PAST EVENTS | |
Finger Tips: Helping Your Child Strengthen Fine Motor FunctionNovember 17, 2009 at 7:00pmRiverview Nursery School150 Piermont Avenue, Nyack
Efficient fine motor skills enable children to perform important daily tasks from dressing themselves to writing with ease. Tammy Belcher, MS, OTR/L will teach parents simple, fun strategies for developing their children's hand skills. For parents of children preschool age through Grade 2. | |
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD): Simple Strategies to Help Your Child with SPD Self-Regulate and Develop Motor SkillsOctober 27, 2009 at 7:00pmValley Cottage Library110 Route 303, Valley CottageDoes your child react strongly to noise, touch, movement, sights, or sounds? Does he bump into objects frequently or swing in circles with the intensity that would make other kids woozy? Does she seem clumsy or have an activity level that is unusually high or low? Is he impulsive or lack self-control? These are signs which may point to a Sensory Processing Disorder. Join Tammy Belcher to learn more about SPD and how to help children manage sensory challenges at home, at school, and at play. For parents of children of all ages. | |
Giant Leaps Team Raises $4100 for Greater Hudson Valley Walk NOW for AutismOn October 17, Giant Leaps OT took an important step in the fight against autism by joining Autism Speaks as an Event Sponsor for its 2nd Annual Greater Hudson Valley Walk NOW for Autism at Anthony Wayne State Park. More than two dozen Giant Leaps staff and family members braved unseasonably blustery conditions to raise awareness of, and nearly $4100.00 for autism research and advocacy. Children flocked to the Giant Leaps OT Resource Fair table to test their skills at the Cauldron Toss and to create festive jack o' lantern favors to take home. | |
 | HANDS ON - Holiday Toy Shopping GuideDecember 9 and 13, 2006Adults were invited to Look, Touch and Play with our recommended toys before they did their holiday shopping. This Hands On, community service event was designed to aid parents to become wiser consumers. See Photos. |
 | Wine Tasting to benefit The Spiral FoundationJune 6, 2006The Spiral Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to further the understanding of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) through research and education. See photos. |
 | National Backpack Awareness DaySeptember 21, 2005After learning how to properly pack and wear a backpack at our National School Backpack Awareness Day "Weigh In" Event at the Palisades Center Mall, children in our community can head off to school with one less weight on their shoulders. Find out more. |
