Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Serving Children and Families in Maplewood and Plymouth, MN
Developmental Delays • Fine & Gross Motor Development • Sensory Processing • Self-Regulation • Handwriting • Self-Care Skills • Picky Eating • Oral Motor Delays • Pediatric Feeding Disorders • Muscle Weakness • Mobility Challenges • Gait Abnormalities • Musculoskeletal Conditions • Joint Dysfunction & Pain • Torticollis & Plagiocephaly • Bowel & Bladder Issues • Speech & Language Disorders • School Readiness Skills
Occupational Therapy for Kids
A child’s jobs, their "occupations", are to grow, play, learn, socialize, and gain independence— so our occupational therapy (OT) sessions are designed to help your child do just that! At Children’s Theraplay, our play-based occupational therapy sessions may focus on:
Sensory processing & sensory integration
Self-regulation, behavior, & self-advocacy
Body awareness & motor planning/praxis to imitate & learn new skills
Play, socializing, & forming meaningful relationships
Attention, memory, & problem solving
Self-care for daily routines (dressing, eating, bathing, sleeping, toileting)
Body coordination, balance, strength, & flexibility
Gross & fine motor coordination
Visual-motor & eye-hand skills, visual perception
Pre-writing & handwriting skills
Preschool & kindergarten readiness
School, activity, & family participation
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Delayed motor milestones
Lack of independence with daily activities
Musculoskeletal conditions
Trauma history
Global or multiple developmental delays
Visual-motor and visual perception problems
Poor eye-hand coordination
Decreased endurance
Ineffective hand strength
Distress with transitions & change
Limited play skills & insistence on the same play or control of play
Difficulty imitating actions & playing with others
Ineffective grasp & control of tools
Difficulty using appropriate level of activity for sedentary & active tasks/play
Self-regulation problems
Inappropriate force— too much or too little— for the task
Inconsistent engagement & interaction with others
Self-care skills are delayed or inconsistent
Avoids activities requiring balance, easily gets dizzy
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Yes! We have advanced training in sensory integration, which allows us to help children process what they see, feel, taste, smell, and hear and make an adaptive response. We also focus on building interoception, or the ability to process sensations that come from inside the body— like hunger or the need to go potty.
We are accepting new patients as therapist caseload allows.
We focus on serving each family we meet to the best of our abilities, rather than scheduling as many patients as possible. We specialize in trauma-informed occupational therapy, feeding therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy for kids in Maplewood and Plymouth, MN.