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MOBILE PAEDIATRIC OT SERVICE “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.”

15/12/2025

So proud of these little legends 👏

Exploring, touching, smelling and trying new foods in a fun, no-pressure way — every step counts! 🍎✨

Food play isn’t about “making kids eat” — it’s about building trust, confidence and curiosity with food.
Today’s group did an amazing job exploring new textures, smells and tastes at their own pace 👏🍽️

And we had lots of little BUT HUGE wins 🥳😁

11/12/2025

🎄👩‍🍳 Holiday cooking made fun for little hands!

Swipe for easy, kid-friendly recipes to keep your little ones busy (and happy!) these holidays ✨

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10/12/2025

🌟 Supporting Your Child Through the Under-16 Social Media Ban 🌟

Many families have been feeling overwhelmed, confused or worried about the new Australian legislation restricting social media use for children under 16. You’re not alone — this is a big change for young people and their support networks.

Here are practical, connection-building strategies to help your child feel supported, socially connected and emotionally safe during the transition:

👇 What each strategy means for your family:

1️⃣ Use safe communication options (FaceTime / iMessage / supervised chats)
Kids still need connection. These options help them stay in touch with friends while keeping communication private, safe and parent-monitored.

2️⃣ Invite friends over more often
Social media might be paused, but friendships don’t have to be. Playdates, hang-outs, or short catchups create real-life connection and reduce that “I’m missing out” feeling.

3️⃣ Encourage more extracurriculars & hobbies
Team sports, art, music, dance, coding clubs — these fill the social gap and boost confidence, routines and wellbeing.

4️⃣ Keep communication open
Talk about the ban in a way that’s calm, validating and reassuring. Kids might feel confused, frustrated or scared they’ll lose their friends. Listen, acknowledge, and problem-solve together.

5️⃣ Create healthy phone habits at home
A chance to reset! Focus on screen-free routines, better sleep habits, tech-free zones, and real-world skills your child can practise more often.

6️⃣ Help them find safe online alternatives
If they love creating, gaming, or exploring online, look for safe moderated platforms, creative apps, coding programs or educational communities that still give them a digital outlet.

7️⃣ Model calm and confident leadership
Our children mirror our regulation. If we approach the change with confidence (“We’ll work through this together”), they feel safer and more secure.

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💛 This change is an opportunity to strengthen connection, build real-world friendships, and support emotional regulation — all of which truly matter for kids.

25/11/2025

Our holiday groups are designed to support social skills, emotional regulation, imagination, sensory exploration and confidence — all through FUN 🙌✨

🍎 Food Play Social Group
🧱 LEGO & Gem Art Sessions
🎮 Minecraft Groups
🏠 Gingerbread House Creations

Perfect for kids who thrive in smaller groups, need routine in the holidays, or simply love hands-on fun!

Message us to secure a spot.

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18/11/2025

Have you ever watched your child go from fine to overwhelmed in moments?

For many kids, especially those with sensory or emotional regulation challenges, their brain gets “messy” long before they have the words to tell us.

A messy brain might feel:

🌀 Fast
🌀 Noisy
🌀 Too full
🌀 Stuck or wobbly

This post helps kids learn to:

💛 Notice their body clues
💛 Use simple words like “My brain is messy”
💛 Pick a strategy to calm their body, senses, or movement
💛 Check in with themselves afterwards

This is what emotional regulation actually looks like — one simple visual, repeated often, with lots of co-regulation and connection.

Save this post to use at home or in your therapy sessions.

Tag a parent or educator who needs this in their toolkit 🤍

12/11/2025

Food Play = Pressure-Free Progress

Helping kids feel confident with new foods doesn’t start with eating… it starts with exploring.
That’s why food play is such a powerful OT tool — it removes the pressure, builds trust, and helps children learn that food is safe and fun.

In our sessions, we use a graded sensory approach to support picky or anxious eaters. Kids work through tiny, achievable steps like:

👉 Looking at the food
👉 Touching it with a spoon or utensil (secondary touch)
👉 Touching with fingers
👉 Bringing it near the face
👉 Smelling it
👉 Licking or kissing it
👉 Taking a small bite or nibble
👉 Chewing… and eventually swallowing

Every step is a WIN. 💛

There is never pressure to eat — just opportunities to explore.

🍉 Try These Strategies at Home:

✨ Make food play FUN — cut shapes, build faces, use toothpicks, tongs, or tweezers

✨ Keep the vibe positive — “You don’t have to eat it, just have a look or a feel!”

✨ Offer one “learning food” + one safe food

✨ Let them be the boss of how close the food gets

✨ Celebrate even the smallest step (“You touched it today — that’s huge!”)

✨ Model exploring the food yourself

✨ Stay calm and neutral if they refuse — no bribes, no pressure

Remember: confidence comes before eating.
And every tiny step forward is progress worth celebrating. 🌈

02/11/2025

Celebrated our beautiful B Friday night.

We can’t wait to be a part of your next minestrone; and love watching the beautiful mum you are ❤️

Thank you for being you, and always making the biggest difference in our kids lives 😍

19/10/2025

Awesome number recognition activity from Kmart.

$20 for all different arts and crafts activities, including this sticker by number activity!

This awesome craft box works on
- fine motor skills
- visual perceptual skills
- hand eye coordination
- sequencing
- executive functioning

03/10/2025

PSA for parents:

The messy house? Normal.
The skipped activities? Fine.
The takeaway dinner? Totally okay.

What your kids will remember:

💛 The giggles
💛 The time together
💛 The love you gave, not the chores you ticked off

👉 Share this post with another parent who needs to hear this too.

28/09/2025

💛 Public meltdowns happen. And you’re not a bad parent. 💛

You’re at the shops, the park, or waiting in line… and suddenly your child has a BIG reaction. It’s stressful, especially with others watching. But here’s the thing: meltdowns are not about “bad behaviour.” They’re about a child’s nervous system being overwhelmed.

✨ Here are some OT tips that can help when big feelings happen in public

Once calm, reconnect with water, snack, or quiet time. Talk later, not mid-meltdown.

💡 Meltdowns are a child’s way of saying “I’m overwhelmed.”

You’re doing your best — and that’s enough.

16/09/2025

🌟 Does your child struggle with kindy drop off? 🌟

I went along with a family twice this week to help implement strategies, and it fills my heart to be able to make drop off smoother.

You’re not alone — transitions can feel BIG for little ones. New environments, separation, and uncertainty can all add up to tears at the door. 💛

Here are some OT-recommended strategies that can help:

📖 Use a social story to practise the routine
🧸 Let your child take a familiar comfort item to share with educators
🍬 Offer a brave reward — a little treat waiting at pick-up
🤝 Ask for a familiar staff member to greet them at drop-off
⏰ Stick to the same routine each morning
👋 Keep goodbyes short and confident
🎨 Have a distraction activity set up ready on arrival
📅 Create a weekly visual schedule at home so your child knows which days are kindy and which are home days

✨ Consistency + reassurance = smoother drop-offs over time.

💬 What’s one strategy that’s worked well for your child at drop-off? Share it below — your tip might help another parent!

27/08/2025

😂 Every parent knows this story…

You’re ready to leave the house on time 🚗✨

Then suddenly:
👟 Shoes are missing
🚽 Someone needs the toilet
👕 The favourite clothes from yesterday are now “itchy and terrible”

💛 You’re not alone — mornings with kids are a whole event! - BUT we wouldn’t have it any other way ❤️

💬 Tag a parent who would totally relate to this chaos ⬇️

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