Great Kids Place

Great Kids Place Pediatric occupational therapy specializing in sensory processing disorders, dyspraxia, & ADHD Parents are encouraged to participate in every session.

Great Kids Place offers sensory and relationship-based occupational therapy services to address challenges in sensory processing, motor skills, learning, engagement, social interaction, attention and emotional regulation. We work with children and their families using our own unique play based model to address sensory motor and social emotional development simultaneously. At Great Kids Place, pare

nts and therapists play side by side our great kids. Therapists meet with parents to set functional real life outcomes for goals and work with the family in each session. We also offer parent meetings to review progress, strategies and goals. This approach significantly improves carryover and enhances relationships.

Every step forward is a victory worth celebrating! One of the greatest joys of sessions at Great Kids Place is hearing t...
04/26/2026

Every step forward is a victory worth celebrating! One of the greatest joys of sessions at Great Kids Place is hearing the squeals of joy as children overcome challenges and build skills to make them feel brave, powerful, and strong.

Our goal at GKP is to make you feel supported in your journey - so much so that you do not need us anymore! We work with you to navigate your way to graduation through the creation of an ongoing sensory-emotional lifestyle.

Work hard… and take time to play 💫Between presentations at AOTA INSPIRE 2026, our team took full advantage of being step...
04/25/2026

Work hard… and take time to play 💫

Between presentations at AOTA INSPIRE 2026, our team took full advantage of being steps away from Disneyland—because you can’t talk about the power of play without actually living it. ✨🏰

The truth is—play isn’t just what we teach… it’s what fuels us, connects us, and keeps us grounded in the work we love.

From sharing knowledge with professionals around the world to laughing together on rides… this is what balance looks like 💛

And yes… there may have been churros involved 😉

One of the most common things we hear at Great Kids Place is that it is a place that children and their families “finall...
04/24/2026

One of the most common things we hear at Great Kids Place is that it is a place that children and their families “finally feel understood”.

Where in the world? ✈️🌎Hint: ☀️🌴 + some of the brightest minds in OT…AnnMarie, Janis, Erin, and Amanda (and Kim!) are in...
04/24/2026

Where in the world? ✈️🌎

Hint: ☀️🌴 + some of the brightest minds in OT…

AnnMarie, Janis, Erin, and Amanda (and Kim!) are in Anaheim, California, sharing their brilliance and the heart of our model with Occupational Therapists, clinicians, and professionals from around the globe at AOTA INSPIRE 2026.

✨ Empowering Caregiver Self-Efficacy Through Coaching: A Strength-Based Approach to Supporting Sensory Regulation

✨ Using Play to Support Emotional Regulation & Participation in Daily Routines

✨ Poster: Understanding & Supporting Personality Styles Through a Sensory Emotional Lens

So proud to see this work making an impact far beyond our walls. 🌟

PosterNerd

04/24/2026

🌟Take your kid to work day! 🌟

Come play with this mini occupational therapist (in training)!

Actually… it’s so much more than play.

Did you know that when doing something through play a skill is learned 400x faster than if the skill is learned in isolation?

At GKP it’s never just play.

🌟It’s building persistence and determination.

🌟It’s problem solving.

🌟It’s learning to be flexible and to adapt
through trial and error.

🌟It’s building confidence.

🌟It’s learning to work both independently and on a team.

It’s never “just” play.

🌟It’s giving kids the skills they need to thrive in the world - finding their joy but also learning how to cope when things get hard.

The therapists at GKP understand the way you move your body impacts the way you feel, and the way you feel impacts the way you move your body, and together, both impact the way you act, interact, and experience the world.

Using Playful interactions, Layered with sensory experiences, Affect pairing, and You - the power of you and relationships, GKP helps kids grow, learn, feel comfortable, confident, and connected - ready to take on the world and just be the they are.

At Great Kids Place, families and therapists work together as a team to best support the children they serve. We love op...
04/24/2026

At Great Kids Place, families and therapists work together as a team to best support the children they serve. We love opportunities to collaborate with others outside of GKP so provide the best care of plan possible for all children.

Every person experiences and responds to the world in their own unique way. At Great Kids Place, we honor each child’s s...
04/23/2026

Every person experiences and responds to the world in their own unique way. At Great Kids Place, we honor each child’s sensory emotional personality (SEP) style to better support connection, regulation, and growth.

Through knowing and acknowledging their SEP, we can provide the supports needed to take on the day and the ‘just right’ challenges to strengthen foundational capacities.

Celebrating   today and always! ❤️🌎❤️
04/22/2026

Celebrating today and always! ❤️🌎❤️

Self-regulation is more than sensory regulation. Our sensory kids have several other challenging things that fill them u...
04/22/2026

Self-regulation is more than sensory regulation. Our sensory kids have several other challenging things that fill them up all day - sensory experiences on top of that can make their cup ‘over spill’.

Do you have a favorite therapist, doctor, dentist, or specialist? Help other parents by sharing your recommendations bef...
04/21/2026

Do you have a favorite therapist, doctor, dentist, or specialist? Help other parents by sharing your recommendations before May 31st

VOTE for NJ Family 2025 Kids’ Favorite Doc Awards! 🤩

Thank you for all of your love and support every year! ❤️

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At Great Kids Place, we guide children on fun, meaningful quests to explore, learn, and grow.
04/21/2026

At Great Kids Place, we guide children on fun, meaningful quests to explore, learn, and grow.

Don't forget to VOTE for NJ Family 2026 Kids’ Favorite Doc Awards! 🤩Help other parents by sharing your favorite therapis...
04/20/2026

Don't forget to VOTE for NJ Family 2026 Kids’ Favorite Doc Awards! 🤩

Help other parents by sharing your favorite therapist, doctor, dentist, and specialist recommendations before May 31st.

Thank you for all of your love and support every year! ❤️

njfamily.com/vote

Address

21 Pine Street #205
Rockaway, NJ
07866

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19735868396

Website

https://greatkidsplace.com/podcast/

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Sensory Kids are Great Kids!

Great Kids Place offers sensory and relationship-based occupational therapy services to address challenges in sensory processing, motor skills, learning, engagement, social interaction, attention and emotional regulation.

Play is the occupation of children. As kids grow, it is through play that they develop their motor and motor processing and integration skills through exploration and discovery. At Great Kids Place, in our state of the art sensory gym, we use play to optimize engagement and participation in occupational therapy sessions to work on the development of sensory, fine motor, gross motor, core strength, motor coordination, motor planning, visual and handwriting skills.

At Great Kids Place, parents and therapists play side by side our great kids. Parents are encouraged to participate in every session. Therapists meet with parents to set functional real life outcomes for goals and work with the family in each session. We also offer parent meetings to review progress, strategies and goals. This approach significantly improves carryover and enhances relationships.