#370 - Improve Your Child’s Ocular Motor Skills With These Fun At-Home Visual Activities
#370 - Improve Your Child’s Ocular Motor Skills With These Fun At-Home Visual Activities  
Podcast: All Things Sensory by Harkla
Published On: Wed Jul 23 2025
Description: In this episode, we break down what ocular motor skills really are, how they affect your child’s behavior and development, and most importantly simple at-home activities you can start using right away to help.They also share how retained primitive reflexes, screen time, and missed developmental milestones can all impact how your child’s eyes work together — and why this often goes unnoticed.Whether you’re a parent, therapist, or educator, this episode is full of practical tools you can start today. Here’s what you’ll learn: What ocular motor skills really are (hint: it’s not just 20/20 vision!)Signs your child might be struggling with visual tracking or coordinationEasy, playful at-home activities for:Saccades (eye jumping)Pursuits (smooth tracking)Convergence & divergence (eye teaming)How primitive reflexes and screen time impact visionTips for building a consistent and doable home exercise routineAnd, we'll answer a listener question at the end of the episode. Happy listening! LINKSWe’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form - https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3 Ocular Motor Skills Screening Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMSVhwIL5wI&t=11sAssessing Primitive Reflexes Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkGDm3t2hb8&t=1sBrock String Instructionshttps://www.optometrists.org/vision-therapy/guide-to-vision-therapy/vision-therapy-faqs/how-is-a-brock-string-used/Spot Ithttps://www.spotitgame.com/Zoomballhttps://www.amazon.com/Toysmith-6219-Zip-Ball/dp/B00E6DXQU8/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9wtOAvhcy8jgIIeXS3esac48UmRrA0araB1icT_BW19b5HZVhEuyaKG-Ol5vGUNVEPSfO1x7UHrpflm1GmNTMLbeaernwnXIy-Dku7CqPUBlD9pnMEHeFNF54jWVJcgWOa_UXJ7HbqnmbqssbFeU-NfwXZH5MN1xLnOP5z6dFqN5X0yr4OzQ3EVyl155PjJ6sInCbUUCcQoLp70CERAeNxnQ1wiE6p-IZb6Gd_SrrjT-JrbMONntd9tdIflCvBKEl2mlfk6wwc-Jj20SJKoRAc8LZCOieWhOYy5zQBC9VLA.i5FuA9BWsSe4NReui8vk3vdZFtEmEpBd_hPz8xfAfHc&dib_tag=se&keywords=zoom%2Bball&qid=1752800406&refinements=p_72%3A1248963011&rnid=1248961011&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-3&th=1A Balanced Brain Full Digital Coursehttps://harkla.co/products/balanced-brainEarly Intervention Blueprint Full Digital Course https://harkla.co/products/infant-sensory-development-courseAll Things Sensory Podcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/allthingssensorypodcast/Harkla Website https://harkla.co/Harkla YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/c/HarklaFamilyHarkla Instagram