by Debbie Hopper | Feb 14, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Boundaries, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing
As adults, we all imagine that kids are carefree and have nothing to worry about. Helping kids with anxiety is a really important tool to have in your parenting toolbox. Some kids have a constant level of anxiety and others experience situational...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 6, 2018 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Training and Education
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Sensory issues that impact learning Teaching in classrooms can be challenging, but also can be extremely rewarding. There is such a mix of students these days with learning disabilities, diagnoses including autism, ADHD,...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 24, 2018 | Autism, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Classroom management strategies are in class strategies that are developed over time by teacher. Teacher training, mentoring, trial and error and hours clocked in the classroom help teachers to fine tune these strategies...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 22, 2017 | Active Movement Breaks, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Play, Sensory Resources
End of Year At School The end of the school year is fun, right? Well, yes it is for some students, but for others relaxing the boundaries, feeling tired, facing unfamiliar routines and knowing that their class will be different next year is the stuff of nightmares. As...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 9, 2017 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Sensory Processing
Whether we are seeing children in our classroom or clinic, there are many sensory processing behaviours, clues and responses that we need to filter as we try to work out: Why are they showing this behaviour? Are they tired? Are they missing a parent who’s away for...