Spunky Monkey Occupational Therapy

09/06/2023

Wowie. I blinked twice and now it’s June.
Spunky Monkey has been busy monkeys seeing our favourites in the clinic, at preschool and via telehealth.

Watch this space exciting things are happening.

12/01/2023

Our top tips to help survive the transition into kindergarten.

1. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
Practice opening and closing the lunchbox, drink bottle, school bag. Our little monkeys will open and close these at least four times through the day (plus the extra million times showing their friends).
2. Drop off Is your monkey nervous about saying goodbye in the morning? Come up with a secret handshake or draw hearts on your hand and theirs to remind them you are thinking about them during the day. Even a simple kiss and drop is always a fave.
3. Pick up
Have food in the car ready - kindergarten is lots of work, the weather is hot, and our monkeys are EXHAUSTED. We don’t want a hangry monkey on our hands.
4. Don’t wait for the first day of school to wear school shoes or the uniform. Kinder is a BIG transition and we want our little monkeys to be as prepared as possible. Being prepared helps with their confidence.

ENJOY the next couple of weeks of school holidays. I promise kinder will be here before you know it!

02/01/2023

We can not wait to see the adventures that unfold in 2023!

11/02/2022

Well this is interesting.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/02/10/new-developmental-milestones/?fbclid=IwAR14U6t-3n1tRa6IB1hS4KvpFZM79PT3G5k5fixI5Pk8kZWBMV7hxlm-9Hc

The nation’s top pediatricians have changed the checklist of developmental milestones for infants and young children to make it easier to identify delays that could be a sign of autism or other social-communication disabilities.

28/01/2022

Books are OPEN!
Shortland clinic has limited availability for sessions Monday - Wednesday.
DM or email info@spunkymonkey.com.au

24/01/2022

HAppy Birthday Spunky Monkey

08/01/2022

Play is essential for child development and a key element in occupational therapy.

There are many types of play.
- Gross motor play or active play is play using the whole body ( jump, run, roll, skip, climb, throw balls)
- Fine motor play is activities using your hands (threading, drawing, cutting, and turning pages of a book).
- Sensory play (play with sand, water, mud), visual perceptual play (playing with puzzles, mazes, card games) and auditory play (listening games, I spy) and pretend play (dressing up, creating play scenes).

Play involves repetition of experience, enjoyment, exploration. experimentation and imitation

Children who find it difficult to play or cannot play usually do not understand play behaviour when they see it.

PLAY IS HARD and COMPLEX!

Spunky Monkey Therapist love to play - reach out to discover more information on play.

Reference: Learn to play - Karen Stagnitti