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Occupational Therapy

Helping little hands, brains, and bodies grow.

Pediatric occupational therapy that supports your child’s developmental, feeding, and sensory-motor growth through every stage of early childhood.

Occupational Therapy

Helping little hands, brains, and bodies grow.

Occupational therapy for babies, toddlers, and children.

At The New Years, our pediatric occupational therapists support your child’s developmental, feeding, and sensory-motor growth through every stage of early childhood.

Know the signs

Signs your child may benefit from OT

If your child struggles in any of these areas, our occupational therapists can help.

  • Gross motor skills

    Rolling, crawling, sitting, climbing, balance, and coordination.

  • Sensory processing and regulation

    Sensitivity to or high drive for touch, movement, and sound, plus functional vision.

  • Fine motor skills

    Grasp, hand strength, writing and pre-writing, and utensil use.

  • Posture, strength, and endurance

    Stability for movement and tabletop tasks.

  • Body and spatial awareness

    A reliable body map and knowing where the body is in space.

  • Balance and coordination

    Reducing clumsiness and frequent falling or tripping.

  • Play and social participation

    Play skills, multi-step tasks, and cooperative play.

  • Emotional regulation

    Managing feelings, frustration tolerance, and transitions.

A soft, sensory play room
How OT helps

Child-led, play-based, and individualized

Our care is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and guided by your family’s rhythms and routines.

  • Child-led

    We follow your child’s interests and motivation.

  • Play-based

    Skills grow through meaningful, joyful play.

  • Individualized

    Tailored to your child’s needs, strengths, and pace.

  • Evidence-based

    Trauma-informed and grounded in research.

Evidence-based frameworks

Approaches we draw from

  • Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI)
  • Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)
  • The M.O.R.E. (Motor-Oral-Respiration-Eyes) Framework
  • Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding
  • FOCUS Program for Mealtime Success
  • The Get Permissions Approach
  • Safe and Sound Protocol
  • DIRFloortime
What to expect

Collaborative and family-centered

Our care is collaborative and family-centered from the very first visit.

  1. 1

    Evaluation

    Your journey starts with an evaluation.

  2. 2

    Follow-up meeting

    A post-evaluation meeting to discuss results and recommendations.

  3. 3

    Individualized plan

    Integrating play-based, child-led therapy.

  4. 4

    Parent education

    Education and home strategies you can use between visits.

  5. 5

    Close collaboration

    Working closely with your caregivers and other healthcare providers.

A climbing wall and ball pit in the sensory gym

Whole-child care

We support developmental, feeding, and sensory-motor growth through every stage of early childhood.

Let’s begin together

A space where your child can feel confident in their body and curious in play.

A content baby
Kimberly Wong, Founder and Occupational Therapist at The New Years

The specialist for this

Kimberly Wong

Founder | Occupational Therapist

Kimberly has been an occupational therapist since 2012, earning both her Master’s and Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. She founded The New Years to give families the integrated, compassionate care she wished she had.

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Let’s begin together.

Book an appointment to start your child’s occupational therapy journey.