TheraPaeds Occupational Therapy

09/01/2025

Get ready to jump back into school mode 💜

10/10/2024

💛💚💙 it’s world mental health day 💛💚💙

It’s world mental health day!

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Mental health is about how we think, feel and act. Just like physical health, we all have it and we need to take care of it.

Our mental health is on a spectrum which can range and shift.

With good mental health, we can think positively, feel confident and act calmly (goals!).

Innova Kids inspires to help children be aware of and embrace their emotions, understand their unique body cues, and provide age appropriate strategies to help them overcome overwhelming feelings.

Let’s open the Mental Health conversation 💬 parents, teachers, health care providers what is your favourite way to help your child destress or overcome those big feelings?

Innova Kids
Tutor and Therapy Center
Midrand

010 786 0530
074 323 0049

23/04/2024

BENEFITS of Prone Extension Posture

Postural stability and control starts to develop very early on, right from the day baby begins to lift their head up, and it continues to develop into adolescence.

We need postural endurance, stability and control to -
🔸Learn to roll, crawl and sit
🔸Write long sentences and complete exams
🔸Brush our teeth, or hair, or put on a pair of socks
🔸Maintain our balance whilst sitting on a chair

Just us moving, balancing and doing all requires postural control and endurance - so that we can do a task for long enough without getting overly tired.

BENEFITS
Better control and endurance during movement and activities, meaning better efficiency and performance.

This might look like:
🔹a child who can cross their legs in sitting (without slumping or w sitting)
🔹 a child writing for longer periods of time without fatigue
🔹 a child sitting upright to complete a meal, without the need to change postures more than expected for age
🔹a child that can learn whilst seated at the table without becoming overly tired
🔹 a baby that can transition well between rolling to sitting or pulling into standing
🔹 a young child learning to use a knife and fork and manage to get food into their mouth with control

Follow along for more info and strategies.

Innova OT
Passionate about Paediatric OT!
+27107860530
+27743230049
Info@innovaot.co.za

19/04/2024

PRONE EXTENSION POSTURE

This simple posture is packed with developmental benefits, and is so well researched it even has its own age norms 🤩

Challenge 🥇 can your child hold this posture? 🥈 can they hold this posture with good control? 🥉 can they hold this posture for the full time?

Prone extension is a posture where a child lies on their belly while raising their legs and arms off the ground. It is also commonly called the ‘superman pose’.

This posture plays a vital role in developing the anti-gravity strength of your child’s head, neck, arms, legs, and trunk.

This position also develops the vestibular system and body awareness.

In the early months, doing ‘tummy time’ that includes crawling, rolling, and sitting is essential for babies and children to achieve prone extension.

Did you know 💡 It can also be used as a diagnostic assessment tool for a child who has any difficulty with other motor skills coordination, balance, or any sensory integration issues. Because how a child assumes and maintains this posture tells us so much about their developmental systems (from babies to adolescents!)

Want some ideas on how to include Prone Extension?

SO is your child able to hold this posture for the prescribed time? 😅 AND are you brave enough to try it out yourself?

Innova OT
Passionate about Paediatric OT!
+27107860530
+27743230049
Info@innovaot.co.za

02/04/2024

Celebrating neurodiversity 💚🧩

Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day 💚🧩

Breaking Barriers

Building understanding for neurodiversity

Share your insights on Autism here to build acceptance 💚

At Innova OT we LOVE neurodiversity 🫶🏻

Innova OT
Passionate about Paediatric OT!
+27107860530
+27743230049
Info@innovaot.co.za

12/03/2024

Working with all stages of life 🤍

Did you know OTs work in all stages of life, but here at Innova OT we specialize in

❤️ infancy
🧡 early childhood
💛 children
💚 adolescents

We focus on the “doing” parts in these stages, making sure your child can “do” the things that make their childhood and development a success.

What stage is your child at? Leave a heart in the comments ❤️🧡💛💚

Do you have specific questions on your child’s development?

Innova OT
Passionate about Paediatric OT!
+27107860530
+27743230049
Info@innovaot.co.za

12/03/2024

Fine Motor Skills Milestones for the little ones

💙 0-6 months
💚 6-12 months
💛 12-18 months
🧡 18-24 months