Guide for parents
Here we answer questions parents often ask before they look for an exercise. Every article lists its sources and leads to matching screen-free games.
Think your child has ADHD? First steps for parents
Noting what you see, talking with the teacher, preparing for the pediatrician: what comes next when you suspect ADHD in your child, and who does the evaluation.
Working memory games for kids and simple everyday tips
What working memory is, why your child forgets the task on the way to their room, what makes daily life easier and which memory games you can build up slowly.
Breathing exercises for kids: three they will actually do
Three short breathing games with a shape, a wall and a statue, pictures for young children and honest answers on when breathing fits and when comfort comes first.
Occupational therapy activities at home: what parents can do
What occupational therapy for kids is, why the home program comes from your child’s OT, how dressing, cutting and play dough turn into practice, and which games fit in.
Impulse control games for kids you can play at home
Why kids struggle to wait, what stop-and-go and opposite games can and cannot do, and what to say when your child interrupts, grabs or gets angry.
Screen-free activities for kids: 20 indoor ideas
Movement games, memory games, quiet moments and small jobs around the house. Plus why boredom is fine and how a family media plan takes the heat out of screen time.
Focus activities before homework: a 5-minute routine
A fixed four-part routine for the moment before homework, plus a calm workspace, small chunks with brain breaks, and ideas for days with pushback.
Crossing the midline: what it means and 6 activities
What occupational therapists mean by “crossing the midline,” what research says about it, and six short games across the body’s center to play at home.
Activities for restless kids: burn off energy, then calm down
Why kids get fidgety, how much movement they need, and how a routine of running around, stopping and calming down works indoors and at bedtime.
How to help a child focus: what you can do today
What may be behind restlessness and drifting off, what you can change in everyday life, and three short games you can start with right away.