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Feelings Check-In

March 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps children build emotional awareness by identifying, describing, and mapping their emotions using sensory and size-based cues. Designed for speech and occupational therapy, it supports language development, interoception, and self-regulation, giving kids the tools to express and manage their feelings with greater clarity.
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Helping Kids Understand Circles of Control

March 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help kids navigate anxiety and frustration by exploring what they can control, what they can influence, and what is out of their hands. This interactive activity encourages reflection, builds resilience, and gives kids a practical framework to focus their energy on what truly matters.
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Caterpillar to Butterfly: Cut and Paste Sequencing Activity

March 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help kids strengthen sequencing, fine motor, and language skills with this engaging cut-and-paste activity! Perfect for speech and occupational therapy, this resource supports storytelling, vocabulary growth, and motor coordination while exploring the butterfly life cycle.
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Screen-Free Shopping: Small Tasks, Big Growth

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Shopping trips can be more than a task to check off your to-do list—they’re rich with opportunities to help children learn, connect, and grow. This handout offers therapists a variety of simple, practical strategies to share with families, turning everyday errands into engaging moments that build social, emotional, and cognitive skills. With ideas tailored for both toddlers and school-aged children, this resource helps make screen-free moments not only manageable but meaningful.
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Playful Connection: Games for Babies and Toddlers Who Aren’t Talking Yet

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides simple, play-based games to help parents who may be struggling to feel connected with their non-speaking or late-talking babies and toddlers. Designed for therapists to share with families, it emphasizes that meaningful connection through play lays the foundation for communication and growth, even without words.
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Songs for Moving and Talking (with Spotify playlist)

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Music can transform therapy sessions, adding energy, focus, and creativity while supporting essential developmental skills. This Spotify playlist is designed to help therapists engage children through fun, interactive songs that encourage movement, social-emotional growth, and language development. With a variety of tempos, styles, and themes, these tracks provide adaptable tools to enhance therapy goals and make sessions both effective and enjoyable for kids of all ages.
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Understanding and Supporting Slow-to-Warm-Up Kids

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout helps parents understand and support “slow-to-warm-up” kids, celebrating their thoughtful and observant nature rather than trying to change it. Perfect for therapists to share, it includes practical strategies for fostering confidence and connection at the child’s own pace.
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Smooth Transitions: Helping Kids Move from One Thing to the Next

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource equips parents with practical strategies to help kids transition smoothly between activities, reducing stress for both parent and child. Perfect for therapists to share in therapy, it includes actionable tips, sample scripts, and a set of cut-out visual aids to support young children through transitions.
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Gestalt Language Theory: A Parent’s Guide

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This parent-friendly handout explains gestalt language processing and how therapy supports children in developing flexible, meaningful communication. Perfect for therapists to share, it provides an overview of the therapy approach, stages of development, and practical tips for supporting progress at home.
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What to Expect in Play-Based Therapy

January 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help parents understand the principles of play-based therapy and how it supports their child’s development. This resource provides therapists with clear, parent-friendly explanations to share, making the therapy process approachable and meaningful.
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