For infants and toddlers, the importance is early intervention. We can assist in areas such as: - Reaching developmental milestones including crawling and walking
- Foundation skills including crossing midline and bi lateral integration
- Developing and increasing muscle tone
- Developing age appropriate fine and gross motor skills
- Making eye contact
- Understanding simple instructions
- Using simple gestures
- Recognising familiar people
- Understanding simple concepts
- Identifying and reacting age appropriately to emotions and feelings
| For preschoolers it’s important to prepare them for the school life: - Following instructions
- Maintaining attention and concentration
- Engaging in imaginative and typical play
- Interacting appropriately with peers and adults
- Cooperate in a group setting
- Self care skills i.e. opening lunch items, toileting and dressing
- Fine motor activities i.e. drawing and cutting
- gross motor activities i.e. balance and ball skills
- Identifying and reacting appropriately to emotions and feelings
- Understands basic social cues
- Engages in conversation using phrases and basic grammar
- Understands concepts i.e. shapes, colours, alphabet
- Sensory processing i.e. can tolerate loud noises, playing on swings, climbing, messy play
| For older kids, it’s all about school and life skills: - Handwriting
- Attention and concentration
- Following complex instructions
- Self care
- Coping with change
- Problem solving
- Participation in sport
- Academic performance i.e. reading, expressive writing, spelling
- Social skills
- Emotional regulation
- Sensory processing
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