Posts Tagged ‘Schools’
The dreaded back to school!
So, the dreaded back to school. The summer holiday has come to a close and you just know our children will be anxious and nervous about returning to school. We have therefore put some strategies together for you below to help out today and the next few days. Hope they help! Remember – lots of…
Read MoreSensory Processing Red Flags
What are the red flags of Sensory Processing Difficulties? Take a look and see. What are sensory processing issues? Sensory processing issues actually refers to trouble managing the information that comes in through our senses. These issues, sometimes called sensory processing disorder or sensory integration disorder, can have a huge impact on our learning and…
Read MoreHow to help a child’s toileting skills
So, many of you have asked how to help a child’s toileting skills? A child has to be able to master many different skills in order to become independent when going to the toilet. However, once they have gained control over their bladder and bowel, they then need to learn how to clean themselves. Today…
Read MoreHappy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s day to all our followers! Some of our Tree Toppers made beautiful cards last week for their lovely families. At the same time, they were practicing handwriting, upper limb, balance and many other areas (such as the card below). Here are some fun facts about this special day: It is a day when…
Read MoreRemote Therapy Classes Food Therapy
Tree Tops is pioneering a new dynamic way of delivering occupational therapy services directly into your home – online therapy classes! We would like to introduce you to the first of our remote Zoom therapy classes – food therapy which will help your child(ren) with any difficulties in this area. Don’t worry, the sessions will…
Read MoreHow to reduce anxiety when handwriting in school
#TipoftheWeek! Ask yourself: Does your school have a lot of pupils who find handwriting challenging? Do pupils display letter/number reversals? Light/hard pressure, spidery writing – sometimes or always illegible? Lots of fidgeting/lacking concentration. Lots of movement?Meltdowns/frustrations? A lot of children find handwriting a very challenging area which can lead to massive frustrations in the classroom,…
Read More#AskFizzwig – Tree Tops Shares
Each Friday during lockdown, we will be having a question and answer forum. However, because it is VE Celebration Day on Friday, we are moving it to today as we too would like to celebrate VE Day. Our question this week is riding a bike with hypermobility: “Hi, I would like some help or ideas…
Read More#AskFizzwig – Tree Tops Shares
Each Friday during lockdown, we will be having a question and answer forum. Our question this week is: “Hi, have you any advice on “discipline” – we currently don’t do anything, have tried reflection, time out, but my child just bounces off the walls. Sometimes breathing helps calm things and space does but I am…
Read More#ASKFIZZWIG
Each Friday during lockdown, we will be having a question and answer forum. Parents/carers can send a query, question or problem to us and we will try to answer them all. However, one question will be chosen to go onto our Facebook and/or website each week with the answer. Can you please send your questions…
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