Pediatric occupational therapy helps children to develop the underlying skills necessry for learning and performing specific tasks, but also addresses social and behavioral skills. It can help with the child's self-concept and confidence. Pediatric occupational therapy helps develop the basic sensory awareness and motor skills needed for motor development, learning, and healthy behavior. These include the following:
- Body awareness
- Crossing midline
- Fine motor control
- Ocular motor skills
- Visual perceptual skills
- Self regulation
- Sensory modulation
Occupational therapists not only work directly with the child, but also with the family, parents, caregivers, and teachers in order to educate and reinforce specific skills and behaviors which will be used to improve and facilitate the child's performance and functioning.