Colorful Kids OT

05/03/2024

Go check out my instagram page .ot to see some of what we have been doing in therapy this year

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6XMJ1iRIW7/?igsh=MWpncHIxODdxa2lnNw==

04/28/2023

A friend of mine has started her own mobile OT business traveling around Baltimore County. If you’re in search of services, give her a call! She offers after school and Saturdays appointments!

In-home pediatric occupational therapy for children 3+ throughout Baltimore County including Catonsville, Cockeysville, Dundalk, Halethorpe, Lutherville, Towson, Timonium, and surrounding areas.

03/10/2023

This sounds like a great opportunity!

12/08/2022

Trauma informed practice! This is a great list

The ventral vagus nerve runs from the brain stem past the inner ear and voice box touching the lungs, heart, diaphragm, and gut.

80% of the info in the vagus is moving from the body to the brain. 20% of the info in the vagus is moving from the brain to the body.

When the brain is getting enough safe signals from the body, it tells the ventral vagus to activate allowing us to feel centered and coherent even through difficult emotions.

Vagus activation does not keep us from feeling sad or angry or afraid or any other "negative" emotion. But it does allow us to experience emotions without flooding or overwhelm.

Vagus stimulation can bring us into a state of internal resonance where we feel connected to our emotions rather than merged with them.

More nervous system education here: https://www.traumageek.com/blog

11/02/2022

Loving this strategy and the discussion of why it’s so hard for kids to sometimes turn their technology off.

We talked to a clinical psychologist about how to minimize (and turn off!) screen time without a struggle or tantrum. Read the tips! Category : Child Learn & Play, Child, Fifteen Months, Parenting

10/24/2022

When you work with kids, sometimes you have to be willing to act like a kid. Check out my instagram .ot to see what we’ve been up to lately. Happy Halloween!

05/27/2022

Photo dump of some of my favorite activities over the past couple of months. We’ve been busy! Colorful kids OT will be in full force this summer, but transitioning to day time hours 9-3pm. I have 1 slot available this summer, so if you’ve been looking into OT services and searching for a provider then give me a call. I may have some day time slots available for the fall as well

05/03/2022

Exciting news! We are opening a new speech therapy clinic! As of June 1st, our clinic doors will be open to all clients, ages 0-99. We have added the following new programs: pediatric feeding help for children and babies with feeding challenges, as well as reading & spelling intervention for students and adults challenged by dyslexia or other learning difficulties. We look forward to welcoming our current and new families in June at our clinic, located at 2018 Rock Spring Road (lower parking lot) in Forest Hill. Please call us with questions or to schedule an appointment as our summer slots are beginning to fill. Thank you to all who have supported and continue to support our small business as we grow and continue to be a resource for Harford and neighboring counties!