Elements Ergothérapie

Technology is fantastic and definitely has a purpose...but balance is key. A recently released position paper from the Canadian Paediatric Association indicated... that the average Canadian 4-year-old now watches 4-5 hours of TV per day. The picture below compares the draw-a-person assessment of 5-6 year-olds who watch 1 hour per day versus children who watch 3 or more hours of TV per day. See more

And more...great way to use home otems for development

Parents at home looking for fun space activities for your young explorer, visit our website for colouring books, games, quizzes and more for grades K-12: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/activities/default.asp.

Another great idea to keep our little ones occupied Pic credit: @Mini First Aid Wolverhampton South Staffordshire and Lichfield

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Today’s activity. Homemade kids Peloton bikes! On instagram Thetracyeffect

Yoga for kids - Yoga pour enfants Fantastic Nikki!

The benefits of crawling for feeding

Check out this mom's creativity in order to allow her child to participate in skateboarding! He's sure getting some vestibular input....and she's getting some proprioceptive/ heavy work input! https://www.reddit.com//mom_helps_her_son_with_cerebral_p/

What a fun morning I had with adaptABLE OT in Petawawa! Thanks so much Megan for helping us out!

The change of one word can make a world of difference in reframing our perspectives on behaviour and understanding our children and responding to their needs. #pediatricot #gatineau #attachment #connectingwithyourkids #ottawa

https://jamanetwork.com//jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2749336 "assessing and proactively promoting Positive Childhood Experiences(PCEs) may reduce adult mental and relational health problems, even in the concurrent presence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

adaptABLE Occupational Therapy and I will be hosting an outdoor play workshop for children and their parents!

https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-impulse-behavior-scree/

Would be great to see this in arena and stadiums in Canada https://www.cnn.com//philadelphia-eagles-stadiu/index.html

How cute and fun is this...you could work on so many skills collecting and making this together with your little one!

Excellente nouvelle: nos plages, dont celle au parc des Cèdres seront bientôt adaptées pour répondre aux critères d’accessibilité universelle! Great news: our beaches, including Park des Cèdres, will soon be accessible!

Am looking forward to trying out these fun mini waterbeads that are made from basil seeds...the best part? Edible! https://www.funathomewithkids.com//safe-edible-non-chokabl

https://www.insider.com/how-screen-time-affects-childrens-b

Sometimes fun decorations can be distracting...see the results!

https://neurosciencenews.com/music-brain-preterm-babies-14/

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share some new photographs of their family as they visited the RHS - Royal Horticultural Society Back to ...Nature Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The RHS Back to Nature Garden, designed by The Duchess and award-winning landscape architects Andree Davies and Adam White of Davies White Landscape Architects, is a woodland setting for families and communities to come together and connect with nature. Her Royal Highness is a strong advocate for the proven benefits the outdoors has on physical and mental health, and the positive impact that nature and the environment can have on childhood development in particular. I really feel that nature and being interactive outdoors has huge benefits on our physical and mental wellbeing, particularly for young children. I really hope that this woodland that we have created really inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors, and spend quality time together. - The Duchess of Cambridge. Over the past months, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have helped The Duchess gather moss, leaves and twigs to help decorate the garden. Hazel sticks collected by the family were also used to make the garden’s den. Tomorrow Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by other Members of the Royal Family, will attend the #ChelseaFlowerShow. The photographs were taken by Matt Porteous.

You don't need to spend a ton of money to create a sensory space at home, at school, or at daycare

"The faster the changes in the sensory information you’re taking in, the faster your brain needs to process it in order to keep up." Read on to learn about how screens affect a child's brain and sensory processing

Anxiety can show up in many ways...

So many adventures, creations and ideas can come from boredom!

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One of the strengths of expressive and body-based approaches comes about through various activities involving regulation. While we often talk about self-regulat...ion, actually the way to establish it is through co-regulation (with caregiver and therapist) and social or shared regulation (working together to regulate). Nice chart that summarizes these concepts with a focus on children (this pertains to adults too). See more

https://www.totsontarget.com/archiv/stages-of-sitting/1174 How does your child sit?

A few more pieces to add but we were too excited not to try it out this car wash! A great sensory experience that you can crawl or scooter board through! Body awareness, getting used to light touch, coordination, shoulder stability, core and a whole lot of fun! This piece will stay at the alternate clinic I work at but it was such fun to build with my OTA student I just had to share! #sensory #occupationaltherapy #pediatricot #ottawa #outaouais #gatineau #motorskills