Are you excited about an upcoming long car trip with little ones but worried about how to keep boredom away for your kids? No worries! There are plenty of awesome activities that don\’t involve screens and will make your journey super fun. Let\’s explore some suggested activities from our therapy team: Erasable Magnetic Drawing Boards: These […]
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Recently we celebrated Speech Pathology Week. Our team chose different ways to celebrate and demonstrate appreciation for the great work our Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) do in helping people Communicate for Life. Here\’s a couple of examples of how we celebrated together: Speech Pathology Week Quiz created by Adam (one of our SLPs) A lunch
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Writing Development Children’s writing development starts at a young age. Children learn how to manipulate different toys and objects during infancy which is important for their grasp development and future writing skills. Children’s grasp development progresses and forms depending on their individual abilities and preferences. What is a hand preference or hand dominance? It is
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Toilet training and constipation Learning to use the toilet can be tricky for any child. As soon as constipation is involved things can become a lot more complicated. Often parents may have tried every method and nothing seems to work. Children and their families are tired, frustrated and just plain over it. That’s usually when
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Managing Low Muscle Tone Muscle tone is the state of contraction or tension within the body\’s muscles. Muscle tone is important to assist us in maintaining correct posture, stamina and movement control in most activities. Muscle tone occurs along a spectrum, some with a higher tone and others with a lower tone. A useful analogy
Occupational Therapy Role in Working with Infants and Toddlers Here at Therapy Alliance Group we have many questions in regards to how Occupational Therapists work with infants and toddlers. The following answers some of the frequently asked questions we are asked at TAG. Frequently Asked Questions How can an OT help an infant or toddler?
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Behaviour Management Strategies Challenging behaviour with children can be continually frustrating for parents and family members. Here are some strategies to redirect behaviour to create a more positive experience for you and your family! Set up clear expectations and stick to them. When motivating your child to stay on task, allow your child to choose
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NDIS: A Parent Friendly Introduction There is a LOT of information about the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) and most of it is overwhelming, full of technical jargon and very confusing for parents. We\’ve tried to simplify some of the important information for you to make it easier to understand and know what we do.
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Your Child as a Whole: A Simple Framework Being a parent is tough. There\’s always so much to learn and do and it feels like you just figure out one thing and something new comes up. Being a parent of special needs is even tougher. There\’s even more to learn and do and it can easily
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How do I apply for NDIS funding? We know there is a lot of confusion about NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) which rolls out from 1st January 2017 in Toowoomba and surrounding areas west to the border (including Dalby, Warwick, Roma etc). We just met with NDIS directly in person today and here\’s the latest
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