Kilkennyoccupationaltherapy

Kilkennyoccupationaltherapy IAIM Infant Massage Instructor
Children's Occupational Therapist

Baby massage classes available PM/Call for more details

Over the next few weeks I am looking forward to sharing “The Why” series.☀️The Why behind my little OT practice❤️🙂First ...
25/02/2026

Over the next few weeks I am looking forward to sharing “The Why” series.

☀️The Why behind my little OT practice❤️

🙂First up will be emotional, sensory, behavioural regulation whatever you want to call it. I like to call it happiness.

21/02/2026

Over the next few weeks I am going to unpack why I use the equine environment and movement as part of my OT.

suitable from 2 weeks to pre-crawling, please contact me for prep work if your baby is younger than two weeks*2 spaces l...
18/02/2026

suitable from 2 weeks to pre-crawling, please contact me for prep work if your baby is younger than two weeks*

2 spaces left ***

A group of parents and their babies come together to learn a unique set of skills to encourage optimum movement, fun and development for their pre-crawling baby.
The focus of the class is to encourage development from an Occupational Therapy perspective using movement, play and education.

The 5 week class aims to equip parents with:
✔️ Evidence-based advice and strategies on the “8 phases” of assisting baby to move in and out of positions depending on their motor ability and sensory preferences.
✔️Each week will cover different topics related to child development from an Occupational Therapy perspective
✔️The importance of “movement medicine” and how to incorporate healthy movement and play into activities of daily living with your baby
✔️Tea/coffee, cake and chats while your little one sleeps after a busy morning of movement and play.

⏰Each class lasts around 90mins (some days I ask questions that take the whole day to answer. Some days I ask questions as part of research. And some tea and coffee sessions are used as focus groups! 😂🙈)

🫔For more information please have a look at the link in my bio and DM me or email me to secure your place.

💶Some of the cost of the classes can be redeemed by health insurance depending on your plan and Occupational Therapy cover.

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Baby Massage Spring 2026 dates: Term 1; 1 space left📚Learn all the massage strokes. Each week there will also be a diffe...
18/02/2026

Baby Massage Spring 2026 dates:

Term 1; 1 space left

📚Learn all the massage strokes. Each week there will also be a different topic discussed using an Occupational Therapy lens 🔎

☕️🧁Tea, buns, chats, laughs and cries are included and essential for our sanity!

⭕️The circle of trust

💸Classes are €130 which may be redeemable with health insurance depending on your baby massage/ occupational therapy cover.

The last in the little fine motor series;🐾The feet🐾They can’t lie..What we learn about the whole body from this adorable...
14/02/2026

The last in the little fine motor series;

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The feet
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They can’t lie..What we learn about the whole body from this adorable pair is very cool! We work them hard in both baby classes. We also assess them hard too.

“Proximal stability brings distal mobility” simply put, hand function comes from trunk and postural stability! And belie...
07/02/2026

“Proximal stability brings distal mobility” simply put, hand function comes from trunk and postural stability!

And believe it or not, from the moment babies are born they are laying the foundation for future skills in drawing, handwriting, doing up buttons, putting on shoes, feeding themselves, dressing themselves… the list is endless!

How can we work on all these pre requisites? In the Tummy Time! Method Pre-Crawlers Club 🎉

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Next up in the fine motor series is The Hands 👋✏️Traditionally OT’s were responsible for hand skills, advancement in our...
03/02/2026

Next up in the fine motor series is The Hands 👋

✏️Traditionally OT’s were responsible for hand skills, advancement in our field now understands that we cannot do our job appropriately without using a whole body sensory motor approach. When we view anything in isolation then we don’t get the full picture and we can miss details.

👌we chat lots about these hands in baby massage class and work them hard in the pre crawlers class.

Extra Date added;Please DM for more details💙
02/02/2026

Extra Date added;

Please DM for more details💙

Yesterday was mental health week in baby massage classes and we spoke all about the CAREGIVER 💕 I will never tire of thi...
30/01/2026

Yesterday was mental health week in baby massage classes and we spoke all about the CAREGIVER 💕 I will never tire of this side of baby massage classes.

It’s lovely learning all about baby development, but if we don’t look after the caregiver then it is harder to implement what we learn with/for our babies. Mind yourself and the rest will fall into place a lot easier.

There is a reason why the caregiver/s is at the top of that pyramid.

⁉️Before I continue with this little series …. Let’s explore “what is fine motor anyway?”🔩Fine motor skills are the more...
26/01/2026

⁉️Before I continue with this little series …. Let’s explore “what is fine motor anyway?”

🔩Fine motor skills are the more intricate movements of the hands, eyes, mouth and feet.

🦶 🚽✍️🍼🍽️🥣🏃👋The OT role is to assess these skills and furthermore support development to increase a child’s independence with activities of daily living.

In both baby classes we chat about the development of these skills and how to support.

If you would like to learn more about these skills and how to support development from an early age please feel free to DM and reserve a space/ ask about baby classes.

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👅 Week 3 of the pre crawlers class is all about the mouth and how it relates to function to support independence in act...
22/01/2026

👅 Week 3 of the pre crawlers class is all about the mouth and how it relates to function to support independence in activities of daily living.

⏯️ we learn all the fun little games to help development and support feeding skills as your baby grows.

➡️swipe to see a little review of the classes and how they support your child’s development.

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Our Story

Group work and 1:1 assessment and intervention are provided by Kilkenny Occupational Therapy. Kilkenny Occupational Therapy is passionate about early intervention and believes health promotion and education provided to parents in the early years is key to helping a child reach their full potential.

My name is Helen and I run the company Kilkenny Occupational Therapy. I have been an Occupational Therapist for the past 8 years and have specialised in paediatrics for the past 4 years. I am also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor. Baby massage classes are provided in the Kilkenny area. The importance of the tactile system is widely known in the OT community and we want to bring that to new parents through the medium of baby massage classes. In the classes all the massage strokes are thought along with the recommended theory from the course. Over tea and cake we then go into more detail about child development and how to encourage this through the use of baby massage, games and songs. Kilkenny Occupational Therapy is passionate about child development and believes early intervention is key to their development. Parents are encouraged to chat about their baby's development and look at what they are doing and why. We encourage parents not to compare their baby’s to others as children learn at their own pace. A little guide is provided to parents to encourage their child to reach their potential.

Once restrictions are lifted and there is more scope for face to face practice again, we also plan on running movement groups in local pre-schools. "Little Movers N' Shakers" will bring early sensory development and the importance of engaging the sensory systems to children and parents in the local community. Parents will also get a chance to encourage these skills at home with each child being sent home with different play ideas to help development after each session. For updates, classes and group work announcements follow my page @kilkennyoccupationaltherapy. Our website is currently under construction and will go live soon. Our website will provide details of all courses completed and continued professional development.