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The Therapist's Cookbook
Food
is Love.
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Somebody said that a long time ago, or maybe it was on The Food Channel. But, I know some of my fondest memories have been in the kitchen baking with my Italian grandmother or great aunt. I learned some great recipes, I learned some great skills and some lessons about life as we talked. When I became a mom to my sons, I wanted to share some of my happy memories with them through baking. Being boys, if they knew I was about to bake cookies, they were right there. |
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As a speech therapist, I've used "pretend baking" in therapy and, on occasion, real baking. So, I planned to do the same with my boys. When they were younger, both boys received occupational therapy, and I would talk with the OT about what they could and could not do. She always had great suggestions about we could do, or do more of.
Stirring was a big issue. Now, in this "kitchen gadget" age that we live in, it's very tempting to find an electric something-or-other that will do it; just peek in a Williams-Sonoma or watch The Food Channel! But I knew as a therapist, the value of using the two hands together: one hand holds the bowl, the other hand stirs with the spoon. Two hands together helps with bilateral coordination. So, we worked at it. Not all at once, and not every day. But probably once a week. And they looked forward to it. They would groan when I put the electric beater in the drawer, mean old Mommy! -- and take out the manual egg beater. You know, the old fashioned kind that you hold the handle at the top and turn the crank on the side. But, they can beat eggs like nobody's business today!
The Therapist's Cookbook combines all the good skills that therapists (speech pathologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists) work on with the fun of stirring, mixing, measuring, and baking. Sample Page>>
A great way to engage your child and help them develop emerging skills.
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"My son never cared for baking. He never liked the feeling of the dough. Your suggestions about different textures opened my eyes. I asked him to help me and gave him the task of greasing the cookie sheet. We ended up baking six dozen cookies!" Bonnie L, via email |
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"The Therapist's Cookbook contains directions for working with children in the kitchen. The introduction includes a list of skills as well as a variety of language activities that go along with cooking." |
And if maybe they get a little messy along the way, that's okay, too!
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Cooking is a fun activity that you can do with your son or daughter. In The Therapist's Cookbook, we have collected suggestions and observations about the process and given you tips on how to incorporate them into your cooking and baking experience. How you can incorporate language enrichment. How you can work in math skills (counting, addition, fractions) and time concepts. How you can build up fine-motor and gross-motor skills. How you can work on direction following and sequencing. |
The Therapist's Cookbook is a 66-page book, containing 27 recipes, special instructions for parents to explain the different ideas and concepts that can be incorporated in cooking and baking, and a cooking glossary.
Who should buy The Therapist's Cookbook?>>
| The Therapist's Cookbook | $15.99 US Dollars |
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