Archive for August 2017
‘Get Writing’ Campaign
Welcome to our new “Get Writing” campaign – the Tree Tops pen pals! A great idea to practice handwriting is to go back to the old fashioned method of ‘writing a letter’ (no cheating on the computer). So, two of our youngsters have teamed up (with parental permission) and are writing to each other!…
Read MoreFussy or Problem Feeders? Is it Sensory, Motor or Behaviour? Half Day Training
This course will be held on Monday 30 October 2017, 9.00am – 12.30pm. Is your child/pupil displaying problems with eating food and missing out on enjoying the experience of meal times? If so, our course will help you to understand and experience why a child can struggle with feeding. You will develop insight into the…
Read More4Motion – Tuesday 22 August 2017
What a fantastic evening! There have been some children getting over fears, some learning to ride bikes and many more. Well done to all the children – they are a credit to their families. The group hired the venue for a two hour slot and it was full of budding youngsters whizzing up, down, and…
Read MoreThink Sensory Not Behaviour Course – 22 September 2017
This course is for parents/carers/teachers and other professionals and aid CPD. Friday 22 September 2017, 9.00am – 3.30pm, £120 per person (includes buffet lunch) Do you work or have a child who displays challenging behaviours, frequent outbursts and unpredictable, anxious, struggling to sit still, sensory seeking or difficulty entering school? This course will help your…
Read MoreTip for our rainy day today!
Want to help build your child’s hand strength? Try some of these tips. Do they enjoy using building blocks? Get your child to snap them together and have resistance to being pulled apart Do they like playing with water? (Maybe not today though!) Squirty toys and bottles that require squeezing to spray water. Put some…
Read MoreWhat’s coming up?
Over the next few weeks we have a packed programme of events and courses for parents/carers, schools and other professionals. Think Sensory Not Behaviour Friday 22 September Full day Feeding Course Monday 30 October Half day Handwriting (2 Parts) Friday 20 October (Part 1) Friday 15 December (Part 2) Parent Workshops October half term (dates…
Read MoreTip of the Day!
Well, the weather is just lovely so why not get outside with some bubbles to help oral motor and speech. You could even try the following activities! * Blowing bubbles * Blowing through a straw items such as paper ball, ping pong ball, feathers * Try blowing toys such as whistles * Sucking in through…
Read MoreTree Tops Occupational Therapy Conduct SPD Group Training Morning (14.8.17)
Thank you to all our parents/carers who came along to our sensory training morning. Firstly the group would like to thank County Durham Community Foundation for providing the grant to enable us to gain much more needed insight into our children’s difficulties. An email with some pictures from the day will be sent to the…
Read MoreTesco – Bags of Help Project – Shortlisted SPD Group
An amazing email arrived this week. Have a read!! Organisation Name: Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support Group North East England; Project Title – Sensory Integration Parent Training Hello! Congratulations! We are delighted to let you know that your application to the Tesco Bags of Help Grant Scheme has been successful and your project will be…
Read MoreROF59 – Wednesday 9th August 2017
Everyone had a fab time and hope the children enjoyed meeting new friends. There were a few spidermen and spiderwomen on the climbing wall with lots of bouncing on the trampolines. Many of the children conquered fears of heights but did not give in. We take our hat off to them. Brilliant work everyone. Great…
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