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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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A Family Guide to Intentional Screen Time

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help families think meaningfully about screen time with this guide that explores both the benefits and challenges of digital devices in daily life. With thoughtful questions and easy-to-follow steps, this resource supports families in creating a balanced, intentional approach to screen time that aligns with their unique goals and values.
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Real Life Messy Play: A Parent’s Guide

November 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps parents understand the importance of messy play in childhood development, highlighting how sensory-rich, hands-on activities promote motor skills, problem-solving, creativity, and emotional regulation. It also provides a practical list of easy and accessible messy play ideas that parents can implement at home, using everyday items. Therapists can share this resource with parents to encourage playful, meaningful developmental experiences that can be incorporated into daily routines.
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Cognitive Strategies Framework for Cleaning and Home Organization

April 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This is a framework for cognitive strategies while referencing a functional spring cleaning and home organization checklist to improve independence and accuracy for patients with cognitive communication deficits that impact attention, organization, problem-solving, and executive function tasks.
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Cognitive Task: Pet Care

October 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This client-centered material focuses on the cognitive aspects of pet care with three different treatment options.
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Assigning Jobs as Part of Rehab Therapy

October 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource discusses the benefits of using assigned jobs during an individual’s rehab stay and gives examples of jobs that work well in the clinic.
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