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Growing Adventures

Occupational Therapy. Physical Therapy. Speech Pathology.

Resources

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The following are resources that parents may find useful.

Please note that Growing Adventures cannot be responsible for the information contained at the following organizations and websites. Check out our blog for more information about our weekly groups!

This google doc has a list of various resource available to parents, therapists, and educators:  

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m3KIXqt5ErpW0RGFea9kLr13lBVhxwmYhV5O9R9AsEQ/edit?usp=sharing

Below we have highlighted some of our favorites:  

  • Parents Helping Parents - https://www.php.com/covid-19-additional-resources-information

  • Sensory Seeds - A link to some cool and engaging activities

  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5stsFd_1uJchxsfgN0NcYQ  

  • Morning Cup of Go - A 30 minute daily (9:00 am) Facebook live site created by Occupational Therapists who focus on helping kids move and regulate - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=morning%20cup%20of%20go&epa=SEARCH_BOX

  • Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems - A daily doodle session at 12 noon with Mo Willems, author of "Knuffle Bunny" and "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=lunch%20doodles%20with%20mo%20willems&epa=SEARCH_BOX

  • https://www.toolstogrowot.com/free-therapy-resources/sort/date-new

  • https://www.kidsmasterskills.com/freebies

  • https://www.pinkoatmeal.com

  • https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/

  • https://www.theottoolbox.com

  • http://mamaot.com/

  • https://sparklers.org.nz/activities/ 

  • The Parenting Junkie – Play Pandemic, a guide for parents to transform seclusion into a family retreat - https://www.theparentingjunkie.com/playpandemic

  • https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/series/play-with-me

  • http://www.first5california.com/activity-center.aspx?id=16&sub=67


Occupational Therapy

  • American Occupational Therapy Association

  • Games and Activity List

 

Sensory Regulation & Integration Resources

  • Interview with Lorna Jean King

  • Raising your Sensory Smart Child: A Parent’s Guide to Sensory Integration Dysfunction

  • Sensory Integration and Autism

  • Sensory Resources

  • The Alert Program

  • Zones of Regulation

  • Lemon Lime Adventures

  •  Create a Sensory Safe Yard for Children with Special Needs

  • Sensory Processing Treatments

  • Classroom Accommodations for Kids with Sensory Issues

  • Moving with Special Needs Kids

 

Feeding/Oral Motor Resources

  • Children’s Research Triangle

  • Food/Texture Progression Parent Info

  • Mealtime Notions

  • New Visions

  • Texture Progression

  • Top 10 Myths of Mealtime in America

 

DIR/Floortime Model

  • Profectum

  • The Floortime Repository

  • The Floortime Coalition of California

 

Handwriting/Visual Motor

  • Handwriting Without Tears (HWT)

  • Welcome/
  • Getting Started/
    • Request an Initial Evaluation
    • New Client Intake Packet Form
    • Insurance Information
    • Fee Schedule
  • Services/
    • Occupational Therapy
  • Resources/
  • Contact/
  • Photo Gallery/
  • Blog/

Growing Adventures

The staff at Pediatric Therapy Center consists of pediatric-trained occupational, physical and speech-language pathologists.  Each member of the professional staff has extensive training in sensory, motor and language techniques.


Location

Physical Location: 35 Larkin Valley Rd., Watsonville, 95076

Mailing Address: 213 Venetian Rd., Aptos, CA 95003

 

If interested in an appointment, please email Keri Allen, MOTR, OTR/L - keri@growing-adventures.com

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