by Debbie Hopper | May 31, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Meltdowns and Tantrums
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_f2fo9hfI[/embedyt]Hi, I’m Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist and Amazon number one bestselling author from Life Skills 4 Kids. I just wanted to touch base this month and say hi.We’ve been active in lots of...
by Debbie Hopper | Apr 19, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Great Health Guide, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Sensory Processing
By Deb Hopper Published in The Great Health Guide GreatHealthGuide.com.au Ouch! Don’t Touch Me! Many children struggle to cope with the sensory bombardments that come with hair care. Some children as toddlers and pre-schoolers find this difficult. Some children...
by Debbie Hopper | Mar 23, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing, Sensory Toys
Keeping you sane during long trips!! School holidays often equate to travelling long distances and often carry high expectations for family fun, bonding and memories. But, often as we turn the key in the car and the kilometres tick by, so too do our precious children...
by Debbie Hopper | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Great Health Guide, Just Right Kids, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
By Deb Hopper Published in The Great Health Guide GreatHealthGuide.com.au Help Your Child Excel and Learn in Class Many children struggle in class and with learning. Whether identified or diagnosed with a learning disability or not, many typical children struggle...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Great Health Guide, Meltdowns and Tantrums
Transition From School to Holidays (and back to school) Published by The Great Health Guide Written by Deb Hopper 5 top tips for helping kids transition from school to holidays (and back to school). Children often anticipate with excitement the thought of change,...
by Debbie Hopper | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Child Development, Fine Motor, Fine Motor Sensory Solutions, Sensory Processing
7 Top Tips Improve your Child’s Fine Motor Skills When helping kids to develop accurate fine motor skills, it is important to understand how we use our hands. When we are manipulating small objects such as buttons, our hands are separated into two sides and...