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What can I help you with?
Occupational Therapy Services
- Is your child struggling in school?
- Is your child late in reaching their milestones?
- I offer a full range of occupational services for Functional assessment and treatment of children
- Stimulation of expected developmental milestones
- School readiness assessments
- Evaluation and therapy for kids with learning difficulties
Formats for Pre-School Class Reports
- Easy to use formats for pre-school class reports.
- For children age 3 months – 6 years old. Each age band has their own class report.
- Developmental areas include movement, activities of daily living, communication, cognitive skills, personality traits, play, ball skills, and more…
Online child assessments
Child Development Tracker On-line screening tool
These on-line child screening tools were developed with the following in mind:
- To assist parents and teacher to track a child’s development
- To recognize a child’s strengths
Early childhood Development checklist / Mylpale vir Kinderontwikkeling
Determine if a child is functioning according to his/her age level or as a guideline for age-appropriate stimulation activities (for teachers, therapist, parents). This is not a standardized test. Includes age-appropriate milestones from birth up to age 6. It also includes age-appropriate stimulation activities.
Tips for parents and teachers

What is muscle tone and why is it important for movement?
DefinitionMuscle tone refers to the natural stress in the muscle when at rest. It is not the same as muscle strength.A child with a natural lower tone in his muscle will use his muscles with more effort than a child with normal muscle tone.Children with low muscle-tone therefore tire easily, or they move about the…

The facts about autism spectrum
It is believed that 1 in 68 children suffer from autism and the numbers are rising. Autism has increased more than all the other childhood diseases combined.Autism is 5 times more prevalent in boys than girls. Autism doesn’t discriminate between race or socio- economic status.The exact cause of autism is still unknown, but it is…

Getting little hands ready for writing
Which skills are important for writing? o Postural controlBeing able to keep my body upright in the chair and to sit still o VisionTo be able to see what I am writing o Eye musclesThe muscles of my eyes should be able to work together or my writing will blur o In-hand manipulation skillsTo be…

Tell me more about sensory integration…..
We all know what vision/hearing/tasting/smelling and touching is all about but what about the other 3 senses…….. THE MOVEMENT SENSE (Vestibular sense) • Balance • Gravity THE BODY SENSE (Proprioceptive system): INTEROCEPTION: • Senses the interal signals from our body So why is sensory integration important? It forms the basis of all learning….. Let’s look…

Why do some kids struggle with impulse control?
It is normal for kids to have impulse control issues as they have not yet learned how to control/inhibit their emotions and actions. The moment these impulse control issues are out of sync with the peer group or causes behaviour/discipline problems then it has to be addressed. This could also be called self-control issues. This…

What can I do to improve my child’s fine motor skills?
Has your child’s teacher complained that they can’t cut properly/that their writing is untidy/that they don’t like colouring? The reason could be your child’s fine motor skills. Tips to improve fine motor skills I focus on 3 areas when it comes to improving a child’s fine motor skills: 1. Strengthening the hand arches It is…

Why children should be able to function with structure and in a routine?
Unfortunately our kids are being ‘forced’ to follow a structured routine from a very young age as required by most schools and preschools. These days most homes are a dual income home and children are therefore placed in pre-school since a very young age. If structure and routine isn’t instilled at home these kids will …

Kids and behavioural problems
t is important to remember that kids cannot always name their emotions and tell us why they are feeling the way they do thus their emotions are expressed through their behaviour. Also remember that a child doesn’t always immediately react to stress but it may only exhibit in their behaviour days/weeks/months later. Types of behavioural…

When should a child be referred to an occupational therapist?
It is important to keep in mind that each child develops at his/her own pace. The moment a child’s performance is impaired/influenced/limited in a life sphere (school, play, social skills, self-care, communication) the child should be referred for an occupational therapy assessment. If a child shows impairment in one of the following areas and/or struggles…

Development in the first year of life
Babies are magical.So much development happens in die first years of life.The first 3000 days is the most important when looking at development. Let have a closer look at the first year of life. The most important things you as parents can do is physical touch, eye contact and loving your little one.Skin-to-skin contact is…




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