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Therapeutic Play

Keeping Sane During COVID-19

The COVID-19 stormed into our lives and changed the way we live completely. While some of us are still under certain restrictions or even lockdown, some are starting to return to some kind of new-norm...

3 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Beyond Therapy: The Greatest Hits

Hello readers! Thanks for joining us for another edition of HeadStart for Life’s blog, Beyond Therapy. It’s getting close to the time of year when we stop to take a moment to reflect on ou...

3 years ago by 1 minute

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Therapeutic Play

The Importance of Parent Involvement in the Therapy Process

Welcome back to Headstart For Life’s Blog, Beyond Therapy! In today’s post, we are going to discuss how parents are an integral part of the therapy process. Parents are the natural partners of...

3 years ago by 1 minute

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Go Green Zone!

When young people don’t know how to control or release what they are feeling in a healthy way, it’s easier for them to make emotion-based decisions. How does a child who lacks socio-emotio...

3 years ago by 1 minute

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Therapeutic Play

Meditation, mindfulness and Play Therapy:

Hi there! Welcome back to Beyond Therapy! The blog of HeadStart for Life! A lot of guru’s in the world seem to practise some form of meditation or many do yoga. Have you wondered how might medit...

4 years ago by 1 minute

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Therapeutic Play

Creating Consistency in the Playroom and at Home

Hi there! Welcome back to Beyond Therapy! The blog by HeadStart for Life! Play Therapy is an expressive creative intervention that aims to assist children with emotional, behavioral or social difficul...

4 years ago by 1 minute

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Therapeutic Play

Sand in the Playroom – Therapeutic Play

Welcome back to Beyond Therapy! The blog for HeadStart for Life! The Play Therapy method uses a variety of tools to allow children to express themselves; Sandplay is one of these tools. In this blog, ...

5 years ago by 1 minute

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Connect With Me

Welcome back to HeadStart for Life’s Beyond Therapy blog! As a speech-language therapist, I help children reach their developmental communication milestones. I know if a child makes progress by obse...

5 years ago by 1 minute

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

My Internship at HeadStart for Life

Hi everyone! Happy Chinese New Year from everyone at HeadStart for Life! HeadStart for Life was fortunate to have Cheryl join us as an intern for the past few weeks. This week, she is sharing her thou...

5 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Changing voices and lives: My internship at HeadStart for Life

Hi everyone! HeadStart for Life had been fortunate to have an intern, Joe, join us for 2 months in October and November 2017. As it is always interesting to hear from someone who is not already workin...

5 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Why Changes Are Good for Your Child

Hi there! Welcome back to HeadStart for Life’s Blog, Beyond Therapy! Do you feel we live in a world where structure is a religion and routine is a virtue. Experiences help shape our thinking, pr...

5 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

How to Prevent Your Child from Falling Sick

“Good morning, Audrey is sick today and won’t be coming to school today *sigh* ” – parent “Oh dear! Thats the 3rd time this term. Hope she gets well soon and you take car...

6 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

What We Know About Behavioural Disorders Among Children

A behaviour of a child or an adult can be influenced by the context of the environment they are placed in. Problem behaviours can be a consequence of being faced with a challenging or unpleasant envir...

6 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Early Intervention for Children with Special Needs

Parents of today have high expectations and dreams of what they want for their children’s future. They want the best for their children and would enrol them in preschool programmes and enrichment cl...

7 years ago by 2 minutes

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Therapeutic Play

What is Play Therapy?

Play Therapy is a psychotherapy method that uses playing as a tool to resolve children’s difficulties. The play therapist tool kit combines therapeutic tools like art, music, movement, sand play an...

7 years ago by 2 minutes

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Occupational Therapy,School Readiness Programme,Social Skills Training,Speech Therapy,Therapeutic Play

Beyond Therapy! Launch of HeadStart for Life Blog!

Hello there! Did you know that on this very day 140 years ago on 7 March in 1876, Alexandra Graham Bell patented the telephone? Fast forward to the present, the way we communicate has certainly come ...

7 years ago by 1 minute

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