The Skills 4 Life Blog
Real Results from Our Keyboarding Intensives
Skills 4 Life’s keyboarding intensives teach children to touch type with speed AND accuracy in as little as eight sessions!
Click to take a look at real results from real students right now! Then, let’s get typing!
Seventh Annual Gift Guide for Children
We’re delighted to release our Seventh Annual Skills 4 Life Holiday Gift Guide!
Every year we share our list of favorite therapeutic games, toys, and activities with your child’s education and development in mind. Each of our choices is fun for kids to play and also teaches them a useful skill. Therefore, we’ve organized our recommendations based on the skill sets that your child might benefit from cultivating, such as fine and gross motor skills, word games, handwriting skills, time telling, visual perceptual skills, and so much more. We hope you find this valuable resource helpful!
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy can be a great addition to your child's treatment team for managing the symptoms of Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Like other disciplines that may be involved in your child’s care, an occupational therapists' goal is to empower...
10 Ways to Help Your Child Improve Balance
Balance is essential for participating in many daily tasks as well as maintaining proper posture for tabletop activities. It is also crucial for involvement in physical activities that children may partake in at school, during gym class, or at recess. Here are ways...
Parenting Children & Teens with ADHD
Skills 4 Life is proud to present: Parenting Children & Teens with ADHD Facilitated by Cindy Goldrich, Ed.M., ACAC Living with ADHD is not easy. Not for parents, not for siblings, and most of all, not for the child with ADHD. We have learned so much in the past...
Our Favorite School Supplies
Skills 4 Life's Favorite School Supplies With endless options for school supplies, it can be overwhelming to know what to purchase. We work with many students who have overly complicated systems, making it difficult for students to stay organized and find what is...
Dysgraphia Is More Than “Bad Writing”
Dysgraphia: A Neurological Disorder Affecting the Ability to Write Dysgraphia is a learning disability where the child has a neurological disorder that affects their ability to write, regardless of their intellect. The term is used to describe handwriting issues such...
Holly Lind Joins Skills 4 Life
Welcome Holly Lind to the Skills 4 Life Team Holly Lind will be joining Skills 4 Life Pediatric Occupational Therapy on July 1, 2019, from Certified Adaptive, where she provided customized seating solutions to children in wheelchairs. Before Certified Adaptive, she...
Top 7 Note Taking Tips
Every day students are taught information they are expected to learn, process, and apply during testing. But, if students aren’t retaining what they’re hearing in lectures or reading in books, they won’t be able to recall the information and use it in real life....
Abbreviations for Note Taking
Abbreviations Increase Note-Taking Efficiency & Recall Writing accurate notes and creating useful study guides are essential tools for students to learn. Studies show that students who implement solid note-taking strategies take higher quality notes and recall...
