Your child has survived the first two months of school and you think all is going well. Then, you receive the news that your child is struggling. 

They are having difficulties sitting still in a chair or keeping their hands to themselves. Perhaps they keep dropping objects out of their hands or it takes them a long time to complete written assignments. Maybe they are consistently having meltdowns in class, having trouble attending to tasks, or even just listening to instructions. 

As a parent, this is hard to hear.  Are these difficulties something they’ll grow out of, or are they just clumsy? Is this a Nature vs. Nurture situation? Are the other kids doing it, too? You want to do what’s best for them, but not sure how to go about it or even how to personally relate. 

Well, there are a few options that can help in the field of Occupational Therapy.

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