Star Whale Occupational Therapy

28/05/2025

Did you know that besides having fun, regular trips to the playground has lots of social, cognitive, physical and even educational benefits for your young child? 🛝

Climbing ladders and ropes, jumping on trampolines, swinging, sliding down slides and playing with sand are not just fun but they also improve your child’s gross motor skills and provide sensory stimulation.

The playground is also a great way for children to develop social skills and encourage problem solving. It gives them an opportunity to observe and interact with other children as they navigate through the social environment. Either by themselves or by watching others, they can also learn how to conquer certain playground equipment challenges and build up self-esteem in the process.

There are so many things a child can learn about the world and other people at the playground. With the parents’ keen eyes and guidance, the playground can play a part in providing young children with a strong foundation for their early development. 💪🏼

21/05/2025

Dyscalculia is a specific learning disorder that affects the ability of children and even adults to understand number and learn maths.

This typically means that they may have difficulty in basic arithmetic principles (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication etc), understanding time and managing money. And this can understandably lead to anxiety and frustration for the children as they hit roadblocks in their math learning journey.

While helping children with dyscalculia can feel challenging for their primary caregivers, the right support and strategies can make a huge positive difference for them. For example:

- Create a more supportive environment at home by being more encouraging and less critical of their mistakes

- Use visual aids such as lego, colored household items to help them visualize numbers better

- Integrate maths into daily activities such as grocery shopping and playing card games

Here at Star Whale, we collaborate with highly experienced educators, special education teachers, and other professionals to ensure a personalized and calibrated approach to help children with dyscalculia.

With our upcoming workshop in June (link in bio OR swipe right —>), we want to help Primary 4-6 children who are having difficulty in maths and especially fractions. If your child is having some difficulty, this could be a workshop for you to consider.

If you are interested, you can register via the QR on the next page or on the website. You may also contact us to find out more

21/05/2025

14/05/2025

Jigsaw puzzles are so synonymous with occupational therapy (OT) that one could almost argue that it is the unofficial logo for OT 😅

It is however with good reasons. Even in this current digital age, puzzles are still an invaluable tool for your child’s development, especially from a very young age. That is why we strongly encourage our parents to let their child play with jigsaw puzzles at home. Completing jigsaw puzzles can help young children:

1. Develop fine motor skills such as improving finger strength, dexterity and coordination

2. Improve visual perceptual skills that will be useful later on for reading and writing

3. Build cognitive function to improve problem-solving, memory, attention and sequencing

4. Encourage emotional regulation such as having patience, perseverance and boosting confidence

With these in mind, let’s bring back jigsaw puzzles into our young children’s playtime 🧩

08/05/2025

Does your child need help with maths, and especially fractions? 🧮🤔

If the answer is yes. This is a workshop that you should consider signing up. Together with an educational therapist (ET) who is highly experienced in teaching maths to SPED and mainstream primary school children, we are conducting a workshop to help upper primary school kids who are weak in Mathematics or have Dyscalculia.

And complimenting the ET will be both our clinical psychologist and occupational therapist (OT).

While the clinical psychologist will be examining the child’s emotional regulation, the OT will be looking at their self regulation via movements and executive functioning skills (e.g., how to check for careless mistakes etc).

It is with this 3-prong approach that we will not only make it more manageable for your child to learn fractions/maths but also teach to better regulate themselves in their learning environment so that they can learn more effectively.

Register now if you are interested or contact us to know more

30/04/2025

This is an interactive in-person 5 days workshop specially designed for Teens conducted by Marina (ClinPsych) and Xue Yi (OT).

We will mainly be covering Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Skills and Executive Functioning skills for teens which are essential skills for teens to learn and thrive in their everyday life!

Register now if you are interested or contact us to know more.

16/07/2024

Bonding through Touch

This program aims to CONNECT parent to their child through the power of nurturing touch. To facilitate purposeful-meaningful interaction, stimulation, relaxation and relief at early stages of development.

The small intimate group will be facilitated by an experienced paediatric OT. This program is open to all parent-child so come join a group of keen parents to build skills and to learn more about baby massage techniques, child’s development and to experience the joy and fun bonding with your baby!

Spaces are limited so register soon!

16/07/2024

Listening is a dynamic experience for one’s brain and body. 🧠 And because the auditory system is connected to many parts of the brain, sound-based intervention such as Therapeutic Listening can be an effective way to access the nervous system, affect positive change and help our clients better manage sensory input from their daily environment.

That is why Therapeutic Listening is one of the key approaches that we utilise here at Star Whale to address our clients’ auditory processing issues, attention difficulties and emotional regulation 🎶🎧

Contact us if you would like to find out more about Therapeutic Listening and how it can help your child. Contact info in the link in bio.

16/07/2024

When it comes to the various fields within the healthcare sector, Occupational Therapy may not be top of mind for the general public but it is definitely an integral part of it.

So what do Occupational Therapists do for the people who require them?
- In general, we focus on helping individuals improve their ability to perform daily activities such as self-care tasks, work, education and social participation.

And what does that mean for your child if he/she is being referred to an Occupational Therapist by the Pediatrician? 👧👦
- Specifically for children, it could mean that they might need help with various daily skills such as handwriting, activities that require fine or gross motor skills, managing sensory information within their environment, interacting socially with their peers and teachers in school, and managing their daily emotions and behaviours…just to list a few examples.

Here at we strive to help your child achieve independence through imparting these skills that will enable them to enjoy their daily lives to the fullest. 🌈

16/07/2024

Welcome to Star Whale Occupational Therapy! We are excited to share our services to assist children and adults in navigating through daily challenges, developing new skills and leading a more fulfilling life.

Feel free to visit our website (link in our page information) or WhatsApp us to know more on how we can help your child.