Kids Business Occupational Therapy

04/01/2021

Farewell Melbourne! I have loved getting to know some truly awesome children and their amazing families through Kids Business Occupational Therapy. The dedication and resilience of the families I have worked with throughout 2020 is beyond inspiring. I have successfully made it across the border into Queensland and am looking forward to new adventures here.

22/05/2020

With schools returning, it's a nice opportunity to reflect on the time learning from home. What worked well for your child and family? What routines or rituals would you like to still continue as schooling return to "normal"?

20/05/2020

Many children I work with are visual learners! It's worth writing or drawing on paper to help children process the plans, expectations and routines as they return to school next week.

19/05/2020

To prepare our younger students for returning to school next week, here is an example of how a Social Story can be written to help them understand the changes that may be in place post COVID-19.

18/05/2020

With children starting to return to the classroom, OT Australia have shared some tips for helping you and your children when considering the readjustment back to school. Here in Victoria our youngest students will resume next week. After such a significant disruption,it may be helpful to prepare your child, like you did when they started school for the first time.

08/05/2020

Just like the classroom, OT sessions definitely look a little different these days!

18/04/2020

Term 2, Week 1 ‘Learning from Home’ done!!! We have had to figure out how to access schoolwork online, adjust to a new role in supporting our children’s education, while juggling work, childcare, and household tasks. Phew! No wonder we are feeling exhausted!
Our children are adjusting too. We can see this in their 'behavior'. Using visual schedules is one way to support your child's understanding and structure of the new school day. Some more links/resources in comments, please share yours too!

12/04/2020

Have you set up an Easter Egg hunt for your children?
Well done!! Feel proud you organised an awesome structured learning activity. Now relax and eat chocolate. Happy Easter!

07/04/2020

“Why would kids need Occupational Therapy? – they don’t go to work!”
I know there can be lot of confusion about occupational therapy and what it even means for kids! On my website I’ve talked a little about the occupations of children. https://www.kidsbusinessot.com.au/. Click on "What is OT" on the menu.

Mobile Occupational Therapy servicing Melbourne's inner south-east suburbs.

02/04/2020

Hi! My name is Lydia and I’d like to introduce you to Kids Business Occupational Therapy, my mobile children’s occupational therapy service. Yes – I acknowledge this is perhaps the worse possible time to start a new business! However, it’s been months in the making, and after receiving some lovely encouragement this week, I would like to do so ANYWAY!

I hope that over the next several months, you can get to know me and my service by following me on Facebook, whilst I look forward to safer times when I can work with children and families in their homes or at school/kinder. In the meantime, I am busily up-skilling to be able offer paediatric occupational therapy via telehealth!

I wish everyone to stay safe and well during these tough times.

Lydia x