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Daily Living Skills Parent Resources Self Help Skills

Helping Your Child Learn to Dress Independently

Dressing independently is a key milestone for children. Learn OT strategies including backward chaining, adaptive clothing tips, and when to seek professional support.

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Daily Living Skills Parent Resources Self Help Skills

Teaching Self-Care Skills: Dressing, Eating and Toileting Independence

Help your child gain independence in dressing, eating and toileting with age-appropriate strategies from a paediatric OT in Malta. Practical steps for every family.

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Occupational Therapy Self Help Skills Sensory Integration

Teaching my child to drink from a Straw

8 tips from an Occupational Therapist Your child’s ability to eat, chew, swallow food, drink from a straw, lick an ice-cream or blow out his birthday cake candles are all considered oral motor skills. These start to develop in the womb and are matured early in childhood at around the age of 4. Throughout this […]