03/07/2026
The man I’m standing beside is the reason I was able to get a drivers license.
Long before I had a platform, before the book, before professional speaking…
in addition to a wonderful mother,
I also had an occupational therapist.
Something people don’t tend to think about is how services like OT and speech therapy are typically delivered just ONE hour a week.
I don’t care what you’re try to achieve, no one makes ✨life-changing✨ progress with just one hour a week.
If REAL therapeutic progress is what you’re after, that means whatever happens the rest of the week…
at home, in the car, at the dinner table, during homework,
is just as important as time spent in session.
Occupational therapy helped me get a drivers license…but my mom is largely to credit for my ability to pass that test.
Why?
Because she made me, a grumpy teenager at the time…do my damn therapy homework.
It should be noted, practicing therapy goals at home is often HARD on families. Parents are tired, siblings need attention, and work schedules are complicated.
But if you want your child to get the full benefit of therapy…as someone who RECEIVED therapy…
I urge you to ask your therapist what to practice. Ask them to show you how. Ask what it should look like at home.
And then find small ways to make it possible.
The families who make the biggest gains usually aren’t the ones with the most therapy hours. They’re the ones who turn everyday moments into practice opportunities.
Don’t hear what I didn’t say, you can’t, and shouldn’t turn EVERYTHING into a learning opportunity.
BUT, just know that therapy works best when it doesn’t STAY in the therapy room. 💜
