Every child grows, learn, and develop in their own way. As a parent you might have noticed that some children lacking behind in daily tasks as compared to other children of their age. Occupational therapy (OT) is designed to help children to grow the skills they need to succeed in daily life.
10 signs that your child needs occupational therapy:
Struggle to follow Daily Routines
Some children feel difficulty in using a spoon, brushing teeth, dressing, or tying shoelaces. If your child is also becoming frustrated to follow these routines, then occupational therapists can help them to make the process easier and more successful.
Difficulty with Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills are small hand movements which include holding a pencil, buttoning a shirt, or cutting with scissors. If your child is facing difficulties with these tasks, then OT can help you to improve their hand grip, strength, and coordination.
Sensory Sensitivities
In many cases, children reacts differently to sound, touch, or taste or hate some fabrics, or refuse any particular foods. OT helps children manage their senses and feel more comfortable in daily environments.
Problem with Gross Motor Skills
Gross motor skills involve larger movements like running, climbing, or balancing. If your child avoids physical games, or has weak posture and balance, OT can help them in building confidence, strength, and coordination in big-body movements.
Struggle in Making Friends
Some children struggle to join group play, understand social cues, or maintain friendships. OT can help children practice social skills, improve communication, and build the confidence needed to connect with others.
Feeling Frustrated
Does your child always throws tantrums, problem to follow directions, or finds it difficult to switch between activities? Then this is the sign of sensory or motor difficulties. OT help children to improve flexibility during transitions.
Lack of concentration
Handwriting, concentrating on homework, or completing classroom tasks may be extra challenging for your child. OT helps improve focus, writing skills, and task completion so schoolwork feels less stressful.
Avoid to Play
Play is very important to help the children learn and grow. If your child don’t like pretend play, or oppose new games, then occupational therapists can encourage creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork by using play-based techniques.
Facing difficulties in managing Big Emotions
Does your child become easily upset or anxious? Then OT can help children to learn breathing techniques so that they can better manage their feelings.
Dependent on Parents
Does your child avoids doing simple tasks independently or always relies on you for things other kids of their age? OT is the best tool to independence step by step build their confidence and.
How Esperanza can help your child?
At Esperanza, our aim is to work hand-in-hand with families. We follow a holistic and child-centered approach where we focus on the child’s individual needs. Here’s why we are different from others:
- Our therapy programs are personalized, which ensure easy to achieve, realistic, and motivating goals.
- We perform a detailed occupational therapy assessment to understand the strengths, challenges, and unique needs of your child.
- We provide training and strategies to include learning into daily routines.
- Our therapists work collaboratively with psychologists, and speech therapists.
Conclusion
No parent like that their child is less than other kids of their age. At Esperanza, our goal is to help the children to shine in their own unique way.
If you’re not sure whether your child might benefit from occupational therapy, then once visit Esperanza. Together, we can open the door where your child can learn the basic skills without any hassle.
