Day: April 6, 2025

1. Encourage kids to take short movement breaks before sitting down to work 2. Break tasks into smaller, manageable steps to help them succeed 3. Give them options or choices instead of taking away all control 4. Teach basic mindfulness, breathing exercises, and help them recognize negative thoughts 5. Set up a quiet spot where they can go to regroup when needed 6. Pause and rewind a video if they’re ready to talk or ask questions. 7. Work together with your child or student to solve problems 8. Acknowledge their frustrations and praise their efforts to choose better alternatives Source:  Let’s Not Overlook Mood Disorders in Our Youth Population By Tere Bowen-Irish, OTR/L

Only have a pen and paper? No worries! The amazing thing about speech therapy is that you can practice it almost anywhere and everywhere, and all you need is a pen and paper. Whether you’re at home, on the go, or waiting for an appointment, you can work on improving your speech and language skills. Here are a few language-based activities you can do with just a pen and paper: Word Association Write down a word and then come up with as many words as you can that are related to it. For example, if you write “dog,” you might list “bone,” “bark,” “puppy,” “collar,” etc. This helps build vocabulary and strengthens connections between words. Sentence Building Write down a