Siblings, The Occuplaytional Therapist, Page 3

Drumroll

June 19, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

This post needs a content warning. I am talking about violence against children—not in the present tense, thankfully, but in the past tense. I am also talking about defusing anger responses against children instead of […]

New Baby

June 15, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

When we introduce a new baby to the family, our kids might hear a lot of the following (from us, or from family members, or from well-meaning well-wishers): “You’re going to be such a good […]

“Not Letting” Them Whine

May 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

This post has an audio and video recorded version for those who prefer to learn by hearing rather than by reading. Scroll to the bottom for the video of me reading it. Someone recently asked […]

Painting with Brushes

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

When I introduced watercolors to my children for the first time (back when they were 3 and 2), I thought that the concept of dipping the paintbrush in the paint, wetting the paint, cleaning the […]

Reframes

February 14, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

On my Facebook page, I asked adults to share something that their child had been doing that was frustrating or upsetting to them. I then invited people in the comments (myself included) to respond, from […]

Learning to Argue

February 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

A story of mediating conflict between young siblings, rather than solving it for them. My then-2yo “Summer” was lying on the ground in the middle of the living room floor, playing with toys underneath her […]

Sibling “Teaching”

December 29, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off

While going through old posts, I found a great exchange in the comments that now I’m turning into its own post… Q: It’s important to me as a parent to let my child play freely […]