Beyond ABCs: What Your Child Really Needs Before School Starts - Maria Perco

Hi everyone,

In this episode of Wine with Wita, we’re joined by paediatric occupational therapist and founder of Move Play Grow, Maria Perco.

Maria has helped hundreds of children build the motor, sensory and self-care skills they need to thrive at school and beyond.

In our chat, Maria shares her practical insights on what school readiness really means from an OT perspective.

Spoiler alert - it is about more than handwriting, numbersand knowing the alphabet.

We talk about:

✔️ Why independence in self-care matters

✔️ The link between sensory regulation and attention

✔️ What crossing the…

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