Thank you Deb. This is such a great post. I keep going back to what a brilliant physio I work with said (Sophia!) - kids don't do therapy to be good at therapy.
It's always thinking about the bigger picture. The why. This is why the neuroplasticity principles matter right? If we can truly learn the skill by doing it ourselves, using our brain - then we have the skill for the long term.
So as therapists, if we are hands off, then the child has the best chance not just to learn the skill in the moment but to have it for the long term.
It's so hard when these posts online show these testimonials - there is no context or background and can be so misleading.
It's always thinking about the bigger picture. The why. This is why the neuroplasticity principles matter right? If we can truly learn the skill by doing it ourselves, using our brain - then we have the skill for the long term.
So as therapists, if we are hands off, then the child has the best chance not just to learn the skill in the moment but to have it for the long term.
It's so hard when these posts online show these testimonials - there is no context or background and can be so misleading.