Is Therapy Effective for Children? A parent’s perspective

If you are a parent of a child with special needs, you know that therapy is expensive and doesn't always bring the outcome you wish for. You spend hundreds of dollars with a top specialist each session... yet it feels like there's little to no improvement in your child's skills or behaviour in the long run. You end up feeling like each session is just a drop in the ocean of your child's life and that therapy session don't actually make a difference. At this point, you may ask: is it really worth it?

Good question! You know that your child's real progress happens between sessions - practising the skills that the therapist teaches them during daily life. But to make each specialist appointment really count, your child, and you as a support, need the right tools to easily achieve home practice.

The Importance of Practice Between Sessions

Progress is achieved with practice... and this is the struggle! Finding the time and presence of mind to practice any exercises suggested by the therapist is not easy for the parent of a child with special needs. So, most of the time, your child doesn't practice the skills they learn in between sessions, because:

• both you and your child forget the techniques the therapist explained during the session
• then the days or weeks slip by... and that home practice never happens - despite your good intentions!

When you come back for another session, the therapist starts pretty much where they were at the last session, which means slow or no progress.

Parent's it's not your fault - like everything, therapy needs the right tool to be effective. This is where Taskey comes in.

How Taskey makes therapy more effective for children

Taskey is a game changer when it comes to elevating your child’s home practice and progress. With Taskey, your therapist can capture teachable moments during a session with video, audio, or text, and create custom content for your child. They then forward that content on your phone, so you can use it as guidance for your child’s home practice sessions. The therapist can also send a reminder schedule with the tasks, so your phone will send you notifications on the dates and times you set to practice.

At home, or wherever you are, your child can watch the highlights of the session and practice, guided by you if needed. With Taskey, they can make real progress between sessions and come back to the next appointment with the skills they covered last session well embedded. In other words, Expertise + Reminders = Results.

So, you want to up-scale your child's progress?

‍So easy!

‍Talk to your practitioner or therapist and tell them that Taskey is coming soon - let them know that Taskey is a tool that supports strong reinforcement of skills and behaviours between sessions, allowing them to directly share their unique approach to your unique child in a super accessible way.

Taskey ensures that progress made in therapy sessions is sustained and built upon, leading to long-term positive outcomes for your child. If you would like to learn more about how Taskey can help your child progress, contact us today.