At Great Kids Place parents and therapists play side by side our great kids. Parents are encouraged to participate in every session. Therapists meet with parents to set … More
Our Goals
Great Sensory Explorers
We all process sensory information in slightly different ways. Some of us enjoy loud music, while others prefer quiet spaces. Some prefer moving all day long and others … More
Great Learners
With our sensory explorer program at Great Kids we impact your child’s ability to learn and participate in school. Jean Ayres, the founder of Sensory Integration, found … More
Great Friends
A child’s occupations consist of many daily social interactions. When playing with family and friends, attending school, playing on the playground, eating in … More
Great Emotions & Attention
All day, every day we all fluctuate within a range of organization, attention, calm, excitement and various emotions. We have learned ways to regulate our emotional … More
Great Writers
The owner of Great Kids Place has co-developed Connect Experience Write®, a unique fun and engaging handwriting program using music and movement to teach pre-writing and … More
Latest blog posts
Managing behavior through presence and play
“How am I going to handle this?”“Why is it so hard to get things done around here?”“My kids are driving me CRAZY!”“How can I possibly juggle all of these … [Read More...]
Helping your child wear a mask with play & sensory strategies
As the recommendation to wear masks moves forward as a more long term situation, we – as parents – are asking “How am I going to get my child do this?!” Many of you may have … [Read More...]
10 play-based motor planning activities
Motor planning consists of the ability to think of an idea (ideation), plan out what to do (sequencing), carry out the motor task to complete the idea (execution) and make … [Read More...]
