Executive functioning describes the mental skills humans use to solve problems and achieve desired outcomes. Executive functioning skills include goal-setting, identifying and solving problems, making and following plans, adapting to changes, remembering important information, and self-monitoring. This sheet explains the various parts of executive functioning and provides suggested activities you can do at home to […]
Emotion Coaching happens when adults can be compassionate and accepting of a childโs big feelings while at the same time teaching the child how to appropriately express those emotions in a way that allows others to understand and help them.
Current studies show that roughly 30% of children between 3-17 years old experience symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of anxiety each year. Anxiety can have a genetic component and is often caused by a combination of familial disposition, circumstances, temperament, and experiences. The attached parent information sheet provides more information about childhood anxiety, tips, […]
As weโve all done our best to transition to a very different system of living in the last several months, parents and children have had to shift, stretch and pull together like never before. With the remote learning system being facilitated by our incredible teachers, many parents are asking for tips to help best support […]
In this handout, Encompass Occupational Therapist Kavita Sleight, OTR/L, explains sensory processing, gives examples of common challenges that can indicate issues with sensory processing, and provides strategies and tools for dealing with different types of sensory processing challenges.
This skill involves taking words your child uses, and adding to them so that your child is hearing more complex language. It also helps your child feel understood because you are acknowledging what they said with the words they used.
