Gross Motor Skills
Gross motor skills come into play in everyday activities and are essential for completing most activities of daily living, whether they be in relation to learning, play, or self-care. These are the core skills which are marked by milestones in a child’s development....
What is access?
When we think of access, we might think about wheelchair ramps and toilets with handrails. We come across adaptations which are designed to promote access every day, often without realising; tactile pavements and sounds at traffic crossings, braille signing, and even...
Top Tips and Activities for Developing Handwriting Skills
Handwriting is something which many children find difficult; whether it’s because they have trouble holding a pen correctly or they have difficulty forming their letters and words well, it’s an area which can cause a lot of upset and anxiety for lots of children. We...
How to keep up motivation and attention while learning from home
Most of us know from personal experience that stress, anxiety, and uncertainty can have a huge impact on motivation and attention when we are working. It is likely that those of you working from home may be experiencing difficulties with this right now, and so it’s no...
Emotional Regulation
What is emotional regulation and why is it important? As humans, we all need to be able to regulate ourselves. Our body regulates some of our systems automatically; the autonomic nervous system regulates our breathing, heart rate, and digestion without us having to...
Why Routine is More Important Now Than Ever Before
In recent weeks, our world has changed beyond what we would have imagined when thinking about our plans for 2020. When making our new year’s resolutions, it’s unlikely that many of us planned to be staying at home for weeks at a time with minimal social contact, to be...
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