The expansion here at Oxford Recovery Center is well on its way to completion. We’re almost ready to celebrate! Chef Joe will be teaching cooking classes for specialty diets, Dr. Kiran will be on hand to teach you why your DNA is important and how it affects your health, and our physical therapists will show you how to maintain a healthy body through movement. Take a tour through our new water room, art room, music room, indoor park, full working village, and many other areas. There will be fun activities for the kids too, so bring the whole family!

Join Us For The Celebration!

Saturday, June 11th – 11 am – 3 pm

Therapeutic Outdoor Activities

With the warmer months in Michigan approaching and the constant teasing of nicer weather, there are great opportunities to think about what outdoor activities can be of great benefit for child development. Our parks, schools, playgrounds, and backyards can provide safe environments for the outdoor play we need, but how can we as parents or caregivers provide the “just-right challenge” to better stimulate learning and skill development?

If your child is struggling with handwriting, have them use a large stick in the sand or a chalk wand on the sidewalk to draw and trace letters, numbers, and shapes. Along with that, draw and build an “obstacle course” together to work on hopping, skipping, climbing, and balance. I am also a strong advocate for organized sports and the countless benefits they can provide for physical, social, and emotional development. Even if it is just learning the foundational skills of throwing, catching, and kicking a ball, sports should not be overlooked. The spring and summer months should provide good opportunities to sign up for various leagues for all age groups.

There are many things that can be done outdoors with family and friends.  Nature walk bingo and scavenger hunts are wonderful outdoor activities. Helping with simpler yardwork or outdoor chores are also fantastic things to do together. Planting and caring for a small vegetable garden can provide great opportunities for learning responsibility and even some future cooking tasks.

Obviously, this is not an exhaustive list, and I am no stranger to the internet and the nearly infinite resources it provides. I encourage you to take advantage of your preferred search engine for further ideas on spring and summer outdoor fun. 

-Reggie Kehoe,  OTD –  Occupational Therapist, Brighton

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Whitmore Lake Rd. will be southbound only between Lee Rd. and Silver Lake Rd. for the next few months, but the Brighton location will remain open and accessible.  You can get to us from Maltby Rd., or by taking the Lee Rd. traffic circle to southbound Whitmore Lake Rd. Please call the front desk if you have trouble with the detour and we would be happy to give you additional directions.

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