Welcome back Headstart readers! It’s been a while since we publish an entry. So, what better way to start anew than talk about nature! Since the pandemic early this year, the world is beginning ...
4 years ago by Kalai 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Hello readers! Thanks for joining us for another edition of HeadStart for Life’s blog, Beyond Therapy. It’s getting close to the time of year when we stop to take a moment to reflect on ou...
5 years ago by Natalie 1 minute
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
When young people don’t know how to control or release what they are feeling in a healthy way, it’s easier for them to make emotion-based decisions. How does a child who lacks socio-emotio...
5 years ago by Dianne 1 minute
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Welcome back to HeadStart for Life’s Beyond Therapy blog! As a speech-language therapist, I help children reach their developmental communication milestones. I know if a child makes progress by obse...
6 years ago by Jessica 1 minute
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Hi everyone! Happy Chinese New Year from everyone at HeadStart for Life! HeadStart for Life was fortunate to have Cheryl join us as an intern for the past few weeks. This week, she is sharing her thou...
7 years ago by HeadStart for Life 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Hi everyone! HeadStart for Life had been fortunate to have an intern, Joe, join us for 2 months in October and November 2017. As it is always interesting to hear from someone who is not already workin...
7 years ago by HeadStart for Life 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Hi there! Welcome back to HeadStart for Life’s Blog, Beyond Therapy! Do you feel we live in a world where structure is a religion and routine is a virtue. Experiences help shape our thinking, pr...
7 years ago by Usha 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
At HeadStart, we have seen parents who know if their child has sensory processing difficulty, thus behaviour problems are inevitable. However, not every behaviour problem is a result of sensory proces...
8 years ago by Usha 2 minutes
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Background Dashing off on the street; bouncing on the bed; climbing up the furniture, these all looked like elements of typical children’s play. However, the look of concern on the parents’ faces ...
8 years ago by Guo Hua 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
“Good morning, Audrey is sick today and won’t be coming to school today *sigh* ” – parent “Oh dear! Thats the 3rd time this term. Hope she gets well soon and you take car...
8 years ago by Yee Lee 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
A behaviour of a child or an adult can be influenced by the context of the environment they are placed in. Problem behaviours can be a consequence of being faced with a challenging or unpleasant envir...
8 years ago by Usha 2 minutes
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The Dilemma of Sensory Diet In Singapore, a child with occupational therapy needs typically sees an occupational therapist once per week. As such, the child probably gets sensory inputs once per week....
8 years ago by Guo Hua 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Parents of today have high expectations and dreams of what they want for their children’s future. They want the best for their children and would enrol them in preschool programmes and enrichment cl...
8 years ago by Mrs June Tham 2 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme
Hello! I hope you liked my post on Art and Perspective! I love Art! So I am here again to give you 5 ideas on art projects for kids with sensory issues! Art is an expression of creative skill and imag...
8 years ago by Kokila 2 minutes
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Handwriting refers to a person’s writing created with a writing tool such as a pencil. It is a complex fine motor skill dependent on the integration of eye-hand coordination, attention and moto...
8 years ago by Guo Hua 1 minute
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What is stimming? The term “stimming” is short for self-stimulatory behaviours. It is also known as “stereotypical repetitive” behaviours. Common stimming behaviours include:...
9 years ago by Guo Hua 1 minute
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Occupational Therapy,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy
Our society has evolved from using stones to build houses to using stones as decorations in our houses. And since the stone-age, we have made so much progress that we have become a world with all of ...
9 years ago by Jona 3 minutes
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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play
Hello there! Did you know that on this very day 140 years ago on 7 March in 1876, Alexandra Graham Bell patented the telephone? Fast forward to the present, the way we communicate has certainly come ...
9 years ago by HeadStart for Life 1 minute
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