Play blog at The Children’s Place: research-backed tips, games, and activities that build communication, social skills, and learning through play.

How to Improve an Autistic Child’s Daily Behavior

2025-12-16T04:41:47+00:00November 30th, 2025|

When children act out, they're trying to communicate something important. An autistic child who seems difficult isn't being stubborn - something in their day has pushed them past what they can handle. Maybe it's flickering lights at school, an unexpected schedule change, or too many people talking at once. Punishment doesn't fix these problems [...]

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At-Home Social Games to Support Children with Autism

2025-11-25T00:07:18+00:00October 16th, 2025|

Playing together is one of the most powerful ways for children to learn and connect. For children on the autism spectrum, however, typical play can sometimes feel hard or confusing. That's why using structured, enjoyable games at home is a fantastic strategy to nurture vital social and communication skills in a comfortable setting. These simple, [...]

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What Are Sensory Toys and How Can They Help Your Child?

2025-11-17T23:05:07+00:00October 8th, 2025|

In the world of child development, we often seek simple yet effective tools to support our children. One of the best and most fun tools available is the sensory toy. But what are sensory toys exactly? These are special objects made to stimulate a child's five main senses: Touch. Sight. Sound. Smell. Taste. They [...]

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Activities to Calm and Engage Children with Autism

2025-11-17T22:45:18+00:00October 4th, 2025|

Sensory regulation is the key to a happy and focused life for children on the autism spectrum. Think of the world as a volume control. For many children with autism, this volume control is constantly turned too high or too low. Sensory processing helps them adjust this internal volume. When a child with autism [...]

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Let Your Child Lead!

2025-11-25T00:14:36+00:00June 10th, 2019|

Often times, parents will ask how to engage their little one in activities that promote speech and language development. Parents may pull lots of toys and games off the shelves and ask their child to “say this” or “look at this.” This can be overwhelming for an early learner, and cause them confusion as [...]

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TCPs Ultimate Christmas Toy List: Part II

2026-01-07T06:50:56+00:00December 3rd, 2018|

One of the most common questions we get asked at the clinic is to share recommendations for gifts, activities, and games parents can get for their children for the holidays. There are so many options that can not only be fun but also help your child achieve their therapy goals. Last year, our therapists [...]

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Strategies for Improving Your Child’s Attention

2025-11-25T00:13:52+00:00October 19th, 2018|

This Scribble was scribbled by Megan Abdelnour, Occupational Therapist, M.Sc.  The ability to focus attention on different tasks and activities forms the basis of all learning—it is the most important foundation skill. Some children may become distracted more easily or have difficulty focusing on instructions. If they are not able to pay attention and [...]

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Building Social Skills with Lego Therapy

2025-11-11T00:06:57+00:00March 28th, 2018|

This Scribble was scribbled by Amna  (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP) The Children’s Place had the privilege of hosting a fantastic training on LEGO® Therapy by the deeply experienced Dr Gina Gomez de la Cuesta, the first person to bring this approach to the UK. LEGO® Based Therapy is a collaborative play therapy [...]

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Work Hard, Play Hard: Why we play with your kids… and why you should too!

2025-12-23T07:47:29+00:00February 2nd, 2018|

This Scribble was scribbled by Krysta Leong Poi (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP) One of the best parts about being a speech and language therapist is that I get to play… all day long! Of course, there are times when I’m sat a table with picture cards and worksheets but play is usually [...]

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TCP’s Ultimate Christmas Toy List

2025-12-23T07:47:27+00:00December 2nd, 2017|

It's that time of year again! Santa's elves are busy gathering toys for all of the children! One of the most frequently asked questions that we get at TCP at this time of year is whether we have any toy suggestions that are fun while also helping to target speech, language, and motor development. [...]

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