Barbara Sher
Barbara Sher
15 Easy Tricks to Make Everyday More Playful
Play is crucial for young children. It helps them learn how to work their brains and move their bodies, expands their social skills, promotes problem solving and the ability to focus, and, best of all, helps them feel happy with themselves. We’re seeing now what happens when children don’t have time to play. In the […]
Continue readingThe Broomstick Game: A Simple Way to Stimulate Your Child’s Proprioceptive System
Working as a pediatric occupational therapist for 45 years and almost exclusively with children on the spectrum for the last 20 years, I’ve learned an important fact: children on the spectrum like deep touch. This isn’t news and it’s why parents hear about the benefits of a child wearing a tight vest, playing squishy games […]
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