Helping Children Thrive in Their Everyday Life.
“Occupational Therapy is a health profession that empowers people of all ages to overcome barriers in their everyday lives so they can do more and live better”
- Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists
At Brant Kids we help children and adolescents to overcome obstacles and barriers that may be impacting their ability to play, go to school, participate in family life, social interactions or anything else that is important to them and their family!
Areas of Support
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Self Regulation
Strategies to support a person’s ability to adjust and control their reactions and responses.
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Sensory Processing
Understanding how one’s nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioural responses.
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Activities of Daily Living
Focusing on essential daily activities like dressing, toileting, eating, sleep, and day-to-day functions to promote independence and self-care skills.
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Anxiety and Mental Health
Addressing anxiety and mental health in a comfortable, nurturing and fun environment allows kids to feel safe while addressing their challenges.
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Parent Coaching
Providing one-on-one coaching to parents, exploring current strategies, brainstorming new ideas, and celebrating small wins to enhance parenting skills and support child development.
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Fine Motor & Gross Motor
Addressing challenges with the planning of movements and co-ordination at an age-appropriate level for fine and gross motor skills.
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Executive Functions
Assisting with organization, planning, time management, and emotional regulation by developing effective life routines and strategies to meet obligations at home, or school.
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Neurodiverse Affirming Therapy
Supporting Autistic individuals, ADHD, sensory processing differences and other neurodivergent brains using a strength based approach.
Help your family start thriving today!
We would like to acknowledge that the land we work on is part of the Neutral, Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. Brantford is on the Haldimand Track, land promised to Six Nations, which includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.