Our plan this week is based around our Christmas Trail game, which encourages children to explore cause and effect and to improve range of motion. And there’s only a week left till Christmas so this will be our last therapy session of fun activity ideas to tell you about until then! (If you’re looking for more ideas and missed our last 2 therapy ideas posts, you can find them here and here.) Christmas Trail - Game #3: We suggest you start off playing Timocco’s Christmas Trail game - see if … [Read more...]
Surf’s Up! – Check Out Our New Website
Well, if you’re already here and reading this you may have noticed… our new website is up and running! We humbly invite you to peruse, surf and browse through our new matrix of pages designed to explain how Timocco works and who it’s suitable for, in clear and clarifying prose. So what’s new? We’ve added a detailed ‘skills’ section, explaining how playing Timocco games develops individual core motor, communication and cognitive skills. You can also find information on how Timocco games … [Read more...]
Ladybugs premiere proves most popular game launch ever!
Since our Ladybugs game premiered Nov 27 we couldn’t help but notice how quickly it’s been chalking up game plays… more than any other new game launch before. So we wanted to say thanks to all those who’ve been helping the Ladybugs over the bridge and get home! If you haven’t had time to check out the game yet you can log-in here and get straight to it - the aim of the game is to move the bridge so the ladybugs can get across, and make sure not to let the annoying mosquitoes follow … [Read more...]
Christmas Games Therapy Activities #1
To go with our three new Christmas games this holiday season our in-house OT team has put together three session plans, one based around each game, that we’ll post here each week leading up to the holiday. We hope you enjoy them! Xmas Album - Game #1 The Xmas Album game aims to improve upper body strength, range of motion, bilateral coordination, movement efficiency, attention and perception skills. We suggest starting off your session (of around 45 minutes) with about 10-15 minutes of … [Read more...]
Therapists – Personalize Timocco now so you can show your clients where the fun’s coming from!
We know how important the link is between therapists and those they treat, and so we've taken on board a few ideas from our users that will help therapists personalize Timocco's gaming platform. Our new feature allows therapists to post their own logo to the Timocco website - so whether at the clinic or at home, while clients are having fun using Timocco they'll see their therapist's logo and know who to thank for all the fun! To set it up, therapists just need to … [Read more...]
Ask Sarit: Is Timocco suitable for kindergarten kids with CP?
I work at a kindergarten for children with CP. Some are able to stand and are mobile without assistance, but have significant difficulties with motor control, coordination, stability and balance. Is Timocco suitable for their treatment? The difficulties you describe impact the ability of the children to acquire movement patterns, to carry out routine daily activities and their level of social participation. Therefore the use of a virtual reality environment like Timocco can be very helpful for … [Read more...]
How having fun playing Timocco changed the life of this little girl
This week we want to share with you a story about a little girl with CP who barely used her right arm - until her father discovered Timocco. With a combination of clinical sessions and home practice today 7-year old Dror can happily use both her arms and is on her way to a brighter, more independent future. Just watch how much fun she has playing Timocco! It's the type of success story that we love hearing about, and love telling people about. So we thought we'd share the … [Read more...]
Ask Sarit: How To Encourage Home Play Sessions
Question: I’m making plans for my clients to continue practicing at home. At the clinic they play Timocco with ease and enthusiasm; at every session, the children ask to play Timocco. However, it's very hard to get them to play at home even though they have a kit. How can I help them with that? One of the biggest challenges that we, as therapists, can encounter is creating a continuity of treatment; starting in the sessions in the clinic and continuing to the child’s natural environment at home. … [Read more...]
Part II – Ask Sarit: How do you apply the skills learned in Timocco to the real world?
Last week we touched on the idea that transferring skills from the virtual world is a multi-stage process. Now, in the next stage, we want to achieve transference to the child’s daily contexts at home / kindergarten / school to ensure improvement of function. We can accomplish this by: 1. Empowering and enhancing the child’s feeling of competence to increase self-esteem and willingness to try new experiences – breaking the avoidance cycle. We know that feelings of success in the virtual game … [Read more...]
Timocco – Sensor and Accessories for an Upgraded Experience
Each Week OT expert, Sarit Tresser will be giving an in-depth insightful analysis into the various ways Health Games aid children with disabilities. Stay connected to receive first-hand input from a professional in the field of child development … [Read more...]
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