🕵️♂️ Small Steps, Big Milestones: Supporting Self-Care Skills in Childhood
Self-care tasks like dressing, brushing teeth, and feeding, are everyday achievements that build independence and confidence. For some children, these skills take longer to develop. When self-care feels hard, it can affect routines at home, transitions to school, and a child’s sense of “I can do it myself.”Recently, we worked with a young child who found morning routines especially challenging. Getting dressed often led to frustration. Buttons were tricky. Toothbrushing felt overwhelming. ...
February 4, 2026Sensory Regulation in Children 🪄
Sensory regulation is a child’s ability to notice, process, and respond to sensory information in a way that helps them stay calm, focused, and ready to engage. Every day, children take in sounds, movement, touch, light, and body signals. For some children, particularly those with autism, ADHD, or developmental differences, these sensations can feel overwhelming or, at times, not strong enough....
January 21, 2026🛀 Supporting Everyday Life: Occupational Therapy for Children & Adults on the North Shore
Families often wonder what occupational therapy really looks like in everyday life. At Integral Occupational Therapy, it’s about supporting people to live with greater ease, confidence, and independence, whether that’s a child settling into school or an adult wanting to stay safe and comfortable at home.For children, our Paediatric OT / Children’s OT focuses on school readiness, emotional regulation, play, and everyday independence. We work closely with families to build con...
January 18, 2026Social Skills for Children - Building Confidence Through Everyday Play 🎡
Social skills are the everyday tools children use to join play, share, take turns, read cues, solve small problems, and ask for help. They are more than developmental milestones - they are essential life skills that allow children to enjoy one of the most important parts of childhood: playing and connecting with friends, siblings, and others at school, at home, and in the community.These skills grow best in warm, predictable environments where children feel safe to try, make mistakes, and try ag...
January 14, 2026🏅Routine, Calm & School Readiness | Children’s Occupational Therapy in Chatswood & North Shore
We’ve spoken about emotional readiness when returning to school. One of the biggest challenges for many children is that change can feel hard. For many autistic children in particular, routine and predictability act as anchors. They help a child feel safe, calm, and ready to join in. When a day has a clear rhythm and fewer surprises, there is less “unknown” to worry about—and more energy available for learning, play, and connection.At Integral Occupational Therapy, we ofte...
January 12, 2026🌟 Starting the New Year with Integral Occupational Therapy🌟
A new year brings fresh beginnings, and in 2026 we’re proud to continue supporting families through our children’s occupational therapy (paediatric OT) services at Integral Occupational Therapy in Chatswood. 🎊We know the start of a school year can be exciting, but it can also bring big feelings and new challenges. Emotional readiness is your child’s ability to manage emotions, cope with transitions, and feel safe enough to learn, participate, and connect at school. ...
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