by Melissa Collier | Jun 18, 2020 | For Parents/Caregivers, For Educators
Back to school!?! Why would we mention this when we’ve just NOW begun to enjoy a little summer fun? Whether we want to think about it or not, which is a perfectly understandable reaction at this juncture, back to school will – or possibly won’t – be here...
by Melissa Collier | May 15, 2020 | DIR/Floortime, For Educators, For Parents/Caregivers, Having Fun/Engaging, Science/Research
Online occupational therapy may have once seemed like a futuristic concept but in the age of Covid-19, the future is now. Fortunately, technology and the research about the effectiveness of telehealth and occupational teletherapy were ready for this moment. As with...
by Melissa Collier | May 3, 2020 | For Parents/Caregivers, For Educators, In the News
Screen time is difficult to monitor during a pandemic. Combining online learning, online therapy, and virtual activities with kids’ normal social media usage of Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, etc., it adds up to a lot of face to screen time. In “Should You Worry About...
by Melissa Collier | Mar 24, 2020 | For Parents/Caregivers, In the News
Telehealth for Pediatric Occupational Therapy When the tough gets going, the tough find options that work. Zier Institute has remained committed to supporting families during the COVID19 pandemic. We continue to see clients while following all CDC guidelines but have...
by Melissa Collier | Mar 11, 2020 | For Parents/Caregivers
How to discipline your children is one of the toughest decisions parents have to make. Does it vary based on the personality of each child, on the circumstance, or on your chosen parenting style? A seemingly simple system of rewards and consequences is the go-to model...
by Melissa Collier | Feb 26, 2020 | Having Fun/Engaging
Outdoor play is an important component of child development at all ages. From playing in the sandbox, riding bikes around the neighborhood to games of kickball were once rites of childhood passage. Currently, letting kids be kids and allowing them unstructured outdoor...
by Melissa Collier | Jan 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
While we may love or loathe it, social media is here to stay. It’s great for catching up with family and friends, sharing news, and keeping up on what’s happening in the world but social media can take up too much of our time – and it’s not doing our kids any favors,...
by Melissa Collier | Jan 10, 2020 | For Parents/Caregivers
After a recent conversation about the role of many fathers in therapy in our clinic and our partner clinics in Chicago and Italy, we stumbled across THIS article about Fathers & Self-Reg in Families. The author offers an honest perspective about his struggle to be...
by Melissa Collier | Dec 9, 2019 | For Parents/Caregivers
Dreaming of a stress-free December? So are we! Adults often think the holiday season is stressful but it can be equally as emotionally charged for children. The flurry of activities, changes in routine, forced interactions, uncomfortable “dress-up” clothes, too many...
by Melissa Collier | Nov 11, 2019 | For Educators, For Parents/Caregivers
Oh, if only it were a straight line between the cause and effects of childhood anxiety, life would be “easier.” Although, parenting a child who is struggling, despite the reason, is never easy. The tough thing about anxiety is that it rarely presents itself in obvious...
