Organizing Life for your Family
As we wrap up our posts on systems that work for each of our families, we couldn’t end without including some of our favorite systems for organizing. We use these…
Meal Planning Tips
We are working on wrapping up some of our systems we use this month, but we couldn’t finish before going over meal planning. We receive lots of questions about this…
5 Steps to Achieve Goals Quicker
So often in life, we set goals for improvement. Whether it is a lifestyle ambition or a specific skill deficit, we always have room to grow. Similarly, we set goals…
Practical Tips for Moms
This week we are going to shift gears in honor of Mother’s Day. We are giving some practical tips for moms that we have used throughout our parenting journey. These…
Why is Crawling Important?
CDC Developmental Milestones The CDC provides recommendations for tracking developmental milestones like crawling. These developmental milestones are not a screening tool, but, on the contrary, are a great resource that…
Can Occupational Therapy Help Me?
THE EVERYDAY QUESTIONS ABOUT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY As occupational therapists, we get very used to the question “what is occupational therapy”, “how could OT help me” or the best is “how…
Making Handwriting Fun
The first two blogs in this handwriting series give information about the underlying skills of handwriting and ways we can help our kids with handwriting. Skills Necessary for Handwriting Success:…
Tips and Tricks for Struggling Handwriters
Our previous blog post https://conquertherapyservices.com/2022/03/28/fundamentals-of-handwriting/ breaks down the fundamental skills necessary for handwriting. As stated in this blog, handwriting is a complex motor skill. Optimal handwriting performance depends on the…
Handwriting Fundamentals
We expect a lot out of our kids. Handwriting becomes so automatic that we don’t realize how many components go into learning it. It is important for parents, teachers and…
Steps for Achieving Independence
Think of a time when you have learned something new- maybe driving a new car, typing on a computer, or when you get a new phone with a new software…