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Social Skills Groups – Summer2022
Social skills groups summer 2022 – give us a call for more information or to book your child’s place(s).
Read MorePrice Increase
We are increasing our prices. Please read the notice below.
Read MoreMothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday – this poem is from the Tree Tops team to all the mothers throughout the world. We love you. We’re also dedicating this to all the mothers not with us any more but walk beside us daily. Mothering Sunday – where did it come from? On the fourth Sunday of Lent, countries from…
Read MoreTree Tops Go Green!
Tree Tops go green! We hope you like our new environmental logo.The team are are going to set a target each quarter to help the environment which we hope to meet by the end of that time. We also do a lot behind the scenes but want to share some of this with you to…
Read MoreBalance Activity Ideas
Balance activity ideas – good balance is the ability to adjust and control our body movements for daily activities such as: walking sitting dressing/undressing hopping skipping riding a bicycle We develop our balance skills from a very early age: head control ability to adjust our movements moving against gravity It is also important to develop…
Read MoreNewsletter Naming Competition!
Tree Tops Children’s Occupational Therapy are having a title naming competition for our newsletter! We are inviting all Tree Toppers to send in their name ideas before 31.03.22. Thinking caps on – send entries to hello@treetopsot.co.uk, message our social media platforms or post. All you have to do is provide the name and a short…
Read MoreOccupational Therapist Job Opportunity
The OT would assess and treat children with a range of Developmental Disorders within the Tree Tops clinic and school environment and deliver monthly OT service to contracted mainstream schools. Key Responsibilities and duties: Assessment of child’s fine /gross motor development, visual perceptual and handwriting skills using standardised tests Take lead role in treatment sessions…
Read MoreOccupational Therapy Assistant Job Opportunity
Job description Tree Tops is a children’s Occupational Therapy service based in Newton Aycliffe and Stockton. We are a small friendly team of therapists and administration staff, offering therapeutic interventions to children with sensory processing difficulties and other developmental disorders. We are looking to appoint an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join us in our busy…
Read MoreDifficulties brushing teeth
Does your child have difficulties brushing teeth? Brushing teeth is an important part of our oral hygiene routine but for a child with sensory sensitivities, this task can be exceptionally difficult. If a child is over responsive to touch, this can result in them not tolerating anything in or around the mouth therefore no tooth…
Read MoreWhy are bilateral skills important?
Why are bilateral skills important? Well, these skills are vitally important as we use them for so many different movements and actions that require both sides of our body to perform together such as: walking playing catching balls cutting When you are unable to cross the body midline, it means that the two sides of…
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