Blog: Tools to Grow at Home
Are you looking for a fun, simple, and motivating intervention tool to use addressing handwriting? If so, we have a practical and effective tool for you! This blog will explore Tools to Grow, Inc.'s "Printing Power Squad" Handwriting Program, a convenient and appealing way to promote handwr...
Read MoreTools to Grow is pleased to share our annual FREE Activity-a-Day Summer 2020 Calendars with hundreds of activities designed to maintain academic knowledge, battle summer boredom, and make family memories! By providing their child the opportunity to engage in these activities, parents ...
Read MoreThis blog will focus on Sensory Processing Difficulties in Children, with an emphasis on the sensory systems, development of a “Sensory Diet” and practical ways to incorporate sensory input, evidence-based research on sensory diets, and the reveal of “Sensory Diet: The Complete Co...
Read MoreWe thought this was a wonderful time of the year to blog about dental care. Why is that? We assume most children enjoyed Halloween candy and we are about to enter the Holiday season and all those yummy treats! Say no more. We know that some parents really struggle with their children of all abili...
Read MoreSelf-Care and Daily Life Skills include some of the most important occupations children learn as they grow. These skills are encompassed in the child's Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). This blog will focus on ADLs and provide strategies to hel...
Read MoreConsidered a milestone in development, children that can tie their shoes experience a great sense of accomplishment and independence. As thrilled as a child and parent can be once this skill is mastered, shoe tying can be difficult to accomplish. Occupational Therapists can help parents understan...
Read MoreTools to Grow is extremely honored to present guest blogger and Pediatric Physical Therapist Laurie Gombash, the creator of The ABC’s of Movement®. We are excited for you to learn all about the "ABC's of Movement", which includes Activity Cards and a Music CD that helps children ...
Read MorePossible Social Skills Concerns for Children with Developmental, Learning & Sensory Processing Challenges: Common Findings & Strategies to Help While an Occupational Therapist may not be the first professional that is contacted if a child is having difficulty with soc...
Read MoreWhile parents generally think about a child’s acuity when considering how well their child can see, therapists and educators realize there is much more to eyesight than having 20/20 vision. Children require intact visual perception to understand, evaluate, and interpret what is seen. Even i...
Read MoreTools To Grow, Inc. is excited to launch our newest offering…Gifts for Growing! This theme based kit fulfills our mission to provide valuable tools for the most important job there is … helping children grow! A gift for the child in your life… Parents, grandparen...
Read MoreAs of March 27, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the prevalence of autism in the United States. This surveillance study identified 1 in 68 children (1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls) as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As the number of children di...
Read MoreWhen the Individuals with Disabilities Act was reauthorized in 2004, experts from different disciplines noted that the special education system in the United States represented a “wait-to-fail” model. Experts reported the benefits of intervening at an earlier stage, and within reg...
Read MoreAll pediatric Occupational Therapists can envision a highly effective therapy session. The child is very happy to join you, and then becomes completely engaged in the activity. He or she is motivated to persevere with a challenging task and accepts your verbal cues and physical handling designed to...
Read MoreTooth brushing prevents gum disease, tooth decay, and reduces the risk of dental problems, but it also provides oral stimulation and sensory input which are beneficial in the development of a child's oral skills. So, what do you do if your child has a poor tolerance for tooth brushing? I can relate...
Read MoreSo as to educate others with excellent strategies to help children with feeding difficulties, Tools to Grow is extremely honored to have Cara Koscinski, MOT, OTR/L as our second guest blogger. Cara Koscinski has a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and has over 17 years of experience. She spec...
Read MoreFine motor skills involve the use of the fingers, hands, and arms for reaching, grasping, and manipulating objects. Fine motor skills are used when a child plays, engages in many leisure activities, performs daily self help tasks, or participates at school as a student. Just like other areas of dev...
Read MoreEXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS … WHAT ARE THEY? This is a term used to describe the many tasks our brains perform that are necessary to think, act, and solve problems. The term executive skills come from the field of neuroscience. It refers to brain-based skills necessary for humans to execute, or per...
Read MoreAre you looking for a simple intervention for use as part of a child’s sensory diet to help with self-regulation? If so, we have a practical and effective tool for you! Did you know that there is a process that occurs within everyone’s brain and body that organizes the sensory input t...
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