O.T.Wellness Pediatric Occupational therapy

O.T.Wellness Pediatric Occupational therapy Founded by Alicia Morgado MS, OTR/L, this company is dedicated to providing evidence based pediatric

We provide Pediatric therapy services throughout south Florida with two locations in homestead and Doral, Fl

12/18/2025

🧼 🚘Scrubbing Toward Success: The Ultimate OT Hack!

Want a high-interest activity that hits almost every developmental goal?
Why it works:

✨️ Executive Functioning: Kids must plan the steps (soap, scrub, rinse) and solve problems like "the hose won't reach!"
👏 Fine Motor: Wringing sponges builds hand strength, while spray bottles work the tiny muscles needed for writing.
👀 Visual Perception: Scanning the car for "hidden" dirt spots improves the visual focus needed for reading.
🧽 Gross Motor & Sensory: Reaching high and squatting low builds core strength, while "heavy work" scrubbing is incredibly calming.

🎤 down fun!!

12/14/2025

Ready for a little competitive therapy! 🏌️‍♀️ Our OTWELLNESS team took a break from helping clients achieve their goals to work on our own swing consistency.
​Team building and holiday cheer are officially in full swing! 🎉
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12/10/2025

🧠What if playtime was your child's most important lesson in geometry and physics?

​Play isn't just fun; it's how kids build a vital understanding of their world! When your child climbs, slides, spins, and builds, they are actively developing two abilities:

​🤸 Body Awareness (Proprioception): The internal sense of where their body parts are and how much force to use. This is crucial for things like sitting still, writing neatly, or catching a ball.

​🌍 Spatial Awareness: Understanding where their body is in relation to other objects and people. This is the foundation for navigating a crowded room, reading a map, or judging how fast to run to avoid a collision.

​From stacking blocks to playing hide-and-seek, every minute of play is a lesson in coordinating their body with the space around them!

🧠✨️Contact us for more information✨️🧠
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12/08/2025

😴 Monday Priming Challenge! 🧠

​Is your brain ready for the week, or is it still in weekend mode? 😴

​We call it Monday Priming:

A quick mental warm-up to turn off the sluggishness and switch on the focus!

🧠​Kids:Try a 5-minute I spy in the car to school, Down by the bay silly sings, Find the letter game, or some jumping jacks or car disco to get your brain ready for the classroom!

🧠​Parents: Spend 5 minutes organizing the backpack/lunchbox or prioritizing the top 3 tasks for the day. Explore activity that your kids love that can be done together activate the brain.

​This quick brain stretch sets the tone for an engaged, successful week!

​✨️🧠 What's your favorite Monday Priming activity? NEED IDEAS???? HAPPY TO HELP
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12/06/2025

It's time!!! Let's support Epilepsy Awareness and local small business inclusive programs!


12/04/2025

🫠​When the chaos hits—the tantrums, the messes, the constant demands—it’s easy to feel completely drained and overwhelmed.

​But what if you shifted your view just slightly?

​💡 Perspective Power: Instead of seeing constant frustration, try framing the moment by the skill your child is actively learning:

✨️​Tantrum \rightarrow They are learning to manage big emotions.
✨️​Messy play \rightarrow They are exploring, creating, and building executive function.
✨️​"Why?" questions \rightarrow They are fueling their curiosity and critical thinking.

💪​The power isn't in stopping the overwhelm, it's in choosing to see the growth happening within the chaos.

🧠You are raising a learner, not just a list of tasks! Take a deep breath. You're doing incredible work.
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​Let's hear it! What is one "overwhelming" moment you can re-frame today? 👇

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11/06/2025

🛠️ Build Your Best Day 🛠️
​Your mood has an architect, and it starts with you.

🛠​You have the power to design your emotional state. But the structure you build is only as strong as the people you allow onto your construction site!🛠

🏗​Be intentional about your inner environment:
​Design Your Structure: Start with intentional routines (sleep, movement, breathing).

🚧​Choose Inspiring Materials: Seek out friends who inspire you. Spend time with people who lift your vision, validate your goals, and push you toward positive action. Their energy is contagious, and their presence makes the building process brighter.

🧰​Edit the Blueprint: When setbacks happen, use executive function skills (like flexibility) to consciously redraw the mood map and refocus on your purpose.

🚧​Take ownership of your mood and your circle. Start building something beautiful and inspiring today!🚧
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11/02/2025

📚 Study Smarter, Not Harder! 🧠

💪🧠EF-Powered Study Habits🧠💪

💪 Plan Your Attack (Planning & Prioritizing): Don't just open your books. Before you start, spend 5 minutes identifying exactly what you will accomplish (e.g., "Outline Chapter 3," not "Study history"). Break large tasks into small, timed chunks.

🧠Ditch the Distraction (Inhibition): Your phone is the enemy of focus. Use the Inhibition skill to suppress the urge to check notifications. Use website blockers or the Pomodoro Technique (25 mins focus, 5 mins break) to manage distractions effectively.

💪Check Your Work (Self-Monitoring): After studying a section, don't just move on. Actively test yourself (flashcards, summarizing aloud) to check if the information actually stuck. This skill helps you course-correct before the exam.

Choose ONE of these strategies and commit to using it during your next study session. Which one will you try first? 👇


11/02/2025

💪Unlock Your Executive Power💪

​Difficult challenges aren't obstacles; they're opportunities to use your Executive Functions! Use these simple strategies to break down the barrier:

🛑​Stop & Plan (Inhibition & Planning): Before rushing in, pause! Break the big challenge into 3-5 small, manageable steps.

​🎵Filter the Noise (Selective Attention): Focus only on the first step. Filter out worries about the last step.
​Self-Check (Self-Monitoring): After completing a step, check your work. Ask: "Is this working? What needs to change?"

💫​The path to success is rarely straight. When you feel overwhelmed, just return to Step 1: Pause and Plan.
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​What tough challenge are you tackling this week? Name the first small step you'll take below! 👇
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11/01/2025

✨️Why It Matters
​As Level I OT students, your job is to find where that work is happening and where it isn't.
​Forget the sterile definitions.

✨️💫You are exploring:
​Where does the community's design unintentionally exclude?
❓️​What does genuine belonging look like for all people?
​How can OT principles reclaim participation outside the clinic walls?

💫✨️​This isn't theory; this is Occupational Therapy in action. Go find the real work, analyze the barriers, and start shaping your role as an agent of change!

📣Our Community:






And so many more!

🦜📣Barry University Alumni
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10/30/2025

✨️✨️✨️No words need, just good beats!✨️✨️✨️✨️

Address

8200 NW 27st Suite 101
Doral, FL
33122

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 11am

Telephone

+17863508327

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