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MOBILE PAEDIATRIC OT SERVICE “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.”

18/11/2025

Have you ever watched your child go from fine to overwhelmed in moments?

For many kids, especially those with sensory or emotional regulation challenges, their brain gets “messy” long before they have the words to tell us.

A messy brain might feel:

🌀 Fast
🌀 Noisy
🌀 Too full
🌀 Stuck or wobbly

This post helps kids learn to:

💛 Notice their body clues
💛 Use simple words like “My brain is messy”
💛 Pick a strategy to calm their body, senses, or movement
💛 Check in with themselves afterwards

This is what emotional regulation actually looks like — one simple visual, repeated often, with lots of co-regulation and connection.

Save this post to use at home or in your therapy sessions.

Tag a parent or educator who needs this in their toolkit 🤍

12/11/2025

Food Play = Pressure-Free Progress

Helping kids feel confident with new foods doesn’t start with eating… it starts with exploring.
That’s why food play is such a powerful OT tool — it removes the pressure, builds trust, and helps children learn that food is safe and fun.

In our sessions, we use a graded sensory approach to support picky or anxious eaters. Kids work through tiny, achievable steps like:

👉 Looking at the food
👉 Touching it with a spoon or utensil (secondary touch)
👉 Touching with fingers
👉 Bringing it near the face
👉 Smelling it
👉 Licking or kissing it
👉 Taking a small bite or nibble
👉 Chewing… and eventually swallowing

Every step is a WIN. 💛

There is never pressure to eat — just opportunities to explore.

🍉 Try These Strategies at Home:

✨ Make food play FUN — cut shapes, build faces, use toothpicks, tongs, or tweezers

✨ Keep the vibe positive — “You don’t have to eat it, just have a look or a feel!”

✨ Offer one “learning food” + one safe food

✨ Let them be the boss of how close the food gets

✨ Celebrate even the smallest step (“You touched it today — that’s huge!”)

✨ Model exploring the food yourself

✨ Stay calm and neutral if they refuse — no bribes, no pressure

Remember: confidence comes before eating.
And every tiny step forward is progress worth celebrating. 🌈

02/11/2025

Celebrated our beautiful B Friday night.

We can’t wait to be a part of your next minestrone; and love watching the beautiful mum you are ❤️

Thank you for being you, and always making the biggest difference in our kids lives 😍

19/10/2025

Awesome number recognition activity from Kmart.

$20 for all different arts and crafts activities, including this sticker by number activity!

This awesome craft box works on
- fine motor skills
- visual perceptual skills
- hand eye coordination
- sequencing
- executive functioning

03/10/2025

PSA for parents:

The messy house? Normal.
The skipped activities? Fine.
The takeaway dinner? Totally okay.

What your kids will remember:

💛 The giggles
💛 The time together
💛 The love you gave, not the chores you ticked off

👉 Share this post with another parent who needs to hear this too.

28/09/2025

💛 Public meltdowns happen. And you’re not a bad parent. 💛

You’re at the shops, the park, or waiting in line… and suddenly your child has a BIG reaction. It’s stressful, especially with others watching. But here’s the thing: meltdowns are not about “bad behaviour.” They’re about a child’s nervous system being overwhelmed.

✨ Here are some OT tips that can help when big feelings happen in public

Once calm, reconnect with water, snack, or quiet time. Talk later, not mid-meltdown.

💡 Meltdowns are a child’s way of saying “I’m overwhelmed.”

You’re doing your best — and that’s enough.

16/09/2025

🌟 Does your child struggle with kindy drop off? 🌟

I went along with a family twice this week to help implement strategies, and it fills my heart to be able to make drop off smoother.

You’re not alone — transitions can feel BIG for little ones. New environments, separation, and uncertainty can all add up to tears at the door. 💛

Here are some OT-recommended strategies that can help:

📖 Use a social story to practise the routine
🧸 Let your child take a familiar comfort item to share with educators
🍬 Offer a brave reward — a little treat waiting at pick-up
🤝 Ask for a familiar staff member to greet them at drop-off
⏰ Stick to the same routine each morning
👋 Keep goodbyes short and confident
🎨 Have a distraction activity set up ready on arrival
📅 Create a weekly visual schedule at home so your child knows which days are kindy and which are home days

✨ Consistency + reassurance = smoother drop-offs over time.

💬 What’s one strategy that’s worked well for your child at drop-off? Share it below — your tip might help another parent!

27/08/2025

😂 Every parent knows this story…

You’re ready to leave the house on time 🚗✨

Then suddenly:
👟 Shoes are missing
🚽 Someone needs the toilet
👕 The favourite clothes from yesterday are now “itchy and terrible”

💛 You’re not alone — mornings with kids are a whole event! - BUT we wouldn’t have it any other way ❤️

💬 Tag a parent who would totally relate to this chaos ⬇️

19/08/2025

📱 Why it’s important for your child to know your mobile number

We don’t like to think about it, but sometimes kids can get separated from us in busy places like shopping centres, parks, or events. Knowing a parent’s phone number can be a simple but powerful safety skill.

💡 Teaching your child your number helps them:

✔️ Feel more confident and safe in public
✔️ Know what to do if they ever get lost
✔️ Build independence and problem-solving skills

✨ OT Tip:
Make it fun! 🎶 Turn the number into a little song, clap out the rhythm, or practice writing it down. Repetition in playful ways helps kids remember. OR save their iPad as your mobile number!

💬 Does your child know your number yet? Try practicing this weekend!

09/08/2025

🎒 Starting Prep next year?

Now is the perfect time to start building the skills your child will use every single day at school.

From opening their lunch box to recognising letters, these everyday abilities help children feel confident, independent, and ready to learn.

🌟 OT Tip: Work on these skills through play, routines, and real-life practice — no worksheets needed!

💬 Which one is your child already nailing, and which one are you focusing on next?

08/08/2025

📌 If you needed this reminder, someone else does too. Share it. 💬

🧠 You don’t need to entertain your child all weekend.
🍽️ You don’t need to make perfect meals.
🧩 You don’t need to structure every minute.
💛 You don’t need to do it all.

You know what your child actually needs this weekend?

✅ A calm, regulated parent (not a perfect one)
✅ Unstructured play time
✅ Some connection — even if it’s while folding the laundry
✅ Safety, love, and a few giggles

Let the rest go ✨

05/08/2025

💡 Did you know?

Low iron in children doesn’t just affect their physical health — it can also impact their behaviour, mood, and ability to focus.

As paediatric OTs, we often see kids who are more irritable, tired, or have difficulty concentrating, and sometimes the cause can be linked to iron levels.

If you notice your child showing several of these signs, it might be worth speaking to your GP about checking their iron. A simple blood test can give answers, and early support can make a big difference in their energy, learning, and emotional regulation. 🩸✨

👩‍⚕️ OT tip: Always look at the whole child — behaviour is communication, and sometimes the message is about what’s happening inside their body.

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