Mallory Bushee – Child & Family Development

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Supporting Children

Mallory Bushee — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:55 +0000

Empowering Families: Our Multidisciplinary Approach to Supporting Children and Their Families As They Navigate Their Medical Care When your child needs medical care, it can feel overwhelming. Especially, when you’re faced with new or complicated concepts, unfamiliar interventions, and a lot of information all at once. We believe that understanding your child’s health shouldn’t be a barrier to…

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The Importance of Reading: A Pediatric OT’s Perspective

Mallory Bushee — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:58:32 +0000

The Importance of Reading: A Pediatric Occupational Therapist’s Perspective As pediatric occupational therapists, we’re often asked about the best ways to support a child’s development at home. While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, one recommendation that is always beneficial: reading. Reading is more than just an academic skill. It’s a powerful, multifaceted tool that supports nearly…

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Take a Deep Breath

Mallory Bushee — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:09:45 +0000

Have you tried helping your child calm down when he or she is in a panic by saying “take a deep breath” and your little one ends up worsening the situation with rapid breaths, nearly hyperventilating? Yes, deep and soothing breaths are likely needed in this moment, but many children don’t understand what “take a deep breath” means and rational thinking isn’t easy in a moment of panic.

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Preparing for Halloween

Mallory Bushee — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:41:10 +0000

Halloween can be such an exciting experience for some kids but also such an overwhelming or nerve-racking experience for others. If you and your child are wanting to feel more comfortable about the upcoming thrills and spooks of the holiday consider these tips to help minimize the potential for meltdowns or fears. Halloween isn’t just a scary scavenger hunt for sugar. It can be a fun social…

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Regulating Emotions

Mallory Bushee — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:20:55 +0000

The Zones of Regulation is a wonderful curriculum designed by Leah Kuypers, a licensed occupational therapist which aims to help children better understand with emotions and develop self-regulation. The Zones categorize feelings and levels of alertness into 4 different sections: blue, green, yellow, and red. The lessons within the curriculum are very supportive in a child’s journey to build…

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Kids Can Help Grocery Shopping

Mallory Bushee — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 16:18:11 +0000

Getting kids of varying ages involved in grocery shopping can be helpful for both you and for their own developing mind. Whether it be with imaginary food, at home, or in the store, kids can build great fundamental skills through grocery shopping tasks. Helping create a grocery list can develop executive functioning skills, reasoning, and counting. Taking inventory of the pantry can challenge…

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