こどものための作業療法
Practical ideas to help your child at home, and expert, play-based support when they need a little more.
Babies to 18-year-olds · Lancashire and Greater Manchester
まなぶ
Small, research-informed ideas you can use at home this week.
Research comparing common pencil grips found they gave similar speed and neatness. What matters more is that writing is comfortable, readable and quick enough to keep up in class.
Try this: if your child writes without pain and can keep up, don't force a new grip. If it hurts or they tire quickly, that's worth a chat.
Steady fingers rely on a steady body. Children who can hold their trunk and shoulders still find it easier to sit at a table, write and use cutlery.
Try this: animal walks, wheelbarrow races or crawling through a sofa-cushion tunnel for a few minutes before homework.
UK guidelines say children aged 5 to 18 should average at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a day. Under-5s should be active for at least 3 hours, spread through the day.
Try this: add movement to the school run: walk, scoot or play "race to the lamp post".
New movement skills stick better with short, regular practice than with one long session. Five to ten minutes a day, kept fun, works better than an hour at the weekend.
Try this: pick one skill, such as doing up a zip, and practise it once a day for a week.
サービス
Everything you can book, from a free chat to a full programme. Ages 0 to 18.
ご利用の流れ
15 minutes by video, phone or in writing. Tell me what worries you.
I watch your child at play, and we agree 2 or 3 clear goals together.
A block of regular sessions, plus 5–10 minutes of practice at home.
Before-and-after results and a short report. Goals met, or on to the next step.
わたしについて
I'm Wilfred. Three things make my work a little different:
だるまの名前の由来
A daruma is a round, weighted Japanese doll that always rolls back upright when you knock it over. That is the wobbly-to-steady journey I share with every child.
A new daruma has blank eyes. At our first session your child paints in one eye as we set a goal. When they reach it, they paint the second.
七転び八起き · Fall seven times, stand up eight.
お客様の声
Daruma is a new practice, and every review comes from a real family. Reviews will appear here as families share them.
お問い合わせ
Book a free 15-minute chat, or email enquiries@darumaot.co.uk. Not sure yet? Try the free skills check.
I visit families across Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Further afield is welcome, with travel charged at cost.