Benefits of Broken Crayons
Broken crayons are actually beneficial and best for young children. It helps them strengthen the muscles in their hands while also facilitating correct pencil grasps.
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Benefits to Teletherapy
Tele-therapy or Tele-health is the use of information and communication technologies to deliver health-related services through the internet over a secure HIPAA compliant video conferencing when the provider and client are in different physical locations.
Household Fine Motor Items
Did you know that everyday household items can be used to work on fine motor skills?
Below are some low cost items you might find in your home that can be used to help strengthen your fine motor skills.
Spray bottle- Spray plants, tables, or windows
Sponge- Dip into water and use hands to squeeze water out. Make it into a game and see who can fill up a bowl or bucket first.
Seasoning Bottle- Thread q-tips, spaghetti noodles, pipe cleaners, or toothpicks into the holds.
Colander- Place colander upside and thread fake flower, pipe cleaners, spaghetti noodles, or sticks into holes.
Nuts & Bolts- Practice matching nuts to bolts and screwing them together.
Muffin Pan- Use tongs to sort items in a muffin pan or flip the pan upside down and place rubber bands onto each muffin slot.
Straws- Practice cutting straws into pieces and string them on to a string/yarn to make a bracelet or necklace.
Does Teletherapy work?
The answer is YES!
Tele-therapy sessions are just as effective as in person sessions AND clients overall were satisfied with their care. There is also research to back it up! Check out some of these articles for the American Occupational Therapy Association Journal.
https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/66/2/131/5636/Telehealth-Opportunities-in-Occupational-Therapy