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About Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT
Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT (@perthchildrensot) is a Komunitas creator on Instagram, also filed under Non-Profits & Religious Organizations and Parenting. The account has 20,619 followers and 777 published posts. Recent posts average 253 likes and 10 comments, an engagement rate of 1.18%.
With 20.6K followers, Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 930 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 22 followers per account Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT follows. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT under 7 categories, led by Komunitas and followed by Non-Profits & Religious Organizations, Parenting, iphone, Samsung, Tech Review and Tech Reviewer.
The Instagram bio for Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT runs to 19 words across 4 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT dates from June 2024.
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777 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT, 6 are single images and 4 are carousels. That mix leans toward single images. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT has built a substantial archive of 777 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 27 followers for each post published. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT also keeps 14 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 217 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include children, need, know, child and kids. The captions tag #neuroaffirming, #childdevelopment, #neurodiversity, #rethinkingresilience and #thrivingnotsurviving.
Instead of:
👎🏼“Life is hard, kids should be prepared for that”
✅ We can remember that preparation doesn’t mean hardship for the sake of it. Resilience grows when we’re supported to try hard things and learn coping strategies in empathetic ways.
Instead of:
👎🏼“Young people have no work ethic these days”
✅ We can see that motivation looks different in a changing world; not everyone has the same financial desires or ideas about how to fill their time; and people thrive when their environments respect their strengths and needs.
Instead of:
👎🏼“Choosing part-time work isn’t real life”
✅ We can see that there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Not everyone can cope with full-time work, and it’s unrealistic to expect the same path from everyone. People have different brains, abilities, resources, and circumstances. If part-time is financially viable, why not? And if it isn’t, that’s tricky for some people 😔
Instead of:
👎🏼“Taking time off for mental health shows weakness”
✅ We can recognise that honouring our need for rest, recovery, and support is a sign of strength. Taking time to restore mental health helps people return to work, learning, and life in a healthier, more sustainable way.
What has the old-school way of viewing work ethic and life led to? Lots of mental health difficulties including burn out.
Valuing balance, wellbeing, and sustainable choices is a sign of wisdom, not weakness. For our children and for ourselves, it’s progress.
What would you add?
#Neuroaffirming #ChildDevelopment #Neurodiversity #RethinkingResilience
#ThrivingNotSurviving
• Embracing imperfection in parenting
• Discipline through connection, not control
• Healing triggers and finding peace in parenting
• Normal baby sleep and why instincts matter
• Why “spoiling” actually builds your baby’s brain
• Responding to toddler meltdowns
• Healing from the exhaustion of motherhood
• Handling your child’s first phone
…I highly recommend tuning in to the FREE summit that starts in a few days! Link in my bio or comment “SUMMIT” and I’ll DM you the link.
They know that’s what they’re supposed to do. When they’re screaming or whining, that’s all they’ve got. We have to help them get access to their logical, speaking side of the brain (hot tip: that’s not the side of the brain they’re in when they’re screaming).
How do we do this? Empathy. Connect to their emotions. Help them find the words.
Will that always work? Nope.
Should we still try? Yep.
Will we sometimes still say “use your words” or become impatient with them? Probably.
Is that okay? Yep. We don’t need to be perfect.
#Toddlers #ToddlerTantrums #UseYourWords #BrainDevelopment #WholeBrainChild
All the sounds, sights, smells, movements, textures, temperature changes, thoughts, emotions…everything is louder.
Imagine each pie chart represents a brain.
• Some brains can naturally dampen background input to focus on the task at hand (example 1).
• Others are processing the task and everything else all at once, with no filter (example 2).
(These pie charts are just examples - the real variation is endless! And the “other input” list is also nowhere near exhaustive).
For brains that take in a lot, everyday life can feel exhausting, overwhelming, or unpredictable. Even seemingly simple activities like after-school sport, birthday parties, running errands or replying to emails can require enormous effort.
This could explain why some people seem tired all the time, get overwhelmed quickly, or need extra downtime to recover. They’re taking in so much, all the time.
Did you know brains could experience the world so differently? How do you/does your child experience it?
#Neurodivergent #Autistic #ADHD #Exhausted #Burnout
Instead of expecting an older child to part with their comfort toy
👉 Try educating others about how comfort toys help some kids feel safe and regulated
Instead of expecting a child to jump into play on the playground
👉 Try educating others that some kids need time to observe and warm up first
Instead of expecting a child to chat at the dinner table or family gathering
👉 Try educating others that some kids find talking tricky and prefer to draw or just enjoy some quiet
Instead of expecting a child to sit still during group time or meals
👉 Try educating others that some kids focus and regulate better when they can move or fidget
Instead of expecting a child to respond to greetings or questions straight away
👉 Try educating others that some kids need more time to process what’s been said
Instead of expecting a child to make small talk
👉 Try educating others about different communication styles, including talking a lot about special interests
Instead of expecting a child to make eye contact when speaking
👉 Try educating others that some kids listen best when they're not looking directly at you
Instead of expecting a child to join group games
👉 Try educating others that some kids connect better one-on-one or through parallel play, or prefer playing alone
Instead of expecting a child to always share their toys or take turns easily
👉 Try educating others that sharing can feel hard for some kids, especially when they feel more regulating playing alone
Instead of expecting a child to use words like “please” or “thank you”
👉 Try educating others that some kids show appreciation in different ways, and learning social norms can take time
It’s so important to teach all kids, not just neurodivergent kids, that there are many ways to connect and feel comfortable in the world 🌈
It can feel confusing (and exhausting) when you think you’ve “taught” something and then it suddenly disappears. But following instructions isn’t just about knowing what to do.
Firstly, for young children especially, executive function skills like memory, processing and impulse control are still developing. Like any developmental skill, progress isn’t linear. Sometimes they can do it, and sometimes they can’t.
Children also test boundaries. Not in a manipulative or defiant way, but because they’re learning what’s predictable, what’s negotiable, and how safe it feels to say no. This kind of “testing” is a natural part of development.
And importantly, capacity fluctuates. Things like tiredness, hunger, emotional overwhelm, sensory input or too many demands can all shrink a child’s window of tolerance, making it harder to hear, process, or act on what’s being asked.
Think of this scenario. One day, your partner says “Let’s take the kids to the zoo!” and you say “Yep let’s do it!” A few weeks later, they say “The zoo was fun, let’s go again today!” and you reply, “I really don’t think I can manage that today”.
Most parents know that feeling. You’re not saying no because you’re trying to be difficult or you forgot the steps involved in going to the zoo, you’re just tired, stressed, or stretched too thin that day. Your capacity has changed, and your partner would probably understand.
It’s the same for kids. Some days they can manage a particular expectation, and other days they can’t.
And this applies to every other skill or behaviour we expect of children. Inconsistency doesn’t mean defiance or regression, it often just means their capacity has shifted.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK:
• Lack of socialisation
People often assume that kids don’t share because they haven’t spent enough time with others. But sharing isn’t just about exposure—it’s about developmental readiness. Some kids need more time to grasp social norms. And who do kids learn to share from? Older children or adults—people who already know how to share, not other 3-year-olds!
• Lack of discipline
Parents can feel pressured to force sharing, especially in public, but doing so before a child is ready can create negative feelings about sharing. It’s better to guide gently and wait until they’re emotionally prepared—usually after age 4.
• They’re an only child
While siblings provide more opportunities for practicing sharing, being an only child isn’t to blame for a 3-year-old not sharing. Every child develops at their own pace, and the idea that only children are less generous is a misconception.
• They’re rude/selfish
A 3-year-old isn’t "selfish" for not sharing—they’re still figuring out how to balance their needs with others’. Concepts like fairness and empathy develop later.
• It hasn’t been modelled enough
While seeing adults share is helpful, sharing is a developmental milestone. Kids need to learn emotional regulation and understanding others’ perspectives. Even if it hasn’t been modelled at home, they can still learn with time and guidance.
WHAT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING:
• They’re 3!
At this age, toddlers are still developing a sense of self and an understanding of others' needs. They’re in the "egocentric phase” of development, meaning they see the world mainly from their own perspective. They may not understand that others have different wants, which makes sharing confusing and unnecessary. And if a child shares only because they’ve been told to, that’s not true sharing.
TAKEAWAY:
Sharing is a developmental stage. There are ways to support it, but it largely takes its own course, so let’s not blame parents for not taking enough action (or not having enough children…)
This is my most widely shared post. And rightly so, it’s an important one. These are “prewriting patterns”, with the average (but not prescribed) age at which children are developmentally ready to achieve these patterns listed below them in years and months. Being able to process visual information and produce a movement in response (e.g. copying these prewriting patterns or letter formations), is known as “visual motor integration”. ⠀⠀
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Note that an X is not typically achieved until 4 years 11 months, and a triangle at 5 years 3 months. If a child can’t form these basic shapes...then they probably won’t be able to form letters. ⠀⠀
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It is quite concerning then that there are 3 year 7 month olds starting formal schooling (in Western Australia at least), where they’re expected to write. Not only are their visual motor integration skills not developed enough, their hands are also physically under-developed. In addition, recognising letters, understanding phonics and beginning to read are all needed in order for a child to write meaningfully, skills which children starting kindy typically don’t have. We also know that when a child learns something that doesn’t hold meaning, it‘s unlikely to stick.
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So if you have a 3-4 year old who spontaneously asks or attempts to write letters, that’s great; otherwise, there is no need to initiate or worry about this. Unfortunately there is a misconception, particularly with the way that the current curriculum and expectations stand, that earlier is better. Earlier is not always better.
Preschool children should be focusing on the foundation skills needed for writing, and most of this can be achieved through PLAY. Big body movements like running and jumping and climbing to strengthen the core, shoulders and hands; playing and tinkering with small parts and toys to develop fine motor skills and the coordination and strength needed to grasp a pencil; drawing and experimenting with shapes; and finally guidance from adults on how to form individual letters efficiently, BEFORE writing words and sentences.
Source of shape and age ranges: Beery Buktenica Test of Visual Motor Integration, 6th Edition
The kid who finds endless reasons to approach the teacher, repeatedly gets up to sharpen their pencil, frequently asks to go to the toilet, swings on their chair, moves around whilst sitting on the mat, or fidgets with objects - they are regulating themselves.
As adults, it's important that we do our best to allow this to happen.
If we stop kids from doing this, we are inadvertently training them out of the ability to listen to what their body needs - the very skill that lays the foundation for self-regulation.
Drop a ♥️ if you agree.
#movement #vestibular #vestibularinput #proprioceptiveinput #sensoryinput
Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT's engagement
Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.18%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 85 followers. An average post collects 253 likes and 10 comments, close to 25 likes for each comment.
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Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT (@perthchildrensot) is a Komunitas creator on Instagram, also filed under Non-Profits & Religious Organizations and Parenting. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT runs to 19 words across 4 lines.
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Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT has 20,619 followers on Instagram (20.6K). Set against 930 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 22 followers per account Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT follows. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT has built a substantial archive of 777 posts.
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Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.18%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 85 followers. An average post collects 253 likes and 10 comments, close to 25 likes for each comment.
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Flinque files Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT under 7 categories, led by Komunitas and followed by Non-Profits & Religious Organizations, Parenting, iphone, Samsung, Tech Review and Tech Reviewer. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT, 6 are single images and 4 are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT repeatedly use the words children, need, know, child and kids. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT's captions carry hashtags such as #neuroaffirming, #childdevelopment and #neurodiversity. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT writes those captions mainly in English. Sarina Shirazee | Paediatric OT keeps 14 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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