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KidSkills specializes in occupational therapy for children. Serving the Vancouver Lower Ma

Serving the Vancouver Lower Mainland since 2006, KidSkills specializes in occupational therapy assessment and treatment of children between the ages of 3-18. Our guiding philosophy is that adequate and early intervention can be instrumental in providing children the physical and emotional foundation to lead an effective academic and social life. Over the years KidSkills has consistently met and exceeded the expectations of parents seeking to improve their child's quality of life. Unlike other organizations and private practices in the Vancouver Lower Mainland that provide a host of services to a wide array of clients, this clinic exclusively serves children that attend regular preschool and classroom environments but require intervention to help them achieve their potential. The areas typically addressed at KidSkills are:

- Gross Motor skills
- Fine Motor skills
- Visual Motor Coordination
- Visual-Spatial Perception
- Pre-Writing & Handwriting skills
- Organizational skills
- Sensory Processing
- Self-Regulation

11/05/2025

Bring it on 😁🤩🥰

11/03/2025

When I was young, I had to occupy myself quietly in my bedroom, while my mom had her holy rest and nap between 2:00-4:00pm. She was a nurse, and as a post traumatic, she suffered from insomnia. I did not know it back then, but I knew that she really needed her sleep.

We also could not play outside between those times. We lived in an apartment building and that was the rule.

Sometimes we cycle back to our childhood experiences and they magically become a main part of our future occupation…

So what could I do on my own? Reading books, Puzzles, Tangram, copying designs with a stencil, drawing/doodling, colouring mandalas, making parquetry designs. I was good with shapes and colours. I was good with visual analysis and synthesis, and metacognitive skills, and I loved it!

In the afternoon or evening I would sometimes play Mastermind, Checkers or Dominos with my father. On the weekends we played Monopoly and my dad and I competed on finding puzzle pieces, while assembling a 1000-10,000 jigsaw puzzles in the dining area.

It’s so funny how some of those games and activities have become the main therapeutic tool in my OT practice. It’s so magical how I teach kids ways to develop those executive skills that I practiced back then as a very young child.

11/02/2025

So much beauty around us this season. WOW!!!

11/01/2025

This dog is currently an emotional support dog solely for the therapist 🤓

She may be able to become a therapy dog for clients in the future…

However when a client asks to see her, we invite her over to say her friendly hi.

09/19/2025

This was an amazing learning experience and guess what? I can see myself in the recording of each of the learning modules for a whole year, because I was an active participant!

That’s how learn, by asking questions, by conversing with the instructor and her team, by looking to find answers to questions that I’ve had for a while.

Highly recommended for all mental health practitioners out there!

I now feel more equipped, and curious about the implications of the shift in my perspective!

09/18/2025

From one pediatric OT to another…
That’s the best feedback I can ever receive. Thank you!🙏🙏🙏

09/08/2025

Sometimes or often times parents may get frustrated with their kids’ behaviours. I hear it all the time, because parents care about their kids and want them to be successful.

However, if parents’ demands of them do not match their abilities, they may get frustrated and discouraged and the parents may get frustrated, constantly repeating their demands, with little or no results.

In this case, parents can ask themselves whether their expectations of their kids have been realistic, and whether their kids’ executive functioning, sensory processing, and self-regulation skills really allow them to carry out the daily tasks parents wished they could do.

If we really look deeper, we may find that many times the reasons behind non-compliance, forgetfulness and meltdowns relate to lagging skills, that need attention and support from us.

Contact us to learn more!

09/04/2025

I ran into this old video…
Sometimes this happens during the OT treatment 🤓
My foot become a foot fidget for my client 😁

09/03/2025

30-50% of kids with ADHD also have a learning disability. When your child is struggling with some aspects of learning, it is a good idea to monitor their progress. If it is slow, a psych-ed assessment at the age of eight can indicate whether they have an LD.

Some kids may work hard to mask their LD and by the end of the school day, may feel depleted and their emotional wellbeing may be affected.

It requires caregivers to be vigilant, so that their child can receive just the right challenge at school and can get the validation and emotional support they require.

Some symptoms are:

- Difficulty with spelling, remembering the sounds the letters make, or hearing slight differences between words.

- Challenges with learning the alphabet, rhyming words, or connecting letters to their sounds.

- Difficulty retelling a story in order.

- Having trouble organizing what they want to say ir express their ideas in writing.

- Struggles with understanding what they read.

- Making mistakes when reading loud, and/or repeat and pause.

- Confusing math symbols and misreading numbers.

09/02/2025

Each year my past client, a single mom, made sure that all the professionals that had been involved with her child, would join in the IEP meeting at her child’s school.

She believed in team work. She strongly believed that her child deserved the best support in order to be and feel successful at school and that his teachers have the best tools and strategies to help him participate and achieve daily goals.
She knew that including all team members is powerful and it makes a high difference.

She did not have much money but she made sure she compensated all the professionals for the time and effort they put into coming to that meeting and giving their professional advice.

From time to time we keep in touch, and that child is doing amazing and constantly making progress, achieving his goals.

So these days, having parent meetings to discuss strategies that can support my clients at school, I tell parents that I will be happy to join in an IEP meeting because I know how powerful it can be in making a difference for their student.

Address

610 East 21 Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V5V1R7

Website

http://www.kidskills.ca/

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