Leapfrog Occupational Therapy

03/01/2026

Get your orders in for school. Single balls of playdough also available @ R10 each.

08/12/2025

02/12/2025

First orders packed and ready. Thank you for you support, evertone🐸🤗

29/11/2025

Are you looking for a last minute gift idea, wanting something to keep the kids occupied and stimulated during the holidays or starting to assemble that back to school kit for 2026? Order now to ensure you don't miss either of the two pick-up dates.

28/11/2025

Details soon to follow!

16/11/2025

Pressuring young children to write before their hands are developmentally ready places unnecessary emotional and physical stress on them.

At age 2, the hand is still mostly cartilage, with soft bones and delicate joints. Tasks like writing aren’t just hard—they’re uncomfortable.

At age 4, ossification has begun, but the small muscles and joints are still developing. Fine motor control is emerging, not mastered.

By 7, the hand is structurally ready for more intentional writing. Bones, joints, and muscle strength now support the dexterity we expect.

By 10, children have the refined motor control needed for complex and sustained writing.

These X-rays make something very clear: development cannot be rushed. When we push young children to write before their bodies are prepared, we see frustration, strained joints, and a hit to self-confidence. A toddler’s scribble holds just as much developmental value as a 6-year-old writing their name—they’re simply on different timelines. Earlier is not better. Research consistently shows that early academic pressure leads to lower long-term academic outcomes, not higher.

So why are toddlers and preschoolers being handed worksheets and expected to write? Why the rush?

This misalignment between expectation and biology is exactly what we’ll be breaking down inside our upcoming webinar, “Rethinking Early Learning: More Than Crafts & Worksheets,” to see what replaces those product-driven tasks and how to bring back the whole-body learning that builds the brain (Nov 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST).

FREE REPLAY FOR EVERYONE WHO SIGNS UP!

Join for FREE: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DfJ26HjERJSlS4BOhSgQ8w #/registration

Get CERTIFIED: https://www.weskoolhouse.com/store-webinars

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

The funny thing about the proprioceptive sense is that when it is diminished or lost, no one — parents or child — realizes it because it is the one sense that is mostly subconscious. We are much more familiar and consciously aware of the other senses such as vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Proprioception, however, is more essential to the brain because it is the only sense that is constant. It works closely with the vestibular system, which also is mostly subconscious.

⭐An excerpt from the book "Disconnected Kids" by Dr. Robert Melillo
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10/11/2025

30/10/2025

The impact of recess, play, and brain breaks!
We have a great handout on recess inside The OT Toolbox membership.

Play: https://www.theottoolbox.com/the-incredible-power-of-play/
Brain breaks: https://www.theottoolbox.com/brain-breaks/