Southern Maine Pediatric Therapies, LLC

10/06/2025

09/17/2025

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Southern Maine Pediatric Therapies

08/23/2024

Come work with me! Looking for 1-2 OT’s to join my team!

Southern Maine Pediatric Therapies

07/02/2024

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03/07/2024

HOW TO HELP CHILDREN MASTER LETTER FORMATION AND INCREASE HANDWRITING SKILLS WITHOUT USING A PENCIL

Some many fun and easy ways to incorporate activities that promote skills needed for handwriting!

02/29/2024

We talk so much about co regulation with families! It’s so so important!

Co-regulating helps kids learn how to handle their emotions as they grow up and those kids are more likely to be resilient, psychologist says.

02/23/2024

02/08/2024

HANDWRITING PROGRESSION REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST HANDS AND FINGERS

I LOVE this chart! It shows why development of the arms, elbows and forearms are just as important for handwriting development as the hands, fingers and wrists. This is why hand-eye coordination, throwing balls and other arm/hand activities are so important.

https://missjaimeot.com/fine-motor-skills-cutting/

12/18/2023

RECOGNIZING YOUR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Children who have meltdowns during the holidays may need help with processing and calming strategies.

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05/18/2023

CreativeChild ❤️‍🩹 and reposted from L.R.Knost - Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources
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Children are human, just like us. They feel things strongly, just like we do. Their feelings matter, just like ours. The thing is, though, things that seem minor to us can feel overwhelming or heartbreaking to them. And those feelings matter. They can’t be reasoned away or minimized away or joked away. Children need to be seen and heard and understood, just like we do.

Children don’t ‘mis’behave. They behave, either positively or negatively, to communicate.

Small children communicate through their behavior because that is the only method of communication they have. Even when they become verbal, though, they still aren’t able to articulate big feelings and subtle problems well verbally, so as parents it’s our role to ‘listen between the lines’ of our children’s behavior to discern the need being communicated.

Meeting the underlying needs being communicated through behavior, even (or especially) challenging behaviors, opens the door to cooperation and offers opportunities to work with our children on better ways to communicate their needs and on setting and maintaining healthy boundaries for both us and them.

Remember, setting boundaries is not about ‘mis’behavior. It’s about ‘guiding’ behavior, and guidance is something we provide through everyday interactions with our children.

The solution to every parenting problem starts with nine little words:
'I'm here.'
'I hear you.'
'How can I help?'

When needs are met through connection, hearts are opened to gentle, respectful, compassionate communication, guidance, and cooperation.
-L.R.Knost

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