BCHC Children's Occupational Therapy

BCHC Children's Occupational Therapy Birmingham NHS Children's Occupational Therapy service. We work with children/young people/families and education, supporting with everyday activities

SENSORY SUPPORT Children who struggle with independently regulating their sensory systems can struggle with travel sickn...
12/07/2025

SENSORY SUPPORT

Children who struggle with independently regulating their sensory systems can struggle with travel sickness. Take a look at some ways you can support.

24/06/2025

Our Occupational Therapy team love to use Yoga and stretches as part of a sensory circuit or on their own just for fun.

Why not try some Yoga or stretches at home or wherever you have space.

You can do Yoga anywhere! Inside or outside!

If you decide to go outside in your garden or in a park, can you focus on the things you can see, hear and feel around you?

Here are some Yoga poses to get you started.

23/06/2025

Our sign this week is 'Hot'. With summer coming this sign can be useful to communicate with your child or young person if they are feeling hot. Take a look at our video to learn the Makaton sign. You can find more Makaton signs at the Makaton Charity's website: https://www.makaton.org.uk/

The Windrush Generation's story is a reminder of the importance of diversity and multiculturalism. Today, we celebrate t...
22/06/2025

The Windrush Generation's story is a reminder of the importance of diversity and multiculturalism. Today, we celebrate the Windrush Generation, a group of pioneers who came to the UK and helped shape our society. Their contributions to the NHS, and so much more are invaluable.

📣📣CALLING ALL EDUCATION SETTINGS - FREE TRAINING📣📣We are heading into the last few weeks of the term, but we still have ...
20/06/2025

📣📣CALLING ALL EDUCATION SETTINGS - FREE TRAINING📣📣

We are heading into the last few weeks of the term, but we still have spaces remaining on our FREE training!!!

Handwriting for Birmingham Schools ✏✏ - 25th June 2025 at 14:00 (VIRTUAL)
This session focuses on the foundations and stages of handwriting and how to prepare a child to write. But it also helps you to identify handwriting difficulties, discusses the causes and what strategies you can implement to support the children and young people within your setting. Book through Eventbrite (Link below and within our Linktree).

DIY Independence Skills👕🚽- 26th June 2025 at 14:00
This session focuses on how your settings can help develop the independence of the children and young people within your setting using a variety of different strategies and teaching methods. Book through Eventbrite (Link below and within our Linktree)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bchc-send-occupational-therapy-team-58871323623

19/06/2025

DRESSING

The use of buttons, zips, and other fastenings requires fine motor skills that some children find very difficult, but there are lots of things you can do to support your young person!

Make it a game:
🏆Threading tasks such as making a necklace by putting beads onto a string will help them to understand the concept of pushing a button through a hole or zip through the clasp.
🏆Play dress up with teddies and dolls, but make sure to use child sized clothes so they don't get frustrated by tiny fastenings
🏆Do a fashion show! Narrate yourself getting dressed and what you're doing or let them help to dress you up and do it together.

Top Tips:
⭐️Practice at less stressful times
⭐Make it fun
⭐Let them do it, you may be tempted to do it for them
⭐Lots of praise

For advice packs including dressing as well as other self care advice, head to our website:
https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/paediatric-occupational-therapy-home

HAPPY FATHER'S DAYFrom everyone at BCHC Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team, we would like to send warm wishes to all t...
15/06/2025

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

From everyone at BCHC Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team, we would like to send warm wishes to all the dads, step-dads, and father figures today! Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter, and appreciation! Happy Father's Day!

FREE training for Birmingham mainstream schools!We have lots of free training on offer where you can learn about differe...
13/06/2025

FREE training for Birmingham mainstream schools!

We have lots of free training on offer where you can learn about different way to support the children and young people that you support.

To book a place onto training, please visit our Eventbrite page (link in bio).

13/06/2025

Multi-sensory activities can help children develop lots of different skills and expose them to different textures and smells. There are lots of ideas of how you can engage a child in multi sensory games, this video gives you some ideas.

More ideas can be found on the BBC bitesize website: www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

🌈 Rainbow Breathing1. Sit or lie down comfortably.2. Take a deep breath for each colour of the rainbow❤️ RedBreathe in l...
12/06/2025

🌈 Rainbow Breathing

1. Sit or lie down comfortably.
2. Take a deep breath for each colour of the rainbow

❤️ Red
Breathe in like you're blowing up a red balloon...
Breathe out slowly... Pfffffff...
🧡 Orange
Breathe in orange like warm sunlight...
Breathe out like the sun setting...
💛 Yellow
Breathe in yellow like bright sunflowers...
Breathe out like a gentle breeze...
💚 Green
Breathe in green like soft grass under your feet...
Breathe out and feel calm...
💙 Blue
Breathe in blue like the ocean or sky...
Breathe out like a wave gently crashing...
💜 Purple
Breathe in purple like a butterfly...
Breathe out as it flies away...
🌈 Rainbow
Take one big rainbow breath…
In through your nose...
Out through your mouth...
💖 You did it!
You're a Rainbow Breather—calm, strong, and peaceful.

📣📣CALLING ALL BIRMINGHAM FAMILIES📣📣Join our FREE training online to learn how to support your child with their sensory r...
08/06/2025

📣📣CALLING ALL BIRMINGHAM FAMILIES📣📣

Join our FREE training online to learn how to support your child with their sensory regulation at home through Sensory Circuits.

You can use this to support mealtimes and bedtime routines as well as to support them throughout the day to stay regulated.

Book at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bchc-send-occupational-therapy-team-58871323623

❗❗Please book early to avoid disappointment as there are LIMITED SPACES. Please ensure that when booking you complete all prerequisite questions, or your order may be cancelled. ❗❗

06/06/2025

Are you an early years setting and looking to develop how you support children in your setting? We have lots of training avaliable to help.

If you are interested in booking any of our training please conatct us via email on bchc.sendtherapy@nhs.net.

If you are able to host any of our training then please let us know! If you are able to host you will be able to send up to three members of staff on to the training.

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