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Building Blocks Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services

Fairfield Connecticut Occupational Therapist

203-341-0178
943 Post Rd E Suite A
Westport, CT 06880
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Bubbles aren’t just fun… they’re therapy. 🫧✨

Sometimes blowing through a traditional bubble wand can be tricky, so we meet kids where they are. By blowing through a straw into soapy water, we can practice the same oral motor skills in a way that’s often easier and more motivating.

This activity helps target:
🫧 Breath control
💨 Lip closure
🗣️ Oral motor coordination
🌬️ Grading the force of exhalation

Small adaptations can make a big difference in building confidence and supporting future skills like speech and feeding. 💙

#PediatricOT #OccupationalTherapy #OralMotorSkills #PlayBasedTherapy #explorepage
🎧 Did you know sound can be used as a therapeut 🎧 Did you know sound can be used as a therapeutic tool?

Therapeutic Listening is more than simply listening to music. It uses specially designed recordings to help support sensory processing, attention, self-regulation, and participation in everyday activities.

When combined with occupational therapy, movement, and play, Therapeutic Listening can help children build the skills they need to feel more regulated and engaged throughout their day.

Every listening program is individualized by an occupational therapist based on each child’s unique strengths and goals.

✨ Head to our blog to learn:
• What Therapeutic Listening is
• How it works
• Who it may benefit
• Why it’s used in pediatric OT

Have you heard of Therapeutic Listening before? Let us know in the comments! ⬇️ #OccupationalTherapy #PediatricOT #TherapeuticListening #SensoryProcessing #SensoryIntegration
Why do pediatric OTs care about crawling? 🐻💙 Why do pediatric OTs care about crawling? 🐻💙

Crawling is about so much more than just helping your baby get from one place to another. It’s an important developmental skill that supports strength, coordination, sensory processing, and body awareness.

When babies crawl, they are building the foundation for future skills like walking, climbing, handwriting, and everyday activities. Crawling also encourages cross-body movement, helping both sides of the brain communicate and supporting overall motor development.

While every child develops differently, crawling provides so many opportunities for babies to explore, learn, and build important skills through movement.

Want to learn more about why crawling matters and how it supports your child’s development? 🧠✨

Check out our newest blog: “Why Crawling Is an Important Milestone”
🔗 Link in bio!

#PediatricOT #OccupationalTherapy #ChildDevelopment #BabyDevelopment #explorepages
Congratulations to our sweet Vivian Schmidt on her Congratulations to our sweet Vivian Schmidt on her high school graduation from Staples High! 💜

It is so hard to believe it’s time to say goodbye as you head off to Texas Christian University.

Over the past few years, you’ve become such a special part of the Building Blocks Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services family. Through your volunteering and internship, you’ve touched the lives of so many children with your kindness, patience, compassion, and joyful spirit.

You are every smile you’ve shared, every child you’ve encouraged, every laugh you’ve sparked, and every connection you’ve made. Those moments will stay with all of us forever.

We all love you, we’re so proud of you, and we know you’re going to accomplish incredible things. Keep chasing your dreams, and maybe one day you’ll come back as an occupational therapist and work alongside us. We’d love that more than you know.

Good luck at TCU, Vivian. Go shine your light, we can’t wait to see all you’ll accomplish! 💜🐸

#BuildingBlocksPediatricOTServices #TexasChristianUniversity #StaplesHighSchool #WestportCT #FutureOT
Welcome to Building Blocks Pediatric OT! ✨ Take Welcome to Building Blocks Pediatric OT! ✨ Take a peek inside our clinic and explore the spaces where children learn, play, and grow every day. From our fine motor room to our sensory gym, every area is thoughtfully designed to support development through meaningful, engaging therapy experiences. 💙
We’re proud to share our space with Speech & Feeding Kids, giving families access to both pediatric occupational therapy and speech-language pathology services in one convenient location.
📍 943 Post Rd E #A, Westport, CT 06880
We’d love to welcome your family to our clinic! 💙
#occupationaltherapy #pediatricot #westport #ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇᴘᴀɢᴇ  @building_blocks_stories @speechandfeedingkids @justinecarol77 @drake079
Recognizing feelings is only the first step. Knowi Recognizing feelings is only the first step. Knowing what to do next is where true self regulation begins.

There are many wonderful programs that help children identify emotions and body signals, including the Zones of Regulation®, The Alert Program® (“How Does Your Engine Run?”), The Mood Meter®, The Incredible 5 Point Scale®, The Superflex® Curriculum, and The Color Monster®. These programs teach children to recognize how they feel through interoception, our ability to notice internal body sensations like a racing heart, tense muscles, butterflies in the stomach, or low energy.

But once a child recognizes how they feel…

Then what?

This is often the missing piece.

I created this quick visual guide to bridge the gap between recognizing body signals and choosing sensory strategies that help children regulate.

A child in the Red Zone may benefit from deep breathing, deep pressure, a quiet space, or asking for help. A child in the Yellow Zone may need movement, heavy work, or calming sensory input before becoming overwhelmed. A child in the Blue Zone may need alerting activities to wake up the brain and body.

Most importantly, every nervous system is unique.

What helps one child feel calm may make another child more alert. What energizes one child may overwhelm another. Self regulation is not about finding one strategy that works for everyone. It is about helping each child discover their own sensory toolbox through trial, observation, and practice.

This guide gives parents, teachers, therapists, and students a simple way to:
• Recognize body signals
• Connect feelings with sensory needs
• Choose regulation strategies
• Build independence and self awareness
• Develop lifelong self regulation skills

The goal isn’t just identifying emotions. It’s empowering children to understand their own nervous system and know what helps them return to a calm, regulated, and ready-to-learn state.

#Interoception #SensoryIntegration #explorepage #BuildingBlocksPediatricOccupationalTherapyServices #occupationaltherapy
Recognizing feelings is only the first step. Knowi Recognizing feelings is only the first step. Knowing what to do next is where true self regulation begins.

There are many wonderful programs that help children identify emotions and body signals, including the Zones of Regulation®, The Alert Program® (“How Does Your Engine Run?”), The Mood Meter®, The Incredible 5 Point Scale®, The Superflex® Curriculum, and The Color Monster®. These programs teach children to recognize how they feel through interoception, our ability to notice internal body sensations like a racing heart, tense muscles, butterflies in the stomach, or low energy.

But once a child recognizes how they feel…

Then what?

This is often the missing piece.

I created this quick visual guide to bridge the gap between recognizing body signals and choosing sensory strategies that help children regulate.

A child in the Red Zone may benefit from deep breathing, deep pressure, a quiet space, or asking for help. A child in the Yellow Zone may need movement, heavy work, or calming sensory input before becoming overwhelmed. A child in the Blue Zone may need alerting activities to wake up the brain and body.

Most importantly, every nervous system is unique.

What helps one child feel calm may make another child more alert. What energizes one child may overwhelm another. Self regulation is not about finding one strategy that works for everyone. It is about helping each child discover their own sensory toolbox through trial, observation, and practice.

This guide gives parents, teachers, therapists, and students a simple way to:
• Recognize body signals
• Connect feelings with sensory needs
• Choose regulation strategies
• Build independence and self awareness
• Develop lifelong self regulation skills

The goal isn’t just identifying emotions. It’s empowering children to understand their own nervous system and know what helps them return to a calm, regulated, and ready-to-learn state.

#Interoception #SensoryIntegration #explorepage #BuildingBlocksPediatricOccupationalTherapyServices #OccupationalTherapy
Wondering what happens during an occupational ther Wondering what happens during an occupational therapy session? 
What Is OT and What Will I Do There? was written to help take the mystery out of pediatric occupational therapy. Whether your child is preparing for their very first OT visit or you’re a parent, teacher, or therapist looking for a simple way to explain what OT is, this book makes it easy to understand.
Children will discover that OT is so much more than play. Every swing, obstacle course, craft, game, and activity has a purpose, helping build the skills needed for everyday life, including fine motor skills, sensory processing, self-care, emotional regulation, visual motor integration, and confidence.
My goal is to help children feel excited about therapy and help families understand the “why” behind everything we do. ❤️
Have you ever wondered what OT is all about?
#OccupationalTherapy #PediatricOT #ChildDevelopment #SensoryIntegration #explorepage
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