Finger painting, making slime, and jumping in mud puddles sound like all fun and games until it is time to clean up. The daunting task of cleaning up glue and glitter after doing arts and crafts can prevent many parents
Finger Isolation
Finger isolation is a fine motor skill that typically develops around 6 months of age and helps kids with their dexterity and precision. This skill requires kids to use one finger to complete a task. For example, pointing with one
Occupational Therapy – Easy Pincer Grasp Activities
Fine motor skills are a huge part of your child’s development! These skills involve the small muscles in the hands and fingers, allowing your child to pick up and use objects appropriately. As kids grow, their grasp follows a natural
Best Toys By Age Group
As therapists, we are always getting questions from parents regarding what toys they should buy for their children. This is a question that we love to answer!! Toys should not only be fun but also educational. The way young children
Sensory Processing in Occupational Therapy
Hi my name is Crystal and I’m Kelsey, we’re both occupational therapist here at Therapy Playground. We both treat many kids with sensory processing disorder, dysfunction, or deficit. And we realize that a lot of our kids, or parents, don’t
Handwriting Skills in Occupational Therapy
https://youtu.be/8KLV_yBU27I Hi my name is Samantha Everette and I’m an Occupational Therapist at Therapy Playground. And with me is Jesse Harris, he’s an Occupational Therapy Assistant student with me. And today we’re going to talk to you about handwriting skills and
Therapy Memes
Occupational Therapy Evaluation
https://youtu.be/V35GEET_xLs Welcome to our podcast, I’m Brittany and this is Ashleigh, we’re Occupational Therapist at Therapy Playground. We’ve both been asked several times questions like what should I do if my child needs an evaluation? Or what will you be
Occupational Therapy Obstacle Course!
Quick video showing this sweetie completing a quick obstacle course in OT in order to increase sequencing, balance, and sensory processing. Through the tunnel, balance walk over the steps, climb the rock wall, and pick an activity to put on
NC Tracks Medicaid billing secondaries in POMCS
https://youtu.be/fSfUyTqYbME I am Melissa and I work at Therapy Playground. And I am going to show you how to bill a secondary claim at NC Tracks. The first thing you need to do is sign into NC Tracks. Once you’re