by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | May 19, 2025 | Developmental Skills, Preschoolers, School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Teen
My kids have 12 days of school left. And, honestly, I have a mix of emotions… I’m thinking about how I’m going to manage to juggle my work, but also that it’s one of only a limited amount of glorious childhood summers for my kids. You know what they...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Feb 13, 2025 | School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Strategies, Toddlers
Learn what it looks like for your child to be in sensory dysregulation and how to help them get out of it and prevent it in the future. Most days at school Zoey* was a handful. Her fiery red hair would blur as she quickly ran around the room, touching everything,...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Feb 10, 2025 | Preschoolers, School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Toddlers
Is your child having a sensory meltdown or a tantrum? Learn exactly how to tell the difference between a sensory meltdown vs. tantrum and how to help your child’s sensory processing when they are having a sensory overload meltdown. As Sarah lifted her son into...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Jan 10, 2025 | School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Strategies, Toddlers
Learn how to handle a hyperactive child at home! Use these 3 natural ways and 20 simple activities to calm your toddler, 4-year-old, or older child. Sometimes my house can feel a little crazy. With three boys, there is no shortage of energy, noise, and...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Sep 24, 2024 | Baby, School Age Kids, Sensory Diet, Sensory Issues, Toddlers
22 awesome and easy fall sensory activities that are perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kids! There are so many wonderful opportunities to explore new sensory experiences in this season of fall. I have said many times before...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Aug 6, 2024 | Developmental Skills, Occupational Therapy, School Age Kids, Strategies, Teen
Recap of our first in-person sensory summer camp for kids in Pittsburgh, PA! Learn about the goals and key activities of our sensory summer camp, and hear about all the fun we had and the progress that was made! 20 years ago, part of my first OT job was working...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 30, 2024 | School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Strategies, Teen, Toddlers
Learn 3 simple and clear steps to teaching kids how to emotionally regulate from a pediatric occupational therapist and mom of 3. Does your kid struggle with big emotions, having them often, getting stuck in them or having kind of behaviors and...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Apr 2, 2024 | School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Strategies, Teen
Learn 4 reasons I evaluated my son for ADHD, as well as the benefits of getting a diagnosis. Personal perspective from an OT and mom. Recently one of my sons received an ADHD diagnosis, and I have to be honest with you- It would have been really easy to not get...
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Mar 19, 2024 | Developmental Skills, Occupational Therapy, Preschoolers, School Age Kids, Strategies, Teen, Toddlers
Learn key executive functioning skills by age, and engaging executive functioning activities to boost development for toddlers, kids, and teens! Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure. Tommy had a friend from school over for the very first time....
by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L | Mar 12, 2024 | Occupational Therapy, School Age Kids, Sensory Issues, Sensory Toys, Strategies, Teen, Toddlers
Learn how to make a visual schedule for toddlers, kids, and teens. Plus, what a visual schedule is, and how to use it for sensory processing issues, Autism, or ADHD. Kids of all ages thrive on routine. Whether it means eating meals at a predictable time...
