Our Approach to Pediatric Occupational Therapy

We begin with a comprehensive evaluation to identify a child's strengths and challenges. Based on this, we create a personalized therapy plan. Our approach may include:

• Motor skills improvement: Engaging activities designed to enhance coordination, strength, and movement patterns, enabling children to excel in everyday tasks.
• Hand-eye coordination exercises: Fun, targeted exercises aimed at improving skills like writing, drawing, and manipulating objects, enhancing precision and focus.
• Sensory integration techniques: Innovative methods to help children process sensory input, transforming sensory challenges into opportunities for growth.
• Adaptive tools and assistive devices: Expert recommendations for tools that empower children to gain independence in daily tasks, building confidence and autonomy.
• Play-based learning: Dynamic activities such as games, arts, and crafts that make learning enjoyable while fostering cognitive, social, and emotional growth.
• Parental guidance: Providing parents with the strategies and tools to support their child's progress at home and ensure continued development.

Core Focus Areas of Our Program

We focus on key developmental areas that help children build essential skills for life:

• Sensory Integration – Helping children process and respond appropriately to sensory input like noise, touch, or movement.
• Fine and Gross Motor Skills – Strengthening coordination, balance, and muscle control for tasks like writing, walking, and playing.
• Self-Care Skills – Fostering independence in activities such as dressing, eating, hygiene, and toileting.
• Social and Emotional Development – Building emotional awareness, cooperation, and flexibility through play and social interaction.
• Cognitive and Academic Readiness – Enhancing attention, memory, organization, and problem-solving skills to prepare for learning and school activities.

Benefits of Occupational Therapy at Al Najma Center

• Improved Independence: Helps your child perform daily activities, such as dressing, feeding, and learning, on their own.
• Better Coordination and Sensory Processing: Enhances fine and gross motor skills, along with the ability to process sensory information effectively.
• Emotional and Behavioral Regulation: Supports emotional well-being by helping children manage impulses and regulate their feelings.
• Stronger Social Skills: Fosters positive interactions with peers and adults, improving communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Adaptability and Confidence: Helps your child adapt to new environments, changes, and transitions with greater ease and confidence.
• Increased Self-Esteem: Through successful therapy, children gain confidence in their abilities, leading to greater independence and enjoyment in daily activities.

Why Families Trust Al Najma Center

Our therapy spaces are welcoming, sensory-aware, and designed specifically for children’s comfort and engagement. We offer:

• Individualized Treatment Plans – Each child receives a customized approach based on their specific challenges and strengths.
• Engaging Therapy Techniques – We use games, crafts, and obstacle courses to naturally build the skills your child needs while keeping them motivated and entertained.
• Parental Involvement – We guide and empower parents to actively participate in therapy, providing tools and strategies to reinforce progress at home.
• A Nurturing Environment – Our therapy spaces are carefully designed to be safe, supportive, and stimulating, encouraging your child’s development and well-being.

Begin Your Child’s Occupational Therapy Journey Today!

If your child is struggling with daily activities, social interactions, or school tasks, Al Najma Center is here to help. Our team of experts is dedicated to guiding your child through every step of their therapy journey.

Contact us today to schedule a consultation and take the first step toward supporting your child’s growth, confidence, and independence.

Many families have seen their children gain confidence, master new skills, and thrive in everyday moments through our engaging therapy sessions. We look forward to building that journey with you!

SERVICES PROVIDING:

Picky Eating Support

Is your child extremely selective about food, avoiding certain textures, tastes, or smells? At Al Najma Center, we understand how stressful mealtimes can be for families dealing with picky eating. Our occupational therapists specialize in helping children who struggle with sensory-based feeding difficulties. Whether your child avoids certain food groups or reacts strongly to new foods, our therapy sessions are designed to gently expand their tolerance and enjoyment of eating.

We use fun, play-based strategies to reduce anxiety around food while developing oral-motor and sensory processing skills. Sessions are personalized for each child and guided by a supportive therapist, with parents playing a key role in building healthy eating routines at home. By creating a calm, structured mealtime environment and introducing foods in a non-pressuring way, we help children build confidence and curiosity around food.

From learning to sit at the table to exploring new textures, our goal is to make mealtimes a more positive experience for both child and family. If you're concerned about your child’s eating habits, Al Najma Center is here to help. Let’s take the first step together toward happier, more enjoyable mealtimes.

Sensory Integration Therapy

At Al Najma Center, we offer Sensory Integration Therapy to support children who experience challenges processing everyday sensory input. These children may be overly sensitive to touch, sound, movement, or textures—or may constantly seek out sensory input to feel calm and regulated. Our occupational therapists use specialized, play-based activities to help children better understand and respond to the world around them.

Sensory Integration Therapy improves how the brain processes sensory messages from the body and environment. We focus on enhancing body awareness, attention, emotional regulation, and participation in daily activities. Each therapy plan is personalized and may include a sensory diet—a carefully selected set of activities to meet your child’s unique needs throughout the day.

Children engage in fun, purposeful tasks like swinging, climbing, bouncing, or exploring different textures, all within a safe, structured environment. These experiences help build stronger neural connections, leading to better behavior, focus, and learning outcomes.

Our team at Al Najma Center also guides parents on how to support sensory needs at home and in school settings. If your child struggles with sensitivity or sensory-seeking behavior, let us help them thrive by building the foundation for regulation, learning, and success through sensory integration.

Handwriting Development Program

Handwriting is more than just putting letters on paper—it’s a complex skill built on motor control, sensory processing, and cognitive coordination. At Al Najma Center, our occupational therapists offer a structured and engaging handwriting program for children aged 3 to 8 years who find writing tasks frustrating, slow, or unclear.

We begin with a thorough assessment to understand your child’s strengths and challenges, whether it's pencil grip, posture, hand strength, or visual-motor coordination. From there, we create a fun, individualized therapy plan that blends fine motor exercises, multisensory learning, and guided practice.

Through playful activities like tracing, drawing, sculpting with clay, or letter games, children develop better hand control, spacing, and confidence. We also work on posture, attention, and stamina to support longer writing tasks. Most importantly, we build your child’s belief in their own ability—reducing anxiety and making writing feel achievable and even enjoyable.

Our approach is gentle, supportive, and results-focused. At Al Najma Center, we turn handwriting struggles into handwriting success—preparing your child for smoother learning experiences both in school and at home. Reach out to learn how we can support your little one’s writing journey.

Play Skill Development

Play is at the heart of every child’s growth. At Al Najma Center, we harness the power of play to help children develop essential life skills in a joyful and meaningful way. Our occupational therapists design therapy sessions that use play as a tool to build motor coordination, emotional regulation, social communication, and cognitive development.

Every child is unique, and so is their play. Whether your child finds it hard to join in with others, struggles with movement or attention, or has difficulty expressing emotions, we meet them where they are—with playful, engaging, goal-driven activities tailored just for them.

Through pretend games, obstacle courses, sensory exploration, art, and movement-based activities, children build the foundation for independence, learning, and social success. We also involve parents, helping you carry over playful learning into everyday life at home.

Early play-based intervention not only boosts confidence and skill development—it helps children connect with their world in richer, more fulfilling ways. At Al Najma Center, we believe play is powerful. It’s where learning begins, emotions unfold, and children shine. Let us guide your child toward brighter development—one joyful play session at a time.

Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training

At Al Najma Center, we support children in gaining independence through our specialized Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training program. ADLs include essential self-care tasks like dressing, grooming, brushing teeth, using utensils, feeding, toileting, and more—skills that build confidence and enable children to participate meaningfully in their daily routines.

Some children struggle with these tasks due to sensory sensitivities, motor coordination issues, cognitive delays, or attention challenges. Our occupational therapists carefully assess your child’s abilities and create an individualized plan that focuses on small, achievable goals. We use playful, structured techniques to teach each step of a task, helping your child feel successful and motivated.

Through repetition, modeling, and the right environmental supports, children gradually learn to manage these everyday skills more independently. We also work closely with parents and caregivers to carry over these skills into the home environment—because what happens outside the therapy room matters just as much.

Whether it’s learning to button a shirt, hold a toothbrush, or sit on the toilet with ease, we meet your child where they are and guide them forward. At Al Najma Center, we believe every child deserves the dignity and freedom that comes with independence.

Developmental Delay Intervention

If your child is not meeting expected developmental milestones, early support can make all the difference. At Al Najma Center, our Developmental Delay Intervention program is designed to help children who show delays in areas such as motor skills, language, play, attention, or self-care abilities.

Our occupational therapists begin with a comprehensive assessment to understand your child’s strengths and areas of need. From there, we create a personalized intervention plan that uses play-based, engaging activities to promote development in a safe, encouraging environment.

We work on foundational skills like sitting, crawling, grasping, responding to others, or using both hands together—depending on your child’s age and developmental profile. Our therapists also focus on improving cognitive skills, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and early social interaction, preparing children for smoother transitions into preschool or school environments.

Parent involvement is a key part of success. We provide coaching and home activity ideas to support continued growth outside of therapy sessions.

At Al Najma Center, we are here to support your child’s developmental journey—step by step, with warmth, expertise, and hope. If you’re concerned about your child’s progress, let’s take the next step together.

Social Skills Training Groups

At Al Najma Center, our Social Skills Training Groups are designed to help children build meaningful connections, communicate confidently, and navigate the world around them with ease. These small-group sessions are guided by experienced therapists who create a safe and structured space where children can learn, practice, and grow together.

Many children—especially those with autism, ADHD, or social delays—struggle with understanding social cues, making friends, or managing emotions in group settings. Through fun and interactive play, role-playing, storytelling, and games, children learn essential skills such as:

• Initiating conversations and maintaining interactions
• Taking turns and sharing
• Understanding emotions—both their own and others’
• Reading body language and facial expressions
• Problem-solving and conflict resolution

Our groups are tailored by age and ability to ensure that each child feels comfortable and supported. With consistent participation, children gain confidence, develop empathy, and learn to engage more positively at school, home, and in the community.

Parents are kept involved throughout the process, with guidance and strategies to support social growth at home and in everyday life.

At Al Najma Center, we believe that social success starts with small, guided steps—and we’re here to walk those steps with your child.