Do you know when to seek occupational therapy for your kids?? I have to admit, I didn’t understand what kinds of benefits children could achieve through with the help of an occupational therapist. First what does an occupational therapist do? Well, in a nutshell they help your kids complete the activities that occupy their day,  for kids it helps their ability to play and learn as an individual. A therapist can help your child if they have trouble focusing. Does your child have trouble staying focused on homework? Or even during school hours? Are they easily distracted, beyond the normal kid stuff? What about fine motor skills and coordination. Does your older child have trouble holding a pencil correctly? Cutting? Folding?  Coloring in the lines?  A therapist can help with that and so much more like: Sensory processingn Attention and arousal Fine motor skills Handwriting Gross Motor Skills Play and Social skills Balance and Co-ordination Visual Perception Organisational skills Technology to assist learning Equipment prescription Upper limb therapy Splinting and casting Minor home modifications Start with asking your child’s teacher to see if he or she could benefit from occupational therapy.  Now, if you are thinking you’ll have to drag your kids…

This year I made a promise to myself I would read more, not as a chore but as a way of reclaiming my identity. Reading has always topped my list of things I do solely for myself; it makes me a better conversationalist, improves my vocabulary (especially with naughty words and concepts I learn from mommy bloggers and satirists), and a nicer person (downtime always makes for a nicer person). What I noticed earlier this year is that since becoming a mommy, my literary adventures have veered drastically off course. My shelves of macabre true crime, mysteries and sarcastic hilarity of Laurie Notaro and Jenny Lawson have morphed into a colorful carnival of Dr. Seuss, P.D Eastman, Curious George, and Skippyjon Jones, and other favorites. I adore the fact that reading is such a huge part of my daughter’s life. I’m so excited to read her books that my mom used to read to me, most of which I still have. I update my Goodreads account more than Facebook. Our baby shower gifts all came with books; mom sent out square labels to each guest and requested that instead of cards each person bring a copy of their favorite book…