Wholistic O.T.

12/08/2025

My lovely friend Maddy is launching a new project! Maddy is a wonderful OT, this reflects who she is, her sense of adventure and heart to help others.
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22/08/2024

13/06/2024

👁️ I’ve met many a clear sighted child working as an OT. Parenting a child who challenges the ‘old fashioned rules’ of raising children is not easy BUT they help us adults see the world through their eyes and challenge us to change.

IMAGINE the adult they will be with this gift. ✨

Some kids see straight through the things which others don’t. They see the power structures between adults and children, and ask why the adult gets to give out the stickers (and decide who gets them) whilst the children have to wait. They see how unfair it is that adults can say ‘that’s enough cake’ and expect to be obeyed but if a child says that to an adult, they’ll be laughed at. They see how adults say ‘we can’t afford a new toy’ but then spend money on the things they want. And they point it out.

They are exceptionally clear sighted. This doesn’t make childhood easy. For childhood depends on a degree of accepting ‘this is just how things are’. It requires you to not ask questions and instead to follow the crowd. It requires you to keep listening even if you think it’s a waste of your time. To sit where everyone else is sitting, and to look in the same direction, and put your hand up and not to say ‘no thanks, I’d rather hang upside down over there’

Getting through childhood requires children to ignore what they see or pretend they didn’t notice. And some children just can’t do that. They see the world so clearly, and they can’t let things lie. They are the truth tellers and that isn’t easy to live with. They have a tough time at school because they always ask Why?

But when we listen rather than telling them to be quiet, their perspective challenges us to think deeper. Not to do things ‘because that’s just how it is’. They open up a new way of seeing the world to those around them. They provoke change wherever they go.

To have a clear-sighted child is a gift, even though it can take a while to appreciate your luck. And the hardest job as their parents?

To resist the voices telling us that we should make every effort to cloud their vision.

18/03/2024

Parenthood is a journey of challenges and triumphs, and today, we want to remind all the amazing parents out there to take a moment and "be proud of yourself for how hard you are trying."

Embrace the efforts you put in every day, no matter how big or small. Each step forward, no matter how tiny, is a victory in itself.

This Monday, take a deep breath, stand tall, and know that you are doing an incredible job. We believe in you, and we're cheering you on! Go rock this week, super-parents!

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