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Allowing children to explore and take risks through their play is important for their learning and development. Learning through taking risks continues throughout childhood and into adulthood. Risky play includes situations where there is a challenge involved, leading to thrilling, exciting and ...

Featuring Aroma Snooze Plus Review As a parent the amount of information there is on social media and the internet about sleep and sleep aids can be completely overwhelming. There is so much pressure on parents, and at times it can feel like we need a million different tools in order to support ...

With our busy schedules of school, work, homework, extracurricular activities, and other life commitments, it can be difficult to imagine adding chores to the agenda. If chores have fallen to the wayside you might ask “What are they missing out on?”. Chores can be vital in establishing skills ...

As Occupational Therapists we often get asked if we can help to change a child’s pencil grasp! This is a big question, and one of the key factors we need to consider is the age of the child. Keep reading to find out what pencil skills to look for as your child ages, and some key difficulties that ...

At one of our recent Thursday morning Bub Hub gatherings we had a great question about introducing babies to solids. So, we thought we would share some of the information that we gathered with you. The information is general in nature, and we would always recommend seeking medical or specific ...

There are so many factors to take into consideration when we work out how many instructions to give our children; these include age, language, concentration/attention, hearing, context and working memory (Perth Children’s OT, 2020).   Working memory is the ability to keep information ...

I would like to share some of my learning from a great webinar I watched on School Avoidance and Autism in January 2023.  The webinar was presented by Jackie Hall from the Parental Stress Centre: https://www.parentalstresscentre.com Jackie Hall is the founder of The Parental Stress Centre and is a ...

What is emotional regulation? The way we feel (or emotions) are always changing. Sometimes it can feel like we are “suddenly” out of control, and we go from 0-100 very quickly. By understanding what the brain/body is telling us, we can learn strategies to help regulate our ...

If your child has come along to an appointment at Kids That Go, it’s very likely that there was a lot of play involved! And more specifically, pretend play. Why is this, you might wonder? Well, pretend play comes with learning – and that is definitely very real! Studies have linked pretend play ...

Bedwetting, sometimes called Nocturnal Enuresis is much more common than you may think. We just don’t talk about it much, even within families. Approximately 19% of primary school-aged children wet the bed. This means that it is very likely that there is another child in the class or your ...