Posts Tagged ‘finemotorskills’
It’s all about pencil pressure
Pencil pressure can play a huge part in legibility. Some can press too hard when writing or some not enough pressure. You may see a child pressing too hard that the paper can tear or the pencil snap! Or, on the other hand, pressure may be so light that you cannot read the letters! The…
Read MoreReview – Tree Tops Family
Being regulated throughout the day is very important. If a child is not regulated, they will not be able to listen or concentrate and will become fidgety, moving around excessively in their seat. When attending sessions at Tree Tops, conducting the home programme helps a child to put the foundation movement skills into place. Well…
Read MoreReview – a budding artist!
One of our Tree Tops from our early days has a wonderful talent that we wanted to share with you. This is mum’s story about James but just look at the pictures below that he drew. Watch this space! These are just two of James’ brilliant pictures from his 2023 calendar. We are going to…
Read MoreWhere are they now?
Where are they now – 22 years have passed by since Tree Tops Occupational Therapy began. Throughout the years, we have often wondered where are ex Tree Toppers are in the present day. Our ex Tree Toppers can either:
Read MoreImproved strength, confidence and focus
What fantastic news to hear! Even to be able to sit and watch a film – wonderful! School have seen an improvement with his reading and writing which just completes 2022 off nicely – well done! Keep up with the home programme and you will see even more improvements.
Read MoreAdoption Tees Valley Provider List
Did you know that we are on the approved provider list for Tees Valley Adoption for sensory integration therapy? Get in touch with us! Because Tree Tops are on the Adoption Tees Valley Provider List, we can offer sensory integration therapy which helps a child with their sensory needs in order to regulate emotional responses.…
Read MoreHuge help from home programme!
To see these improvements in such a short space of time is absolutely fantastic! Keep doing the home programme and you will see many more improvements in the weeks to come. Hope to catch up with you sometime soon.
Read MoreSensory diet in Nursery worked
For your child to let the OT’s put some socks and shoes on her is a wonderful achievement. It is also good to know she has gained multiple benefits on attending Tree Tops but also that she is much happier in herself than before she commenced the sessions.
Read MoreFood therapy sessions – a hit!
Fabulous news to hear your child is now touching and smelling food and not forgetting to mention being able to actually be around different strong smelling foods! Well done and keep up the programme.
Read MoreCrafting with Tree Tops!
Take a look and see how we can help those fine motor skills and much more. Each month we will be sharing a Tree Top craft with you to help the areas below. Pop over to our video section and have fun by recreating the activities. Don’t forget…if you want us to cover a certain…
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