OT on Hand

This page is for occupational therapists, parents and teachers to learn and help your little ones bloom into their best selves 🌻

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Water play always a go to! So many different ways to use it 💦

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Chia seed goodness 🤩

Let the messy play begin 👏🏽

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Gelli Baff 🛁

It feels like heaven in your hands 😍

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Chocolate mud for all my fellow chocolate lovers 🍫

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Soapy ooey gooey slime 🧼

Add animals, counters or your child’s favourite toys and enjoy the ooey-gooey adventure 🤩

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I am a WHOLE messy maker! I love all things messy play and can’t wait to share more of the messy play that I love using.

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Did you know that bubbles is a form of proprioceptive input??? It is also ALWAYS a winner with the kids!

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Appreciation post for all my containers 😂

Can I get a 🔹 (big problems) or ❤️ (team no problems) 👇🏼

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I came across about Left Handedness and Developmental Coordination Disorder.

Link in bio
https://t.co/d6SsQ0dTVE

#occupationaltherapy #ot #occupationaltherapist ##handedness #ambidextorous #hands #mixeddominance #dominance #handdominance #article #otonhand

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Handedness is the preferred use of one hand where most engagement happens with one hand in particular.
👉🏼 Which hand teaches out to pick up objects is more skilled at executing tasks?

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Yes, we speak about the importance of establishing the dominant hand. But let’s not forget what comes first. Children need to be able to use both hands in a coordinated manner, to work together to complete the task.

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Bilateral integration activity using paper towel roll and string.

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Do I even need to caption this though 😂

My happy dance when the skill is mastered 💃🏻

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Hand dominance is a big topic especially when our children are starting their first year of formal schooling. Expectations placed on our children may be different to what we are seeing with our children.

https://t.co/uHo6lzgJ6a

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Tips for teaching a left handed child:

If you would like to find out more, go to https://t.co/T5xc4LJLP8

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Sick in bed and had to join in because #FOMO is real 😂

Commonly asked question occupational therapy edition 💛

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H A P P Y - L E F T - H A N D E R S - D A Y

To all my left handers, what are your other daily struggles? How have you overcome them?

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Park days are always fun 🤩 so many opportunities to work on those gross motor skills 🏃🏻 and also great for sensory processing and motor planning skills 🙌🏼

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Our proprioceptive sense is also a hidden sense. It provides us with:

🧘🏻information around where our body is in space
🧘🏻 amount of force exerted
🧘🏻 direction of movement
🧘🏻 input for motor planning
🧘🏻 calming input

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Animal walks

🐻weight bearing through arms and legs
🦆bilateral integration
🐍trunk rotation
🐆motor planning
🦀spatial awareness
🦒improve body and hand strength
🐰balance and coordination

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