Firm Foundations - Paediatric Occupational Therapy
- Comes to you
- Online sessions
About Firm Foundations - Paediatric Occupational Therapy
At Firm Foundations, we use a family centred, evidence based approach, meaning that research has proven the effectiveness of the therapies used in sessions with your little one. We support families to identify their goals and receive the information and skills they need to help their child. Our experience and passion to help children succeed combine to bring you a high-quality service. We are a community based, mobile service, meaning that we come to you.
What's offered
Telehealth sessions
Home or school visits
Services provided
Firm Foundations - Paediatric Occupational Therapy lists
- Fine motor skills
- Help children increase upper limb strength and dexterity to reach, hold and manipulate objects, improving ability to write, draw, play, and participate in everyday activities.
- Emotional regulation and behaviour management
- Support children to understand and regulate their emotions, learn positive strategies, and help parents respond to their child's emotional needs. Includes Tuning into Kids facilitation.
- School transition support
- Strengthen skills required for school including attention, emotion regulation, social skills, handwriting, flexibility with transitions, and managing separation anxiety.
- Feeding
- Work with problem feeders or fussy eaters to reduce food refusal and anxiety through food familiarisation, desensitisation and exploration in a fun environment.
- Social skills
- Foster skills that help children engage with peers and interact appropriately, including reading social cues and understanding social dynamics.
- Play skills
- Support development of cognitive and social skills through play, including imaginative play which supports communication development.
- Self care
- Help children gain independence with everyday tasks such as dressing, self-feeding, toileting and bathing.
- Sensory processing
- Support children to self-regulate and manage their sensory needs, addressing both over-reactivity and under-responsiveness to sensory information.
Get to know Firm Foundations - Paediatric Occupational Therapy
From Firm Foundations - Paediatric Occupational Therapy's website.
Our approach
At Firm Foundations, therapy is guided by family-centred, evidence-based principles focused on helping children develop skills in their natural environments like home, school, or childcare. Sessions work toward goals that families identify as important, equipping parents with information and strategies to support their child's progress. The therapist comes to you rather than requiring clinic visits, which reduces stress and helps children learn more effectively in familiar, comfortable settings. Sessions can include direct therapy with the child and parent, or coaching for parents and caregivers. The team supports children with fine motor skills, emotional regulation, feeding, sensory processing, social skills, self-care, play skills and school readiness.
Working with families
Parents and carers are central to Firm Foundations' approach—the service works collaboratively with families to identify their goals and provide them with the information and skills needed to support their child's development. Sessions can be structured as direct therapy with the child and parent present, or as coaching sessions focused on building parent and caregiver capacity. The mobile, community-based model means therapists come to families' homes or chosen environments, making it easier for parents to be involved without additional travel or coordination. This partnership approach recognises that families are best placed to support their child's learning in everyday situations.
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