • Hand Therapy Heroes :Hand therapy heroes was created for you to learn from your peers and hand enthusiasts from around the world. Susan Weiss (occupational therapist) interviews hand therapy practitioners, patients, surgeons, company representatives and each episode designed to help you grow your hand therapy knowledge. Content ranges from discussions on diagnosis, new products, to techniques, compelling articles, creative ideas for orthotics, business planning and billing.  https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/bbrcb-9423d/Hand-Therapy-Heroes-Podcast
  • How to OT Podcast: Matt Brandenburg, occupational therapist strives to narrow the research gap and help practitioners translate research into practice as simply as possible. Matt aims to shift perspectives in OT research and practice from what happened, to how to make good things happen. How to OT tell stories, portray OT culture, and identify principles for practitioners to improve the health outcomes of their clients. https://anchor.fm/howtoot
  • Private Practice Made Perfect: The Private Practice Made Perfect conversation is for allied health business owners who want to listen in to real life private practice stories and business advice. Cathy Love is an Australian occupational therapist and allied health business coach.  She brings guests including allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media gurus, lawyers, and possibly family members into conversation. It takes a village to run a private practice. Cathy gathers the tribe, harness collective wisdom and conveniently deliver it all to your earbuds.  https://www.nacre.com.au/podcast
  • Sensational Path Podcast: Erin Grujic, occupational therapist has a mobile sensory clinic (a converted school bus) in Southern Alberta. In the podcast you can learn more about The Bus, mobile sensory clinic, and find out the ins and outs as well as the ups and downs of running a clinic on (big) wheels. The podcast will walk you through the day to day operations as well as provide insight into how you can make your own bus! https://www.sensationalpath.com/podcas
  • ​Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast: Deb Hopper is an experienced paediatric occupational therapist who'se podcast seeks to provide "Superstar practical strategies" tips, tricks and strategies  that can be used straight away.  https://www.lifeskills4kids.com.au/sensory-blog/
  • It's All Fun and Games Until: A podcast from two mums Bec and Jill.  One an OT and the other a Speechy.  Just keeping it real; talking parenting and therapy and all things in between.  https://open.spotify.com/show/3IpQEtDmOTqV0U0i82SyUR?si=z1CgBcgVRsK3GSMykGskQw
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Have you been listening to podcasts?  Do you have any recommendations? Are you a podcast creator?  I would love to hear from you! 
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Cindy is a registered occupational therapist practising in Sydney, Australia.  She has two growing children who are a constant source of inspiration and learning.  Cindy loves working creatively to help children to reach their potential, finding opportunities in everyday living and making learning fun. She is also addicted to making printables (even when they take a long time to complete).  Cindy is the author of the Occupational Therapy blog Your Kids OT.  Read more articles from Your Kids OT at https://www.yourkidsot.com/blog

Cindy is a member of the Functional Skills for Kids Therapy Team.  They have together published THE HANDWRITING BOOK, THE SCISSORS SKILLS BOOK and THE TOILETING BOOK.

​The information on this site is general in nature. The activities are safe for most children, however, you should consult an Occupational Therapist or health professional to address specific movement, sensory or other medical conditions. Affiliate links are used throughout this website to promote products I love and recommend. I receive a commission if any purchases are made through these links. Please see my disclosure policy for more details. ​​​

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Origami Snapper Puppets: Easy Paper Folding Activity!

10/6/2020

 
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Make a cute paper craft activity with me! All you need is some paper, scissors and a marker to decorate the puppet. 

These origami folding paper "snappers" are so versatile to use in OT therapy sessions.  Make them to work on bilateral coordination or motor planning skills.  You could make them to build fine motor skills ~ feed the puppets with scrunched up pieces of paper or small balls of playdough.  Make them in colours to correspond with the Zones of Regulation (blue, green, yellow and red)!  Use the snapper puppets to work on social skills and have them talk to each other. 

Follow the step-by-step instructions that I have provided in the You-tube video below or use this link --->  https://youtu.be/xxZ4CiEzt3E

Use the you-tube video in your Telehealth Therapy sessions.  You can pause and rewind the video if you need to repeat any instructions.  I always find it best to practice folding activities before I try to teach it to someone  else! 



Let me know if you try out these Origami Paper Snappers.  Tag @yourkidsot on Instagram as I would love to see your ideas. 
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Cindy is a registered occupational therapist practising in Sydney, Australia.  She has two growing children who are a constant source of inspiration and learning.  Cindy loves working creatively to help children to reach their potential, finding opportunities in everyday living and making learning fun. She is also addicted to making printables (even when they take a long time to complete).  Cindy is the author of the Occupational Therapy blog Your Kids OT.  Read more articles from Your Kids OT at https://www.yourkidsot.com/blog

Cindy is a member of the Functional Skills for Kids Therapy Team.  They have together published THE HANDWRITING BOOK, THE SCISSORS SKILLS BOOK and THE TOILETING BOOK.

​The information on this site is general in nature. The activities are safe for most children, however, you should consult an Occupational Therapist or health professional to address specific movement, sensory or other medical conditions. Affiliate links are used throughout this website to promote products I love and recommend. I receive a commission if any purchases are made through these links. Please see my disclosure policy for more details. ​​​

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{FREE PRINTABLE}  Ruler Art! Bilateral Coordination and Pencil Control Skills!

3/6/2020

 
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 I like jokes about stationery but rulers are where I draw the line!

​How are you holding up with 2020?  In Sydney, children have returned to school full-time and restrictions are starting to ease for public places, restaurants, cafes and visiting people.  We have enjoyed having friends and family visit us but it is a strange time of hopeful optimism with a dash of doubt.  

Telehealth services continue here at Your Kids OT and I know that this will continue with many of my OT colleagues around the world. I hope to continue bringing you content that would be appropriate for telehealth OT sessions as well as face-to-face OT sessions and home programs.  

Today lets look at the humble "ruler".  

I love using a ruler in OT sessions as it is a functional skill that children are expected to achieve in the early years of school.  This doesn't mean that is easy for children to do. 

Rulers require bilateral coordination; using both hands simultaneously in a coordinated way.  One hand is the "worker" and the other is the "helper" hand.  Some children will have difficulty crossing the midline to use a ruler and others will have difficulty stabilizing the ruler.  Read more about bilateral coordination HERE. 

Rulers can be really helpful to provide sensory feedback for pencil control.  Children can "bump" the ruler with drawing and writing skills.  The ruler can be positioned along writing lines to give children  physical (proprocioceptive) feedback that they don't receive just by looking at the line. 

I often use the "ruler" to encourage children to work on size and spacing.  This might involve drawing fluency patterns like round semicircles or sharp zigzags to space them evenly or work on high and low consistent shapes. 

To make "ruling a line" more interesting, I have created a FREE PRINTABLE for you (and me - as I always use my own printables in my own OT sessions).  This "ruler art" was created for middle schoolers (approximately aged 8-11 yrs) to draw straight lines and create parabolic arches.  You could also try this with older and younger children as this is just a guide. You can also achieve the same affect by spacing out dots yourself on paper and connecting these dots (but I have taken this step out for you). 

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In completing the "Ruler Art" pages for myself, I found it involved quite a bit of concentration and mindfulness.  Mistakes may be made and that's ok. A few missed dots won't spoil the overall affect.  Encourage your kids to try one and experiment with colour!   

Try using "stencils" for younger children! This will be a fun way for them to work on bilateral coordination and pencil control skills!

Let me know if you try "ruler art" with your kids and don't forge to share this page so others can get their own copy of the FREE RULER art printable!


PS.  Did you like watching the time-lapse of the ruler art in action! I find it mesmerising! 

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Cindy is a registered occupational therapist practising in Sydney, Australia.  She has two growing children who are a constant source of inspiration and learning.  Cindy loves working creatively to help children to reach their potential, finding opportunities in everyday living and making learning fun. She is also addicted to making printables (even when they take a long time to complete).  Cindy is the author of the Occupational Therapy blog Your Kids OT.  Read more articles from Your Kids OT at https://www.yourkidsot.com/blog

Cindy is a member of the Functional Skills for Kids Therapy Team.  They have together published THE HANDWRITING BOOK, THE SCISSORS SKILLS BOOK and THE TOILETING BOOK.

​The information on this site is general in nature. The activities are safe for most children, however, you should consult an Occupational Therapist or health professional to address specific movement, sensory or other medical conditions. Affiliate links are used throughout this website to promote products I love and recommend. I receive a commission if any purchases are made through these links. Please see my disclosure policy for more details. ​​​

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Hi, I'm Cindy and I am an Occupational Therapist. I enjoy working creatively with children to see them reach their potential. Read more about me here.

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