Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids - by Heather Ajzenman (Paperback)

About the Book

"Occupational therapy uses simple, fun activities to help kids learn the skills they need for daily life, from eating meals and writing the alphabet to socializing with friends and family. Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids is designed to help children at all developmental ability levels strengthen those skills by playing their way through 100 exciting exercises that are easy to do at home anytime. This family-friendly guide offers concise information on how occupational therapy works and shows you how to apply it in a way that benefits your child. The games are even divided into chapters based on different types of occupational therapy skills --sensory processing, motor, social-emotional, and cognitive and visual processing --so you can focus on the ones that are most important for your child."--Page 4 of cover.

Book Synopsis

Watch your child develop the skills to thrive with occupational therapy--for kids ages 1 to 6

Occupational therapy uses simple, fun activities to help kids learn the skills they need for daily life, from eating meals and writing the alphabet to socializing with friends and family. Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids is designed to help children at all developmental ability levels strengthen those skills by playing their way through 100 exciting exercises that are easy to do at home anytime.

This family-friendly guide offers concise information on how occupational therapy works and shows you how to apply it in a way that benefits your child. The games are even divided into chapters based on different types of occupational therapy skills--sensory processing, motor, social-emotional, and cognitive and visual processing--so you can focus on the ones that are most important for your child.

Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids offers:

• Customizable for your kid--Every chapter starts with the simplest activities and increases in complexity, with tips on how to make each activity easier or harder.
• No experience necessary--From Balloon Volleyball to Find the Treasure, most exercises can be done with things you probably already have in your home. No prior knowledge or special tools required.
• All kids, all ages--These occupational therapy activities are built for kids 1 to 6 years old with various developmental challenges, but they can help all kids improve their physical, social-emotional, and cognitive abilities.

Make it fun and easy to practice occupational therapy with your child every day.

Review Quotes

"Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids is a great resource for parents and teachers! The activities contained in the book are diverse, creative, simple, and fun." -- Customer Review

"Love this book. There are so many activities for my son to do. He absolutely loves the activities so far." -- Customer Review

"This is a wonderful new book! As a pediatric occupational therapist for many years, I am always looking for new resources and activities to add to my repertoire... [As well as being for] parents and caregivers, this is a valuable resource for the experienced therapist, new therapist, fieldwork students, teachers, and other allied professions." -- Customer Review