TheraPlay Child Care Services - Danao City

18/09/2025

18/09/2025

🎉 RAFFLE DRAW HAPPENING TODAY! 🎉
The wait is over — it’s finally time to draw the winners of our 8th Anniversary Giveaway! 💙

All entries are in, and we’re excited to find out who’s taking home our exclusive Theraplay merch! 🎁

🗓️ Raffle Draw: Happening TODAY!
📌 Winners will be announced on our official social media pages, so make sure to stay tuned!

Thank you again for celebrating 8 wonderful years with us. Good luck to all participants! 🙌

18/09/2025

🟦🟥 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐧!

Our little learners had so much fun exploring Squares and Rectangles today! From popsicle stick formations, solving shape puzzles, to sorting activities — every moment was full of discovery and teamwork. 💡

These activities help children strengthen their 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎-𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, while also encouraging focus and cooperation. 🌟

16/09/2025

Struggling to help your child find calm and control?
OT can guide you in understanding the link between stress and aggression and provide practical strategies to manage them. Let's discover how prolonged stress and anxiety can fuel aggressive behaviors, and learn effective tools for emotional regulation, coping, and behavior management.
Empower your child to thrive with greater confidence and calm through the support of OT! 👪✨

© Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists, Inc.

15/09/2025

🎉 RAFFLE DRAW COMING SOON! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined our 8th Anniversary Giveaway! 💙
All entries are in, and we’re excited to draw the winners of our exclusive Theraplay merch! 🎁

🗓️ Raffle Draw: Moved to a later date — stay tuned!
📌 Winners will be announced on our official social media pages.

Good luck to all participants, and thank you for celebrating 8 amazing years with us! 🙌

15/09/2025

✨🎨 Our playgroup kids had fun exploring shapes today!
The kids made a 𝐃𝐨𝐭-𝐀𝐫𝐭 for Circle and a 𝐐-𝐭𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 for Oval 🌸🔵. Through this activity, they practiced 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨—all while having lots of fun! 💡🖌️

14/09/2025

"𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚."
-𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒐

13/09/2025

Distal finger control is important because it plays a critical role in fine motor skills—especially tasks that require precision, coordination, and control at the tips of the fingers.

WHY do we care about this skill?

1️⃣Distal control helps kids do things like:
+Button shirts
+Zip jackets
+Tie shoelaces
+Use utensils
+Manage coins or small objects

2️⃣Builds Handwriting Skills
+Proper pencil grasp
+Smooth letter formation
+Writing with appropriate pressure and spacing

3️⃣Promotes Efficient Tool Use
+Scissors
+Tweezers
+Paintbrushes
+Keyboards and tablets

4️⃣Reduces Hand Fatigue
When distal muscles are strong and coordinated, the rest of the hand doesn’t have to overcompensate. This means better endurance for tasks like coloring, writing, or using manipulatives.

5️⃣Builds a Foundation for Complex Motor Skills
Many manipulation skills, like tying knots or doing crafts, require refined, isolated finger movements. These higher-level tasks build from a solid base of distal control.

More activities and ideas for distal finger control: https://www.theottoolbox.com/distal-finger-control-exercises

© The OT Toolbox

09/09/2025

🎳 Throwback to Strikes, Spares, and Team Spirit!
As we celebrated our anniversary yesterday, we couldn’t help but look back at one of our favorite moments together — our bowling tournament last June! A perfect reminder of the fun, teamwork, and energy that make this team special. 💥

09/09/2025

Unleash your child’s learning potential through shared book reading. By reading together, we grow together as we help children improve their essential language skills and cognitive skills and foster meaningful social relationships, necessary for their future academic success. Let us empower the children with the power of words through shared book reading! 📖👨‍👩‍👧


References:
[1] Elaria, S. P. (2024, September 13). The lasting benefits of shared book reading - Speak, learn and grow. Speak, Learn and Grow. https://speech-learning.com.au/.../benefits-of-shared.../
[2] Gillogly, R. (2020, November 9). Shared Book Reading: More than what is written on the page - Beam Health Psychologists. Beam Health Psychologists. https://beamservices.com.au/blog/shared-book-reading/
[3] Westerveld, M. F., Wicks, R., & Paynter, J. (2021). Investigating the effectiveness of parent-implemented shared book reading intervention for preschoolers with ASD. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 37(2), 149–162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265659021995522

© Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists, Inc.

09/09/2025

First day fun this September! ✨

Our playgroup kids had so much fun in their very first session this September with a shape matching activity! 🔺🔵🟨

Through this hands-on play, kids practiced 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨, 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 while also learning about different shapes and colors. Plus, it helps improve their 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 and 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 as they match each piece correctly. 🌟

A wonderful start to a month full of learning and fun! 💛

08/09/2025

🎉 THERAPLAY TURNS 8!

Celebrate With Us & Win Exclusive Merch! 🛍️

Join our 8th Anniversary Giveaway!
We’re giving away:
☂️ 8 Theraplay Umbrellas
☕ 8 Theraplay Mugs
👕 8 Theraplay T-Shirts

📅 How to Join:

• Avail any service between Sept 8–13, 2025
• Get 1 raffle entry for every ₱750 spent

📍 Visit us and enjoy your therapy sessions — you could be one of our 24 lucky winners!
📝 Note: Each participant can only win once.

🎉 RAFFLE DRAW:

📆 September 15, 2025
📌 Winners will be announced on our official social media pages

Let’s celebrate 8 years of care, milestones, and therapy success — together! 💙

🙏 Thank you for 8 amazing years of trust, support, and shared growth. Here’s to many more!