Budding Writers Group

Group Leader, Melodie talks about the Budding Writers Group: “This group will help to build the  visual, motor and attention skills that children need to become successful in handwriting. Children that avoid or seem to struggle with fine motor activities such as playing with play-do, building wi...

Winter 2016 Group Schedule

We are excited to be offering several new groups and programs this winter. Space is limited for all groups, so please contact our office soon to sign up. Visit our website at www.nhws.us to see the new schedule that will be starting in January 2016.

Miss Melissa’s Halloween Sensory Invention

In occupational therapy we love to explore and create! Here’s what we are up to this week:  Halloween is here, which means it’s time to make…. LAVA SLIME Ingredients: 5 oz. bottle of Elmer’s clear school glue 1 TB liquid watercolors 1 TB red color 3oz. Sta-flo liquid starch Instructions: B...

The ADHD Challenge: Strategies for Resolving Problems in the Morning

The alarm rings. Your child hops quickly and happily out of bed. After brushing her teeth, she heads for the closet and picks out something to wear. Before her first mouthful of Cheerios, she checks her backpack to make sure that she’s got all of her homework is completed and present. Then she ...

National School Backpack Awareness Day 2015

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) sponsored National School Backpack Awareness Day, an annual national educational event to call attention to health problems in children and adults caused by backpacks that are too heavy or worn improperly. Think the books and school supplies th...