School has started for almost 2 months, and most kids have settled into the new school routine. Is packing school bags part of your kids’ routine for school? ⭐️ Why is it important for children to pack their own school bags? Through encouraging our children to pack their own bags before school, we are allowing …

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How often do you need to use your hand in everyday life?🧐🖐🏼 Almost all the time, right? We often take our “fine motor skills” for granted, but to achieve this level of mastery in using our hands is no easy task! 🙌🏻 How our fine motor skills are developed can have a huge impact on …

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Handwriting is a crucial part of children’s learning in primary school. ✍🏼 However, handwriting is so much more than just coordinating finger movements. Do you know that your child’s handwriting performance has a lot to do with their visuospatial development and visual perception too? 👀 Today, we’ll be sharing some underlying components that affect a …

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Gross motor skills are crucial for kids to explore and learn from their surroundings.🏃🏻🤸🏻 The gross motor milestones IM OT Clinic is sharing today will help you examine your little ones’ current development and know what to expect next. 🤓 We hope this checklist will guide you on your journey of helping your kids improve …

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🗝 Mutual respect is key. 🤝 Asking for consent is often the first step to show the other person that you care and respect them. Sentences like “Can I play with you?” or “Can I borrow this please?” can be practice across all sorts of daily activities.  And it’s ok that people rejects us sometimes …

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Attention is how we selectively concentrate on information in the environment and respond. 🤓 When children’s attention are compromised, their learning performance and participation in social activities will likely be affected too. Today, IM OT Clinic will be sharing the development of attention in children, as well as tips and activity ideas to help your little …

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🎉 Wishing all dads a very happy Father’s Day!! 🎉 Every dad has his special way of showing love for their family.💛 Some does so by working tirelessly, some by sharing chores with their spouse, others by actively learning about parenting, and still others by intentionally sparing time everyday to play with their kids.  No …

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🙋🏻‍♀️Children start developing their sense of independence around age 3. Parents would probably hear statements like this a lot: “I want to do this by myself.” “No, you stay away, I can do it.”  Though a lot of times theses will make you laugh and be angry at the same time, this proactiveness and willingness …

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Cognition, is how we experience, make sense of, and interact with this world we live in. 💡 Have you ever wondered how did our brain develop into this amazingly intricate organ that helps us learn and live?🧠 Through understanding the Cognitive Developmental Milestones, we get to see how we as infants explore and interact with …

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“How can I help my kids improve their ability to focus?” “Do I have to buy a lot of different boardgames to help improve my kid’s attention?

It’s activity sharing time again!Following up on our previous post, IM OT Clinic is sharing another fun playing cards game today that can help boost attention and focus.