Author: Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

A Nest for Your Egg

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

“We can’t bring a baby into this mess!?!?…”

In pregnancy, some women may feel this incessant internal urge to clean. Nothing ever seems to be together. Everything revolves around getting and being ready.

Nesting is the process of preparing for a newborn’s arrival; turning a house into a home and providing a place of comfort, belonging, and physical and emotional stability for your baby.

How is nesting related to OT? Because it is something meaningful to you. You are investing your time and energy in activities necessary to care for your little one.

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The Expectant Dad

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

For the next post in our Child(ish) Dad series, we’re talking to the Expectant Dad. A lot can happen in 9 months! Read about one soon-to-be father’s experience.

Name: Everett
Age of Child: Expecting this summer

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Great Expectations: Special Announcement

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

Child(ish) Advice has some exciting news.

Mary is pregnant with identical twin girls!
The girls are due in August, so for the month of July, we’re writing about pregnancy and soon-to-be parenting. We’re excited for our upcoming posts and hope they’ll be a huge help for some new and expecting parents.

2020 – The Year of the Alternative Summer

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L
2020: The Year of the Alternative Summer

After three months of online school and at-home daycare, we finally get to have a summer vacation! However, we’re all a bit uncertain, since many of us are still working at home, not traveling, and many summer camps are delaying opening. That leaves June and parts of July and August with not much to do. To avoid couch potatoes and the too many “I’m so bored” complaints this summer, here’s some alternatives:

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