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Self Care Skills

Advice and activities to help your child take part in their everyday activities

Self Care - Practical self-care tips (text)

Helping your child thrive: Practical self-care tips

Self Care - Practical self-care tips (videos)

Self Care - Messy Play (text)

Messy Play

In this video Kyrie; an Occupational Therapy Assistant goes through some Messy Play activities you can do at home with everyday objects. These activities will help build fine motor skills and allow your child to explore different textures and consistencies.

Self Care - Messy Play (videos)

Self Care - Hand strengthening (text)

Hand strengthening

In this video, Tom a Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; explains and demonstrates how to support your child to develop their hand strength.

Self Care - Hand strengthening (videos)

Self Care - Mark making and PreWriting (text)

Mark making and PreWriting

In this video, Rachel a Children's Occupational Therapist with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; will show you how you can encourage and develop your child's mark-making and Pre-Writing skills.

Self Care - Mark making and PreWriting (videos)

Self Care - Pencil Skills (videos)

Self Care - Pencil Skills (text)

Pencil Skills

In this video Nyasha a Children's Occupational Therapist; shows you how you can develop your pencil skills.

Self Care - Scissor Skills part 1(videos)

Self Care - Scissor Skills part 1 (text)

Scissor Skills part 1

In this video, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Occupational Therapist Lindsey will tell you how you can support your child to develop their scissor using skills.

Self Care - Scissor Skills part 2 (videos)

Self Care - Scissor Skills part 2 (text)

Scissor Skills part 2

In this video Nyasha a Children's Occupational Therapist; shows you how to improve your scissor skills.

Self Care - Dressing Skills part 1 (videos)

Self Care - Dressing Skills part 1 (text)

Dressing Skills part 1

In this video, Rachel a Children's Occupational Therapist from Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; shows you how to encourage and teach your child to dress independently.

Self Care - Dressing Skills part 2 (videos)

Self Care - Dressing Skills part 2 (text)

Dressing Skills part 2

In this video Nyasha a Children's Occupational Therapist; shows you how to improve your dressing skills.

Self Care - Shoelaces (videos)

Self care - Shoelaces

Shoelaces

In this video Nyasha a Children's Occupational Therapist; shows you how to learn to tie your shoelaces independently.

Self Care - Circuit Group - Cutlery Skills (videos)

Self Care - Circuit Group - Cutlery Skills (text)

Self Care - Circuit Group - Cutlery Skills

In this video Nyasha a Children's Occupational Therapist; shows you how to improve your cutlery skills.

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