I've been an OT for over 25 years and still come to you every week to see what ideas you've come up with. They are always brilliant. Very simple ideas that are effective. Thank you!
Great idea to use the "food/mouth" idea... love it! I also position the jacket on their lap or a table so that the top of the jacket is closest to their body and the bottom, where the joining mechanism piece is further away but still within reaching distance. This still allows it to be easier since they aren't wearing the jacket, but it also allows them to see the same visual orientation and to have the same hand placement that they would if they were wearing it. Parents can also look at a thrift store for a kid's jacket or raincoat that has a very large zipper (I have a kid's life jacket with a huge zipper!) which will be easier to handle for kids with fine motor difficulties!
Absolutely brilliant! My 4 year old son picked it up so quickly, he absolutely loved the food in the mouth method. When he pulls the zip up we make eating noises 😄 Thank you so much! 👍
Hi! I'm an OT from Greece. I like your videos very much! You show the important things in a very simple and targeted way. Congratulations ! Keep up the good work!
Thanks a ton !! You made it so easy my kindergartener got the trick !! I have tried it before but your video showed how to do it in a fun way thanks a lot !!
Thank you so much it's beneficial and helpful videos I will appreciate to you. My son he is doing well confident. I share my friends as well. Keep going well done.
As a single dad. I so suck at this but you make this interesting and I starting to get the importance of why? Praying for patience isn't enough Thanks for inspiring me to be proactive Amazing how easy you make it look. I really get the logic behind all you do Dad
Hey Patty! Thank you for your question! For a child with visual impairments, I would alter my approach slightly in that I would increase the number of tactile cues available (if possible). So that might look like adding a piece of sticky tape to the zipper, or gluing something fuzzy to the top of it so the child can more easily locate it with their hands. If the child is visually impaired and not completely blind, maybe I'd add something super bright, reflective, and colorful to the zipper, again to make it more locatable. Does that make sense? This definitely would require some creative and out-of-the-box thinking to effectively problem-solve :)
hey you look just like my cousin Morgan blakmen you two look like twin sisters my name is Kyle Cassady but my football team mates from the circlevillle high school varsity football team that I was on and did play for they all call me maddog
I've been an OT for over 25 years and still come to you every week to see what ideas you've come up with. They are always brilliant. Very simple ideas that are effective. Thank you!
Wow, thank you so much for the kind feedback! I'm so glad my videos have been helpful!
Cannot even tell you enough how unbelievably helpful all your ideas are!
Thank you so much Lucy :) Your comments completely make my day
Great idea to use the "food/mouth" idea... love it! I also position the jacket on their lap or a table so that the top of the jacket is closest to their body and the bottom, where the joining mechanism piece is further away but still within reaching distance. This still allows it to be easier since they aren't wearing the jacket, but it also allows them to see the same visual orientation and to have the same hand placement that they would if they were wearing it. Parents can also look at a thrift store for a kid's jacket or raincoat that has a very large zipper (I have a kid's life jacket with a huge zipper!) which will be easier to handle for kids with fine motor difficulties!
I love this, thank you so much for your strategies!!!
Brilliant! This will be very helpful for my toddler. Thank you again!
You are so very welcome 😊
You are an angel, simply and angel, thank you for this excellent video!
aww, thanks Christine!!! Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely brilliant! My 4 year old son picked it up so quickly, he absolutely loved the food in the mouth method. When he pulls the zip up we make eating noises 😄 Thank you so much! 👍
That's AMAZING! Congratulations! And thank you so much for watching my videos and supporting my channel :) -Dana
Hi! I'm an OT from Greece. I like your videos very much! You show the important things in a very simple and targeted way. Congratulations ! Keep up the good work!
Hello all the way from San Diego!! Thank you so much for watching and also for this amazing comment!
Thank you!! You have helped us so much.
I'm so glad! You are so welcome!
Explaining very clearly..Thank you
You are so welcome, thanks for the sweet comment :)
Hi, OT here! I'm wondering why the zipper is being held down in step #2 and not in step #3? love this video, thank you!
just brillant! thank you!
Thanks a ton !! You made it so easy my kindergartener got the trick !! I have tried it before but your video showed how to do it in a fun way thanks a lot !!
Yay! You are so welcome!!
Thank you so much it's beneficial and helpful videos I will appreciate to you. My son he is doing well confident. I share my friends as well. Keep going well done.
Of course! I'm so glad the videos are helpful and your son is doing well! Thank you for sharing my videos! :D
What an amazing video and step by step explanation!
Aw, thank you Patricia!! Glad you liked it! -Dana
As a single dad. I so suck at this but you make this interesting and I starting to get the importance of why?
Praying for patience isn't enough
Thanks for inspiring me to be proactive
Amazing how easy you make it look.
I really get the logic behind all you do
Dad
Thank you so much for your kind comment. I'm so happy my videos have been helpful :) Stay safe and healthy and happy holidays! -Dana
Dad approved. Great advice. Thanks
You bet! :)
Any tips for a student with a visual impairment? Anything you would change or do differently?
Fight On!
Hey Patty! Thank you for your question! For a child with visual impairments, I would alter my approach slightly in that I would increase the number of tactile cues available (if possible). So that might look like adding a piece of sticky tape to the zipper, or gluing something fuzzy to the top of it so the child can more easily locate it with their hands. If the child is visually impaired and not completely blind, maybe I'd add something super bright, reflective, and colorful to the zipper, again to make it more locatable. Does that make sense? This definitely would require some creative and out-of-the-box thinking to effectively problem-solve :)
VERY HELPFUL
I am so happy!!! :D
That’s weird because I have cp, zipping and unzipping is so easy.
hey you look just like my cousin Morgan blakmen you two look like twin sisters my name is Kyle Cassady but my football team mates from the circlevillle high school varsity football team that I was on and did play for they all call me maddog