In this episode, Tiffany sits down with Tiffany Parsons, The Homeschool OT and founder of Agape Love OT, to explore how occupational therapy supports homeschool and microschool students. They unpack primitive reflexes, learning challenges, and practical resources parents can use to better support their children’s development.
Many homeschool parents don’t realize occupational therapy can play a powerful role in learning success—especially when children struggle with attention, handwriting, emotional regulation, or sensory processing. In this conversation, Tiffany Parsons explains how primitive reflexes impact development and why reflex integration therapy addresses the root causes of learning challenges rather than just surface behaviors. The episode also highlights practical resources, funding options, and encouragement for families navigating developmental concerns at home.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn About:
~What a homeschool occupational therapist does and how OT supports homeschool and microschool students
~Why learning challenges can be overlooked in homeschool settings
~What primitive reflexes are and how they affect learning and behavior
~How reflex integration therapy supports attention, handwriting, reading, and sensory processing
~The difference between treating symptoms vs. addressing root developmental issues
~Specific reflexes linked to speech delays, picky eating, attention issues, dyslexia, and dysgraphia
~The role of crawling and developmental milestones in brain and motor development
~How skipped milestones can impact learning later on
~Private-pay OT services and what parents should know about cost and access
~Alternative funding options like HOPE scholarships and health savings accounts
~Helpful parent resources, including Harkla courses and All Things Sensory
~Simple ways parents can support development through everyday routines
~Upcoming episode topics: dyslexia, dysgraphia, emotional regulation, and picky eating
Connect with Tiffany Parsons:
Tiffany Parsons is a pastor’s wife, twin mom and a bonus mom. She is homeschooling/micro-schooling her twin boys as well as working as a private pay pediatric occupational therapist. She is passionate about using her God-given knowledge to help others and educate them on God’s design of primitive reflexes, guiding growth through faith and occupational therapy. She can be found on Facebook @The Homeschool OT, Tiffany Parsons.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bow94JtSw/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Website: www.agapeloveot.com
Harkla (an affiliate link for Tiffany- She would love your support!): https://harkla.co/?rfsn=8716597.365cfae
Harkla Podcast: https://youtube.com/@harklafamily?si=otCa2tzxek8ObVQd
The Homeschool OT, Sarah Collins podcast: https://youtube.com/@homeschoolot?si=NxIuHCVcHTpn9tUx