Minuro Child Development and Learning Center

30/10/2025

The kids looked super awesome this week, simply BOO-tiful!

Week's not over yet though, so we're on the lookout for more spooky and amazing characters 👀🎃

27/10/2025

World Occupational Therapy Day
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Shout out to our in-house OTs, Teacher Kam and Teacher Ken! Both of them just joined Minuro this year, yet they have made such a difference in our kids' lives already.

Thank you occupational therapists!

24/10/2025

Trick or Treat week is done! 🍬🍭
Next week is dress up week, so it's time to put on your capes, wigs, and gloves from October 27-31 to make your therapy and tutorial sessions extra spooktacular
🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️🧝‍♂️🧟‍♂️🧜‍♂️

24/10/2025

Happy birthday Teacher Maica! 🎂🎈

23/10/2025

23/10/2025

The stages where handwriting develops...

Every child is unique and different when it comes to handwriting. However, here are some stages that may be helpful when looking at a child's writing milestones:

In this article, you will discover skills to practice for each performance milestone, such as:

1️⃣ Offering crayons and paper frequently for consistent exposure to handwriting tools
2️⃣ Build their muscle strength in their hands and fingers by offering squeeze bottles to grip
3️⃣ Provide many opportunities for writing and coloring with different utensils like chalk, markers, dry erase boards and many other options.
4️⃣ Use tracing sheets with numbers and letters. Continue building hand strength by offering play dough to play with.

🔗Article Link: https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-09-handwriting.../

22/10/2025

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/

22/10/2025

When a child is melting down, our instincts can take over — and not always the helpful ones.
We might lecture, rush to fix, or tell them to calm down… but these actually block co-regulation rather than build it.

Let’s talk about what not to do — and what to try instead — so we can truly help a child borrow our calm instead of our chaos.

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Managing Big Feelings: A Toolkit for Parents & Educators, a Parent and Educators Toolkit

Helping children turn big emotions into skills for life.

When a child’s emotions feel too big to handle, it can be overwhelming — for them and for you.
Managing Big Feelings: The Toolkit is your go-to resource for guiding children through strong emotions with empathy, clarity, and proven strategies.

What’s Inside:
• Step-by-step calming strategies for moments of overwhelm
• Practical activities to build emotional awareness
• Visual aids to help children recognise and name their feelings
• Scripts and prompts for supportive conversations
• Tools for parents, educators, and support staff

This toolkit is grounded in evidence-based approaches to emotional regulation. It’s designed to work in classrooms, at home, and in one-to-one settings, helping children learn how to manage their emotions in ways that are safe, healthy, and empowering.

Download now and start turning emotional overwhelm into growth, resilience, and connection.

Electronic download available at
link in comments.

20/10/2025

Happy birthday Teacher Al! 🎂🎈

19/10/2025

19/10/2025

This is a good tip from .

One effective strategy for supporting executive functioning is to make things visual. When expectations or end goals are hard to visualize, it can be challenging to initiate tasks, especially those that seem difficult or boring. Planning for future events, organizing thoughts for writing, comprehending what we read, following multi-step directions, and remembering schedules or agendas can also become more difficult. By making these elements visual, you can help bridge the gap between intention and action, making it easier to manage these tasks.

05/10/2025

Happy World Teachers Day! 🌏🎉

📚We'd like to acknowledge our very own SpEd teachers, for being amazing at what they do. We see your dedication, care, and love everyday. Thank you for making the kids shine dear teachers! 🎨