My Journey

I started to dream big when I was 9 years old and I figured I'd be a

pediatrician-a doctor who gives candies to kids after their routine check-up,

based on what I've read from those childhood books.

Come high school senior year, I was having second thoughts about pursuing

the medical career due to financial reason as to my main concern became working

abroad the soonest possible to help pay for the expenses in my family.

Then, much to my mother's chagrin as she wanted me to become a nurse, I

became an occupational therapist- a career that is both fulfilling emotionally

and monetarily. I worked hard doing what I do best- dealing, handling and

teaching children. It is what makes me happy, it is what gives me fulfillment,

and it is what I thought I finally and really want.

But I cannot stay stuck here, the journey has to go on. This is what I want

and this is what I believe in to and I would like to share it with you.

Therapeutic Toys

Do you know that toys are not only used to play for enjoyment and group

interaction alone, but now, they can be used as therapy tools to teach,and

educate children.

In a therapeutic setting, therapists uses toys as instruments to target and

improve behaviors like attention span, concentration, sitting span, frustration

tolerance, and impulse control by expertly adjusting and manipulating the toys

and the situation to suit the needs of the child to be able to handle the

situation and thereby improve and pratice his skills.

What therapy toys to improve your child's work behaviours?

Your Worries Are Over Now

Do you get frustrated especially during therapy session all because you are

limited by the materials, resources and toys you are using?

You know what to do, what skills to target, and what problems to prioritize but

you don't have any idea where you can get such material or toy you have in mind.

Do you get discouraged from buying the toys you see in stores because they are

way out of your budget or your clinic's budget, although you really need them?

Why not get a similar toy with a similar concept, with the same skills to target

and best of all with a cheaper tag as compared to those branded ones. Where to

find those toys, check out this link http://sulit.com.ph/1921215

The therapy toys were carefully chosen by an expert Occupational Therapist who

knows her therapy toys bearing in mind those key areas which frequently needed

to improve upon- sensory integration, fine motor skills, handwriting, social

interaction, cognitive skills, pre-vocational skills.

Understanding My Child

How can I talk to my child? How can I make him express his needs and wants? I

cannot understand my child when he talks. When my child gets frustrated, he

throws tantrums, hurts himself or others or throws his toys away. How can I

make my child follow me without me shouting at him or spanking him.

Before we get angry or go out of control because of our inability to communicate

with our children or students, you should first learn the factors that comprise

Understanding.

Affinity is the degree of liking or attraction towards another person. You can

say that you have a big affinity towards your loved ones, your friends, your

pets, your favorites, while you have a small affinity towards your enemies, and

stressful, worrisome, inconvenient, and delayed situations.

Reality is what you and other people agree upon. Reality is what is real for

both of you and you agree on it. If both of you saw a black cat, you can both

agree that it is black and it is a cat. But if one of you said that instead of

a black cat, you saw a white dog then it would be a big lie and it would destroy

the reality you agreed upon.

Communication is the universal solvent as it is the solution to all our

problems, conflicts and misunderstandings. You can communicate effectively and

with understanding if you can increase the other 2 components- Affinity and

Reality. If you want to increase the other 2 components, you can do that by

increasing one of the components.

So the way to understanding your child is to increase your like and love for him

or her even though he/she is a tyrant with an angel's face. Find out his

reality-what he likes to do, what he likes to play with, or talk about and agree

with that, even though it is hard for you to comprehend his reality. All you

can do is accept his reality, as he/she is. Through his reality, find a way to

communicate with him. It may be through a look, a hug, a kiss, gestures,

movements, words, or sounds. When you communicate, remember that it is two way

communication. You give your message, he replies or answers back, and gives his

communication back to you and you answer back. It may be hard at the start, but

it's a first.

Recipe for a Successful Therapy

I'm sure most of you encountered the usual questions of "what should I do with

my child?", "How will I handle him or her?", "These are his behaviors at home

and in school, and people around him are already complaining, and I don't know

what to do anymore?"

Parents, relatives and caregivers come to you to address their child's needs,

issues and concerns. Aside from the education, therapy, and support you are

already providing then, you still want to give them more and beyond your

capability.

It is a known fact that adults play a major role in the growing years of kids

and since play is the main occupation of kids, so a good supervision and

handling of an adult + the necessary toy to target specific needs + child = a

recipe for a successful therapy. When you provide them the toys, you gave them a

chance for them to bond together, work together, play together, learn and

discover new things together, and that is what the kids really need- the love,

attention, and care of their family.

Playing with the right kind of toy can create a long lasting influence to your child

Is it possible to have fun and learning at the same time? Is it also possible

to have quality fun and affordable price? Are you tired of buying toys that

after children played with them, they ended up on the shelf and have no

educational value afterwards? Do you have unmotivated kids? How can you

motivate them to continue learning?

Playing with toys and puzzles is one of the most attractive things about

childhood. Every child loves to play and solve puzzles to have fun. Recent

studies have shown that playing with toys is critical to the healthy development

of the child's mind and intelligence.

Playing with the right kind of games and toys has a long lasting influence on

what your child becomes after growing up. Educational toys are equipped to make

the learning process fun for children. They have the potential to teach children

through innovative means and techniques by the way of interesting activities.

Cognitive development refers to the overall development of the child's thought

process. Educational toys allow the children to develop their thinking

capabilities and at the same time, think freely by unleashing their true

potential. However different set of toys are designed for children of different

ages. Those toys should be selected which are appropriate for your child's

cognitive needs at a certain age.

The toys address various issues ranging from numerical puzzles to making

strategies. With the development of cognitive ability of the child, he is able

to enter areas of deeper and complex intellectual challenges which stimulate the

growth of his creativity and innovativeness. Motor Development refers to the

growth of a child's physical abilities.

Motor development goes hand-in-hand with the cognitive development. It is

essential to make sure that your child learns the art of performing physical

activities simultaneously with his intellectual growth.

Childhood is characterized by fun and enjoyment. Until and unless work is mixed

with play, a child's interest cannot be gained. The sense of curiosity and

self-interest stimulates a child's attraction to a certain toy or game. Without

the element of fun, the child may not be able to hold hid interest in the game

for too long.