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Supporting your child to build skills for everyday life

Being a parent can feel overwhelming when everyday things are hard for your child.
 

Pencils & Paper supports pre-school and early primary-aged children who may be finding parts of daily life challenging.
 

Children may need support with a range of everyday skills, including:

  • Handwriting and pencil grip

  • Using scissors and completing craft tasks

  • Coordination and movement

  • Sensory processing

  • Following routines at home, kinder and school
     

Our goal is to make everyday tasks feel easier, so your child can join in, feel confident, and enjoy learning, playing and being with others.

Service Areas

Handwriting & Fine Motor 

Support with pencil grip, letter formation, and using tools such as scissors with confidence.

Following Instructions

Developing skills to understand and complete multi-step tasks at home, kinder and school

These challenges can impact how children learn, play and participate in everyday life. Occupational therapy helps break tasks down, build skills, and make daily routines feel more manageable for both children and families.

What We Help With

Children don’t need a diagnosis for you to reach out. We focus on the real-life challenges you see at home, kinder and school.

Coordination & Movement

Building physical foundations needed for running, playing, and participating in everyday activities.

Sensory Processing

Supporting children who may be sensitive to, or seek out, sensory input, and helping them manage their responses in everyday situations.

Attention & Concentration

Supporting children to stay engaged, follow through with tasks, and manage attention during learning and play.

Daily  Routines

Supporting everyday activities such as getting dressed, mealtimes and transitions.

Mobile occupational therapy in your child's world

Pencils & Paper offers mobile occupational therapy across the Latrobe Valley.
 

We come to your child in the places that matter most:

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  • Your home

  • Pre-school or kinder (where permitted)

  • School (where permitted)
     

Working in real environments helps us understand what is happening in your child’s day.

Together, we:

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  • Identify what is working well and what feels difficult

  • Use play-based activities and practical strategies in the moment

  • Adjust routines, environments or tools to better support your child

  • Work alongside you (and educators, where appropriate)
     

Sessions are practical and down-to-earth, so you leave with strategies you can start using straight away.

Providing mobile visits across the Latrobe Valley:

  • Traralgon
  • Morwell
  • Moe
  • Yinnar
  • And surrounding areas

Telehealth Occupational Therapy

Telehealth sessions are available to families across Victoria.

These sessions focus on:

Parent support and coaching

Sessions provide a space to talk through your concerns, ask questions and understand your child’s needs.

  • Reflect on your child's progress
  • Ask specific development questions
  • Receive parent coaching in real-time
Problem-solving together

Working together to break down everyday tasks and explore simple, practical changes.

  • Task analysis for daily routines
  • Practical environmental modifications
  • Brainstorming strategies for success
Strategies for home and school

Receive clear and realistic ideas you can use at home and share with educators when needed.

  • Actionable ideas for home activities
  • Collaborative tools for school communication
  • Sustainable routine planning
When telehealth can be a good fit
  • You live outside the Latrobe Valley
  • In-person sessions are not suitable for your family
  • You would like support to implement strategies at home
  • You are looking for guidance to support your child between sessions

Telehealth sessions are currently available on Mondays.

Our Approach

We use a play-based approach that focuses on building skills children can use in their everyday lives.

Our work is practical, family-centred and tailored to your child’s strengths, interests and routines. We work alongside you to support meaningful progress at your child’s pace.

Play-Based • FAMILY-CENTRED • Strengths-Focused • Practical

Service Areas

Traralgon • Morwell • Moe • Yinnar • Surrounding Areas

Telehealth services are available across Victoria and sessions are currently available on Mondays.

GET IN TOUCH

Is Pencils & Paper the right fit for your child?

If your child is finding everyday tasks challenging, we’re here to support you.

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Complete the enquiry form to:

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  • Tell us about your child and what you would like support with

  • Check availability in your area

  • Take the next step towards getting support
     

We’ll review your enquiry and get back to you with clear, supportive next steps.

Enquiry Form
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