Ms. Jennifer OT

05/08/2025

Check out these local summer camps! Open to the public!

Open to current patients and to the public!

Use QR code above to sign up!!!

04/07/2025

For My SA military families! Thanks Behavior Keys for the information!

I know we get a lot of questions about EFMP! Here ya go!

04/02/2025

Happy OT Month 2025! Have the best conference for those of you lucky enough to be in Philly this weekend ⭐

Happy Occupational Therapy Month! What better way to kick off celebrations than attending AOTA INSPIRE 2025!? Just TWO DAYS LEFT until we’re all together in Philadelphia and we can’t wait 🤩
Feeling a little FOMO? It’s not too late to join in on the fun! If you’re in the Philly area, check out our flexible registration options, including convenient daily rates at inspire.aota.org

03/02/2025

SEE the WHOLE child

I was in a Kindergarten class recently...

The expectation to sit still, form sentences and WRITE AN OPINION ON A WORKSHEET, hurt my heart and my brain.

There were multiple neurodivergent kids in the class. Multiple IEPs. They were having a really hard time!

Behaviors were an issue. OF COURSE they were! The expectations are too high!

Before we start blaming kids for their behavior, we should recognize that what WE are asking them to do may be beyond what they can do developmentally.

If we want to change the behavior of children, WE have to change OUR adult behavior first. With our fully developed frontal lobes, we can do it! We can change our behavior, lead with compassion and curiosity, and support kids at their true developmental level.

02/23/2025

friends, Local training on potty training!

Sharing a little something sweet ❤️
on this Valentine's Day!!

Grow With Me Pediatric Therapy LLC and Little Bloom PT are excited to announce our "Let's Chat" series kicking off with Potty Training on March 29th!

RSVP to reserve your spot as space will be limited. Childcare available upon request!

02/21/2025

Congratulations and thank you!

02/21/2025

Beautifully said!

12/29/2024

This is important! We can simultaneously help people work on social skills while appreciating their interests and style of communication.

I absolutely love validating a kid's neurodivergent traits.

It looks like this.

'Hey. I notice you do this thing in this way. I love that so much. It's so different to how I do it! I love your way because ...XYZ. It's so cool how everyone's brain is different.'

Quick. Easy. Costs nothing.

And you are helping that kid develop positive self-regard and neurodivergent pride.

Can we all do this more in 2025?

Em 🌈

09/03/2024

Dream Big!

History has been made! A huge congratulations to Occupational Therapy Professor and PARALYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST Sarah Adam 🥈

Adam made paralympic history as the first woman to make the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team and played a monumental role in securing the team a silver medal at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris ✨

08/23/2024

I love seeing the profession of OT being applied in so many unique ways. This truly embodies what is at the core of Occupational Therapy, engagement in meaningful occupations, in this case being a swimmer!

Many children with disabilities struggle to learn new motor and/or cognitive skills, and swimming - particularly safe swimming - requires both. Read our conversation with Erika Kemp, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA, about aquatic occupational therapy for children with disabilities. https://bit.ly/3WUA637

08/17/2024

I always tell parents when we start that they have so much to teach me about their own kids!

Sometimes we get a lot of judgement for parenting our kids in a neurodiversity-affirming way. To others it can look like we're just being endlessly permissive. 'Letting them get away with everything.' And not being strict enough.

Nah.

If you are parenting in a way that is respectful of your kid's sensory needs, emotional needs, fluctuating capacity, and neurodivergent learning style- you're doing an amazing job.

If you are helping them listen to their body, learn how to ask for accommodations, and set boundaries- you're doing brilliantly.

You are the expert on your kid.

Yes?

Em 🌈