Best of 2018 Your Kids OT!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A quick look back at 2018 before we move forward with 2019! 

What you liked in 2018! 

• A Dynamic Pencil Grasp! Why do we teach this to our kids?
• OT homework grid. 
• Retained Primitive Reflexes: A look at the literature.
• All about me 2018.
• My Hand is a Sentence.

What you liked from the archives!

• Visual Perceptual Skills Required for Handwriting
• Quick Ways to Calm Down: Sea Life Sensory Solutions
• Should I get a pencil grip?
• Fun Ways to Build Ocular Motor Skills
• Sensory Diet Nothing to Do with Food

2018 BEST NINE ON INSTAGRAM

Best NINE was generated by @2018bestnine_official.  

• KMARTAUS Scooter boards!  
• "Pinch-get-it-together" App
• I'm not a hoarder... I'm an OT!
• Crossing the Midline with Rainbow Drawing
• OT Rules!
• Vertical Clipboard writing
• Sticky Feet!
• Push Pin Lacing Boards
• Bread Bag Tags and Q-tips

Find more ideas on Instagram ----> Your Kids OT IG page.  I share my day-to-day life as an OT over on IG.  Quick snap shots of therapy ideas, frustrations with work as a mobile OT and celebrating milestones achieved by my OT kids!  Some times I bravely show you a photo of me (usually hiding in my stories). 

2018 saw me host a monthly photo challenge on IG at Your Kids Therapy Ideas!  There were so many wonderful therapy ideas shared throughout the year.  It was also a priviledge to collaborate with other therapy bloggers who were my guest judges throughout the year.

A big thank you to ... 

• Andrea from @andreatheisot
• Casey from @otandgrowwithme
• Tera from @yumstheraplay
• Anna from @kidsplayspace
• Jaime from @missjaimeot
• Kim from @preferredtherapytoys
• Regina from @cotalife
• Julie from @shiningstarstherapy
• Jayson and Abby from @otschoolhouse
• Joy from @otjoy_therapeutic_play
• Margaret from @yourtherapysource

Make sure you check out and follow there IG accounts!

Here is my first bit of exciting news for 2019....Your Kids Therapy Ideas is continuing as a re-post page! This means that I will be re-posting YOUR therapy ideas throughout the year (with acknowledgement and links back to your page). You don't have to be a therapist to share your ideas!   Just follow the page and continue to tag #therapyideas.  

The second piece of exciting news for 2019 is that I'm taking Your Kids Therapy Ideas to Facebook in the form of a group.   This will be another avenue to share YOUR therapy ideas! You can also just join and read  other people's ideas.  Everyone is welcome to this group (well except people trying to crowd fund, advertise products or jobs).  Parents, teachers, therapists, psychologists.... all welcome!  This group is newly formed, however I'm excited to nurture it in 2019! Find the group HERE. 

Don't forget that you can join 16 000 others and follow Your Kids OT Facebook page. You can also join almost 200 000 monthly visitors to the Your Kids OT Pinterest boards too! 

Thank you again for your ongoing support of Your Kids OT! If you have any comments or feedback, I always love to hear from you! Looking forward to 2019!

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
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