PIF Categories: CYP Occupational therapy
Hand dominance
What is hand dominance? It’s the hand that you use to write and perform most activities. How to help your child establish hand dominance It’s important to encourage daily activities […]
Hand dexterity
What is hand dexterity? It’s the ability to perform small, precise hand movements with flow and accuracy using the small muscles of your hand. Your child’s hand dexterity is based […]
Finger isolation and finger games
Why is finger isolation important? Being able to move your fingers in isolation allows us to complete a fine motor task, especially with writing. As our writing skills mature, we […]
Finger dexterity
What is finger dexterity? It’s the ability to perform small, precise hand movements with flow and accuracy. Your child’s dexterity is based on efficient development of foundation skills including: proprioception […]
Crossing the midline
What is crosssing the midline? The midline is an imaginary line that divides the body in half. āCrossing the midlineā refers to a personās ability to reach over this imaginary […]
Body awareness
What is body awareness? It’s when our muscles, joints and tendons help tell us what position our body is in. Most children develop the ability to integrate information about their […]
Balance
What is balance? It’s our ability to keep our body in a controlled position when sitting and performing an activity, and when standing and moving. It’s a foundation skill that […]
Visual skills
Children use visual perceptual skills to make sense of what they see. Their eyes send visual information to the brain which interprets the information and make sense of everything. There […]
Scissor skills workbook
Download and print out our scissor skills workbook for exercises to help your child learn to use and cut with scissors. To start the process of learning to cut we […]
Preparing your child for primary school
Preparing your child for primary school Starting school can be a daunting time for both children and parents.Ā Here are some tips to help you get prepared for your childās […]