Occupational Therapy
Parenting Foundations
Occupational therapists work closely with children and families incorporating a multi-developmental perspective which includes social-emotional, cognitive, and motor skills, as well as sensory processing. Home Therapy Solutions offers two adult-based support classes in order to help parents establish and maintain healthy connections with their children which can lead to healthy social-emotional development, better management of child behaviors, and thriving family environments. The program consists of classes that are offered in a small group format of two to seven participants. The parenting classes are relaxed and educational, however are not intended to take the place of therapy.
Studies indicate that positive parenting with regulated emotional skills
not only correlate to a child's healthy social-emotional development, but
significantly correlates to a child’s cognitive and executive skill development.
ToL (Shallice, 1982), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST; Nyhus & Barcelo, 2009),
and the Stroop Color-Word Test (Golden, 1978).
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Building Blocks for Positive Parenting
Intended for the parents/caregivers of children newborn to about age six. A presentation-driven small group class that will help parents build the foundation for respectful, loving and enriching relationships. Includes social and emotional development of children, the qualities that contribute to healthy relationships between parent and child, a critical rethinking of the sources of children’s behaviors, along with management strategies used by occupational therapists to support healthy child development. This class is a foundation from which to introduce new management strategies, therefore is designed as a pre-requisite for 'Temper the Tantrum' and a recommended pre-requisite for 'Putting the Sensation into Regulation'.
These 3 adult class participation minimum, is a 75 minute class which runs on the same night/day for a commitment of 3 consecutive weeks. Includes printed materials. Cost per participant: $45/wk, no added credit card fees You will receive an acknowledgement email within 24 hours of registration. (Also available individually, tailored to your specific needs at the regular session rate.) Dates TBA
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Temper
the Tantrum 
Intended for parents/caregivers of children newborn to about age six. A one session small group class expanding upon the concepts and strategies from the 'Building Blocks for Positive Parenting' (pre-requisite), which focused on respectful communication. By discussing the reasons that tantrums typically occur in young children and sharing insights into the child’s thinking, parents will become better equipped to minimize tantrums, manage them when they do occur, and deal with the aftereffects so they occur far less frequently. Strategies used by occupational therapists will be shared to help parents maintain control of the situation while teaching the child how to gain control of their emotions.
This 3 adult class participation minimum, is a 1 session-90 minute class. Includes printed materials. Cost per participant is: $55, no added credit card fees You will receive an acknowledgement email within 24 hours of registration. (Also available individually, tailored to your specific needs at the regular session rate.) Dates TBA
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Putting the Sensation into Regulation
Intended for parents/caregivers of young children who are always on the move, have poor attention, challenging behaviors, or frequent meltdowns with inability to 'calm down'. Join other parents/caregivers and participate in a small group presentation-driven class introducing key concepts and terminology for parents to help understand sensory processing, levels of sensory regulation, and sensory dysregulated behaviors. By understanding the sensory factor in emotional regulation from an occupational therapist, parents may begin to view their children from a new and informed perspective, while learning sensory strategies that can be used right away.
This 3 adult class participation minimum, is a 1 session-90 minute class. Includes printed materials. Cost per participant is: $55, no added credit card fees You will receive an acknowledgement email within 24 hours of registration. (Also available individually, tailored to your specific needs at the regular session rate.) Dates TBA
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Advanced registration and credit card payment requested.
Please include class and date(s) on the contact form, along with any other information you would like to share.
Please include class and date(s) on the contact form, along with any other information you would like to share.