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How to talk to your tween about periods

Do you have woefully embarrassing memories of your mother trying to explain periods to you? Do you cringe at the prospect of having to have this discussion with your own daughter? As someone who's been talking to tweens about periods pretty much non-stop for the...

What to expect at your child’s Occupational Therapy assessment

If you're the parent of a child who has been referred to an Occupational Therapist for support, then chances are you're not quite sure what to expect from the process. Unless you've had a child undertake Occupational Therapy in the past, or have been close to someone...

Why do Occupational Therapists LOVE messy play?

Something we do a lot of here at Bloom Wellbeing with our paediatric Occupational Therapy crew is “Messy Play” – in any given session one of our kiddos can be found elbow deep in gloop, slime, paint, mud or shaving cream. And while it probably makes more work for...

The truth about “educational” toys.

As an OT I'm often asked about what the best "educational" toys are for kids. My answer might surprise you. Check out my latest blog post over on Mum Central here. But before you do. Check out this 100pc AMAZING dolls house I saw at David Jones today. And yes, dolls...

Occupational Therapy for Mums?

"So you're a Occupational Therapist for Mums? I thought OTs just worked with kids?" This is a comment I get quite a lot! Mostly because the field of Women's Health OT is pretty new - particularly in the area of post-natal wellbeing. But that's cool, because while it...