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16 Feb

SENSORY TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM

SENSORY TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM: By Ashley Drover, Occupational Therapist Sensory tools can be found in most schools, with students being offered wobble cushions, balance balls, or fidget spinners to help them ‘pay attention’. However, when a child is in need of sensory tools, these should rarely be used in isolation and instead be used […]

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16 Feb

THE CURSE AND BLESSING OF THE ELECTRONIC ERA

THE CURSE AND BLESSING OF THE ELECTRONIC ERA: HOW TO SAFEGUARD OUR CHILDREN AND SET HEALTHY BOUNDARIES During a recent American Psychology Association (APA) conference, Dr. Vivek Murthy, surgeon general of the United States of America, stated that the exposure of our children to electronics is an uncontrolled experiment of which we do not know […]

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