aww Scott... You're always here for me with such encouraging comments and warm support. Thank you for always showing me how much I am supported and appreciated.
You have somehow made such an overwhelming topic so easy to understand! Your little Noah is SO cute and probably the most adorable visual study tool I've ever seen! I'm an auditory learner and am so grateful for your videos. Staring at charts was starting to drive me crazy! Thank you Miri!
Thank you, Allison!! It's so wonderful to have you here studying with me and I'm delighted to hear that you're enjoying seeing Noah! It was hard for me to visualize or conceptualize a lot of the concepts in pediatrics prior to having my own baby so I understand the struggle. I'm delighted to know that my videos (and the love of my life Noah) can make studying more fun and less overwhelming for you. Thank you for sharing this journey with me! ❤
Congratulations!! I'm sorry I'm a bit late to respond to your WONDERFUL news, but nonetheless SO happy and excited for you!! What setting will you be working in?
Thank you so much for all of the thought, time, and energy you've put into this. Seeing an actual baby is so much more helpful than reading about them in a textbook! Thank you for sharing these special moments with Noah.
I always struggle with developmental milestones, but this was great to help, especially breaking it into chunks vs. going month by month. Also the videos of Noah help a lot. Thanks Miri!
I'm glad to hear this video was helpful, Lexi! Noah is so much bigger now and I'm glad I was able to capture these precious moments with me. Thank you for studying with me and sharing your OT journey with us!
Hi Miri! Last week I found out I passed the NBCOT and your videos were a huuuuge part of making that possible! Thank you for dedicating so much of your time and expertise to help others. Fight on :)
Awww congratulations! I'm so happy to hear this wonderful news! Thank you for coming back here to share this exciting update with me. I'm thrilled and so excited for you! FIGHT ON FELLOW TROJAN!
This is amazing! I love the way your broke everything down and simplified it, especially the part about how they sit at 6 months, halfway through the 1st year. Thanks for sharing all the adorable videos of Noah with us, it was super helpful!
Thank you so much Monica! I do hope he could appreciate this video as much as I enjoyed making it. Sometimes I wonder if he'll watch this video and be mortified... I guess time will tell. I'm just hope and pray that he will see my heart and my passion, and get inspired to follow a path that ignites his heart. Thank you for studying with us!
I am really happy you reviewed this with visual examples using Noah because it really helps to cement this in my mind. I came across it by accident and Im really glad I did as with most most people I am freaking out about studying milestones for Peds!
Listen OT Miri you're videos don't disappoint!!! they are wonderful your son is adorable!! Thanks for sharing him with us to help me learn developmental stages it helps a lot !! Plus the review for the milestone ties well together :)
I'm late to read all your comments that you so sweetly sprinkled all over this channel, but I just want to thank you again for speaking so much life and encouragement into my spirit. Please, if you see me at the AOTA conference, come say hi to me!!
Great video Miri! Noah is so precious 😊... I can't help but smile every time I see videos with him. I found out today that I passed and wanted to come tell you Thank You Soooo Much for the Amazing support you provided out of the generosity of your heart!!! You are a precious gift to our profession.
Congratulations, Jaime! I'm elated to hear the news and so grateful you thought of me and came back here to share this exciting news with me so I can celebrate with you in spirit! This is just the beginning for you and I'm looking forward to hearing all the different ways you'll thrive and continue to grow and succed as you step into this profession as a practitioner. I hope you continue to stay in touch, Jaime. Thank you so much for being here and also for sharing and loving me and my family's journey. Sending so much your way. Congratulations again my friend!
@@MiriLee Thank you Miri for celebrating with me! I will definitely stay in touch. Looking forward to the fun path ahead...and all of your great practice-related videos, of course 😁 Goodnight friend
1:54 can't be any more SPOT ON! I graduated in 2018 and still haven't taken my COTA exam because the insane amounts of information for my constantly distracted by every dust particle in the air ADHD mind that doesn't allow me to focus(which leads to months of sadness since I'm not certified yet, then leading to determination to take it with a repeating cycle of prior). One of the problems being, all the information especially in peds, which is my hardest category due to the age ranges, diagnoses and every detail about everything known to man just being too much. It varies everywhere I look. Even programs like PasstheOT(spent $400+continuing to spend) has different age ranges for the same things! It's getting pricey for all of this information! I quit my job in 2018 just to try to help my ADHD brain have more time in the day to study and money is draining quickly while living on scraps. You study in one resource that sit /s support & pull to stand is 6mo but then in another spot sit /s support, pull to stand is 6-9mo! Which is it?! You know? I COMPLETELY understand that it varies from child to child but there seriously needs to be a set in stone time frame for test taking purposes for everything. We can learn later the varying ages, but for TESTING PURPOSES, we need a solid, correct, not varying exact age they want us to know. **Real Example** I had studied that children age 16-18mo have "Ability to hold cup & drink I'ly /c ^ control of liquid in mouth." So, naturally with all of this info locked in my brain after weeks of studying JUST peds hardcore, I go into taking a complete Ped's exam psyched that I'm solid on Ped's info finally. I come out of the test with a 62 because of so many bogus questions about varying age ranges and silly side bogus info about diseases that isn't anywhere to even study and that you should just assume would be the case(even though everyone says never assume).. anyways, I get a question on the test saying that little Timmy is delayed in feeding and can now drink from an open faced cup and hold the fluids in without a problem, blah blah, what age is that normally learned by? So, I choose 15-18mo because I know that for a FACT even though I studied 16-18mo as it said that in the text) and I get it WRONG!!! Apparently 12-14mo is when THE TEST says he should be able to do that! WHAT?! 12-14mo is supposed to be dipping /c spoon, spoon>mouth /c spills by inverting spoon and on a different spot of the text, it says 13-15mo is dips spoon, spoon>mouth /c spills & closed lip chew. HOW AM I WRONG?! Why is nothing accurate. I love OT and I plan to be an COTA in a SNF(get me the heck away from peds forever please, I worked 9yrs in SNF and plan to stay with my favorite age range ever), but the inconsistency of the information given for basic testing knowledge is completely pathetic for a profession. It's so infuriating that there's no set data to follow just for testing purposes, allowing you to test with basic knowledge, leaving varying age ranges to be determined later on in the field. **There needs to be a "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for everything OT that can vary. "The National Bureau of Standards was founded with the mandate to provide standard weights and measures, and to serve as the national physical laboratory for the United States." They keep a record of weight, distance, mass, everything, so that there's a standard for use and research. Why is there no "standard" in OT? Everything is too inconsistent for testing purposes. There needs to be a standard and it needs to be enforced to teaching students correct and testable data in schools, books and ALL online "NBCOT exam" specified studying sites/platforms; not varying data. Studying for this COTA exam is like making an 8oz glass of chocolate milk with coco powder, following the directions to make it come out delicious and then getting tested on the "correct" measurement of powder to put into your milk to make it a delicous, properly made glass of "chocolate milk" but yet every cup that tastes good and measured properly is WRONG depending who tastes your chocolate milk.** It's nonsense , it can be any variation to taste buds/to testing site/NBCOT. We need to pick the most average and STICK WITH IT. How else are we supposed to know the correct date to use for our $600 exam that we don't even know if we're right or wrong on questions until we get a general global score of the exam back? I'm writing all this to you because you're the first extremely smart OT person to actually sound like it's frustrating to students/people. So, it feels like you are seeing what we're all seeing. Testing needs STANDARD DATA across all schooling/test prep areas. I'm extremely passionate about becoming a COTA, there's just roadblocks for me and they hit hard. The inconsistency in absurd amount of silly information you need to know/assume even though there's a more or just as valid addressing answer in the answer choices really ticks me off. This COTA exam is the hardest thing, I struggle with tests in general as the information on them is too much and requires too much consistent uninterrupted studying time for a high ADHD hyper-focused/hyper-distracted brain. I have accommodations for school (using them for the NBCOT exam) and survived on 90-100s on papers, research, presentations, hands on lab, quizzes(due to small amounts of data), while failing (40s-70s) on basically every exam, with one or two 80s as miracle tests I have no idea how I did so well on. A two-four hour assignment for a normal person would take me easily 12-36 hours to complete due to needing to be insanely thorough and perfect for my inevitable test failing that I've lived my whole life having to work around. This inconsistent information makes it even harder. The sad part is that it shouldn't be inconsistent and yet no one is doing anything about standardizing it, it's just being looked over and forgot about once the person passes their exam.
Thanks so much! Developmental milestones have been my consistent weak spot throughout my MOT program, and the way you broke it down was so incredibly helpful. Thank you!!
Thank you for all your videos I passed NBCOT OTR exam on my first try with your knowledge! I subscribed and liked this video and am so grateful for all the info you share with us all 🤩
aww that's really great news and I'm so happy to hear it! Congratulations!! And thank you so much for having shared this journey with me and my little one. I hope you stay in touch. Congratulations again and I wish you only the best as you begin this next chapter of your OT journey!
I was just thinking wow I haven’t seen this video before how?! Then I realised it was uploaded two days ago! Thanks so much Miri, you are a top OT resource ✨🌟
I love your videos, especially the new ones as a mommy. You're an amazing OT, mentor and mother! Thanks for sharing into your world. Look forward to your guidance for my BOARDS
Aww thank you so much for your sweet and kind words. I am grateful to know that I am not alone in this journey as a mother and occupational therapist. You, along with our community, fill my cup.
Oh my goodness!!! I am teary eyed right now!!! Will sit for NCLEX this Dec and I was all over the places these past days trying to learn, study and understand PEDS esp this topic, and I was in awe when I saw your vid!!! You've explained the topic very well!!! Thank you for this! You've gained a subscriber!!!!! This is one of my weakest spot (together with Maternal and Psych) and you've articulated it so well!!! Thanks again and btw, your baby is a cutie pie!!!
Hi Jymiely! Thank you for your sweet comments. I'm so happy you found this channel and are enjoying these resources. This channel is my heart project and it's become even more meaningful now that I can share my little bundle of joy with the world. I hope you continue to find value in the resources provided here even beyond NCLEX!
Yay! I'm happy you discovered this channel and I hope you'll continue to stay in touch not only through this exam preparation, but through many transitions of your OT journey and career.
you seriously make logical sense of everything! And can we all take a moment to appreciate the hard work it took to record and edit all those visuals for us in one video! amazing! Thank you Miri, please keep it up!
awww, your message made me so happy and put the biggest smile on my face! Thank you so much for your love and support. The effort I put into creating these videos is truly a labor of love and what sustains my efforts is the support of our community. You guys are my inspiration and my reason for being here... So thank you for sharing your journey with me, my friend. Together with you and our community, there's nothing we can't achieve!
Miri you are honestly fantastic! I have been following you for a few years now and I am currently waiting until the pandemic is over so that I can finish my level II fieldwork and take the NBCOT. I have my pediatric level II fieldwork coming up (hopefully soon) and I have been getting anxious about understanding developmental milestones. This video made me feel so much less overwhelmed and ready to learn the material. And it is all thanks to you!!!
We are living through some really wild times, aren't we? I hope you're staying safe. I'm happy to hear that this video made you feel less overwhelmed. I hope you continue to feel supported and find yourself growing in confidence as you complete your Level II fieldwork and get ready to sit for the exam.
Yet again, another fantastic/informative video! Congratulations on your beautiful and healthy addition. Thank you for sharing your insight/family with us
I had to rewind and watch parts multiple times because of how distracting/super cute your baby was in the video! Thank you for all that you do for OT students ❤
I absolutely adore how calm and thorough you are in your videos! It makes learning this information so much more appealing because otherwise, it's so easy to become overwhelmed with everything. Thank you for all you do and for sharing your knowledge with us :') I really appreciate you and your videos - and you're so kind, beautiful, and collected, it makes me feel less anxious about taking my exam! Also, Noah is an ABSOLUTE cutie pie!
Sarah Hi Sarah, thank you for connecting with me and taking a moment to leave your words of encouragement and appreciation. I’m so happy to know you’re enjoying these videos and feeling less anxious. I hope you’ll continue to find support, comfort and inspiration throughout your OT journey. Thank you for studying with me Sarah! And yes, I adore my son Noah and love those who adore him too, so thank you!
I have been studying gross motor milestones all day, but the one thing that will stick with me is your statement about newborns being scrunched up and then 12 months later walking!! Thank you so much for creating these videos.
Miri! I take my exam the end of this month. So nervous but your videos have given me a sense of calm. This video particularly, showing your baby representing the reflexes was so helpful. Thank you for everything!!!!
Hi Haley! Thank you for studying with me. I'm happy to know that this video was helpful and especially delighted to know that it brought you a sense of calm. I'm rooting for you, Haley!!
Thank you for being here, Alexa. So happy to hear you're enjoying these resources. I hope you continue to find great value in them. Sending you so much love your way~~
I just discovered your videos, I’m currently studying for the NBCOT and your videos are extremely helpful. You would make an amazing professor! Love your delivery and examples. Keep it up! Noah is very cute.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so happy to know you're finding my videos helpful and hope you'll continue to gain great value, insights and inspiration through these resources. Thank you for being here and sharing your journey with me.
Thank you, Monica! I appreciate your kind feedback. As an occupational therapist, it makes me very happy to know that this video was helpful to you as a resource, but as a new mom, my heart explodes when I hear positive feedback about my son. So thank you for your love, Monica! I'll give him a tight squeeze for you!
This was amazing and so helpful!! Noah is so cute too! Thank you so much for your videos and study guides. I take my test in 15 days and I feel a lot better after watching your content !
I'm smiling ear to ear reading all your comments on my videos. Thank you for connecting with me and letting me know how you're doing. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers during these final days leading up to your exam. Sending so much love your way!
Thank you! My OT lens definitely helped me in designing this space for my baby so that he'd have plenty of floor time and opportunities to develop his brain and muscles : )
Hi Miri, thank you so much for this informative video! Your son is so adorable & precious! Looking at your son's baby videos motivated me to study. As a visual learner, it really helped me understand the developmental milestones. Thank you for all the helpful videos, Miri! You make the concepts so much easier to understand :) Also, I love your passion for teaching and for motivating students, thanks for everything Miri!!
What a lovely and sweet message to brighten the day! Thank you Jeanelle. I'm happy to know you've enjoyed these videos and hope you'll continue to feel supported as we share this journey together. Thank you again for leaving me your kind and encouraging words. Stay safe out there and take good care!
Great video I loved it! I am trying to find your previous videos that break up the milestones by months that you talked about. Are they still on your channel?
Kara Truskolawski Kara, thank you for your kind and sweet feedback. This video, along with the milestones series, is something I’ve poured my heart into for many months for our community and it’s everything I wish I had when I was preparing for the exam. As someone who never enjoyed pediatrics prior to having my own baby, this was a really hard area for me to master. Learning the milestones can be overwhelming, but focusing on the broad milestones, principles of motor development and sequence (instead of trying to memorize every detail of every month) will really help you understand and apply the important concepts clinically. I hope these videos give you the knowledge and confidence you need to not only pass the exam, but to work with children if that’s the practice setting you want to pursue. Thank you for loving and appreciating this heart project. It means a lot to me. The rest of the series can be found on my website under the VIDEOS section. Because of the personal and intimate nature of these videos showing my own baby, I’m keeping it exclusive to my dearly beloved occupational therapy community. Sending you so much love and blessings, Kara!
Man man man, I never realized how impatient I was until I had my son. He's only 1 month old but I want him to be at least 5 or 6 months right now. Hahaha. Just can't wait. Your video was really good tho.
You're such an intelligent woman with an incredible ability to break down just about any content. You'd make a great professor.
aww Scott... You're always here for me with such encouraging comments and warm support. Thank you for always showing me how much I am supported and appreciated.
You have somehow made such an overwhelming topic so easy to understand! Your little Noah is SO cute and probably the most adorable visual study tool I've ever seen! I'm an auditory learner and am so grateful for your videos. Staring at charts was starting to drive me crazy! Thank you Miri!
Thank you, Allison!! It's so wonderful to have you here studying with me and I'm delighted to hear that you're enjoying seeing Noah! It was hard for me to visualize or conceptualize a lot of the concepts in pediatrics prior to having my own baby so I understand the struggle. I'm delighted to know that my videos (and the love of my life Noah) can make studying more fun and less overwhelming for you. Thank you for sharing this journey with me! ❤
Just found out I passed my exam! There's no way I could have done it without these videos. Thank you OT Miri!
Congratulations!! I'm sorry I'm a bit late to respond to your WONDERFUL news, but nonetheless SO happy and excited for you!! What setting will you be working in?
Thank you so much for all of the thought, time, and energy you've put into this. Seeing an actual baby is so much more helpful than reading about them in a textbook! Thank you for sharing these special moments with Noah.
Thank you for sharing our journey with us, Kayla! I'm happy to know you enjoyed watching this video and I appreciate your love.
I just love you! Your time in preparing & teaching the videos aren’t in vain. Thank you!
aww thank you for your love! I'm happy to know you're enjoying these videos and hope you continue to feel supported!
Noah is insanely adorable but I loooove seeing the one and only Stella hanging out in the back. Thanks Miri, these videos are so helpful!
Natalie! Your love for my family and especially Stella is so heartwarming! Thank you for spreading and leaving your love in these comments. ❤️❤️❤️
I always struggle with developmental milestones, but this was great to help, especially breaking it into chunks vs. going month by month. Also the videos of Noah help a lot. Thanks Miri!
I'm glad to hear this video was helpful, Lexi! Noah is so much bigger now and I'm glad I was able to capture these precious moments with me. Thank you for studying with me and sharing your OT journey with us!
Hi Miri! Last week I found out I passed the NBCOT and your videos were a huuuuge part of making that possible! Thank you for dedicating so much of your time and expertise to help others. Fight on :)
Awww congratulations! I'm so happy to hear this wonderful news! Thank you for coming back here to share this exciting update with me. I'm thrilled and so excited for you! FIGHT ON FELLOW TROJAN!
Noah is a BIG cutie and a great visual study tool
aww, thank you so much, Jacquelyn!
This is amazing! I love the way your broke everything down and simplified it, especially the part about how they sit at 6 months, halfway through the 1st year. Thanks for sharing all the adorable videos of Noah with us, it was super helpful!
So happy you found this video helpful, Victoria! Thank you for sharing your love and support for me and my son Noah!
What a beautiful video you have made of your son and also that you could show him when he is older!
Thank you so much Monica! I do hope he could appreciate this video as much as I enjoyed making it. Sometimes I wonder if he'll watch this video and be mortified... I guess time will tell. I'm just hope and pray that he will see my heart and my passion, and get inspired to follow a path that ignites his heart. Thank you for studying with us!
I am really happy you reviewed this with visual examples using Noah because it really helps to cement this in my mind. I came across it by accident and Im really glad I did as with most most people I am freaking out about studying milestones for Peds!
Yay! I'm so happy to hear that! I create all my videos with love, but my milestones series with Noah is truly a labor of love. He's my world!
Listen OT Miri you're videos don't disappoint!!! they are wonderful your son is adorable!! Thanks for sharing him with us to help me learn developmental stages it helps a lot !! Plus the review for the milestone ties well together :)
I'm late to read all your comments that you so sweetly sprinkled all over this channel, but I just want to thank you again for speaking so much life and encouragement into my spirit. Please, if you see me at the AOTA conference, come say hi to me!!
Noah is bsolutely precious! Studying for my NBCOT. Thank you for all you do!
Thank you for studying with us! I hope your studying is going well and that you find yourself growing more confident each day.
This was soo helpful to visualize the different movements. Noah is absolutely adorable!!!!!!
Aww, thank you! Noah is my greatest joy and I am grateful that you can share in our family's bundle of joy!
Great video Miri! loved seeing you with Noah! You are making a big impact. Best wishes to you, Donna O
Is this Donna O from the same program?? If so, HIIIII! Oh my, it's been years! How have you been? What are you up to? I'd love to catch up!
I've been struggling trying to visualize a lot of this when learning about it, this helped so much thank you and thank you Noah!!
I'm so glad to hear it, Abigail! Thank you for studying with us!
GORGEOUS Baby.
Great Little Subject.
You make this so interesting.
Smart Beautiful Baby Boy.
Aww thank you so much. I appreciate all the love and affirmations!
Thank you so much for this! I'm planning on taking the NBCOT in 2 months and this seriously helps! Noah is also adorable and a wonderful study tool!
That is so sweet and you just put the biggest smile on my face! Thank you for studying with me and Noah!
This is great! I'm studying for my NBCOT and this was super helpful and well compartmentalized :)
Miri, you and Noah have helped me understand the first year milestones thank you so much
Thank you for studying with me and my baby!
Great video Miri! Noah is so precious 😊... I can't help but smile every time I see videos with him.
I found out today that I passed and wanted to come tell you Thank You Soooo Much for the Amazing support you provided out of the generosity of your heart!!! You are a precious gift to our profession.
Congratulations, Jaime! I'm elated to hear the news and so grateful you thought of me and came back here to share this exciting news with me so I can celebrate with you in spirit! This is just the beginning for you and I'm looking forward to hearing all the different ways you'll thrive and continue to grow and succed as you step into this profession as a practitioner. I hope you continue to stay in touch, Jaime. Thank you so much for being here and also for sharing and loving me and my family's journey. Sending so much your way. Congratulations again my friend!
@@MiriLee Thank you Miri for celebrating with me! I will definitely stay in touch.
Looking forward to the fun path ahead...and all of your great practice-related videos, of course 😁
Goodnight friend
this is so impressive! thank you so so much! so much hard work, and delivered in such a knowledgeable and easy to understand way!
Awww you’re very welcome! Thank you for being here and studying with me! ❤️❤️
1:54 can't be any more SPOT ON! I graduated in 2018 and still haven't taken my COTA exam because the insane amounts of information for my constantly distracted by every dust particle in the air ADHD mind that doesn't allow me to focus(which leads to months of sadness since I'm not certified yet, then leading to determination to take it with a repeating cycle of prior). One of the problems being, all the information especially in peds, which is my hardest category due to the age ranges, diagnoses and every detail about everything known to man just being too much. It varies everywhere I look. Even programs like PasstheOT(spent $400+continuing to spend) has different age ranges for the same things! It's getting pricey for all of this information! I quit my job in 2018 just to try to help my ADHD brain have more time in the day to study and money is draining quickly while living on scraps. You study in one resource that sit /s support & pull to stand is 6mo but then in another spot sit /s support, pull to stand is 6-9mo! Which is it?! You know? I COMPLETELY understand that it varies from child to child but there seriously needs to be a set in stone time frame for test taking purposes for everything. We can learn later the varying ages, but for TESTING PURPOSES, we need a solid, correct, not varying exact age they want us to know. **Real Example** I had studied that children age 16-18mo have "Ability to hold cup & drink I'ly /c ^ control of liquid in mouth." So, naturally with all of this info locked in my brain after weeks of studying JUST peds hardcore, I go into taking a complete Ped's exam psyched that I'm solid on Ped's info finally. I come out of the test with a 62 because of so many bogus questions about varying age ranges and silly side bogus info about diseases that isn't anywhere to even study and that you should just assume would be the case(even though everyone says never assume).. anyways, I get a question on the test saying that little Timmy is delayed in feeding and can now drink from an open faced cup and hold the fluids in without a problem, blah blah, what age is that normally learned by? So, I choose 15-18mo because I know that for a FACT even though I studied 16-18mo as it said that in the text) and I get it WRONG!!! Apparently 12-14mo is when THE TEST says he should be able to do that! WHAT?! 12-14mo is supposed to be dipping /c spoon, spoon>mouth /c spills by inverting spoon and on a different spot of the text, it says 13-15mo is dips spoon, spoon>mouth /c spills & closed lip chew. HOW AM I WRONG?! Why is nothing accurate. I love OT and I plan to be an COTA in a SNF(get me the heck away from peds forever please, I worked 9yrs in SNF and plan to stay with my favorite age range ever), but the inconsistency of the information given for basic testing knowledge is completely pathetic for a profession. It's so infuriating that there's no set data to follow just for testing purposes, allowing you to test with basic knowledge, leaving varying age ranges to be determined later on in the field.
**There needs to be a "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for everything OT that can vary. "The National Bureau of Standards was founded with the mandate to provide standard weights and measures, and to serve as the national physical laboratory for the United States." They keep a record of weight, distance, mass, everything, so that there's a standard for use and research. Why is there no "standard" in OT? Everything is too inconsistent for testing purposes. There needs to be a standard and it needs to be enforced to teaching students correct and testable data in schools, books and ALL online "NBCOT exam" specified studying sites/platforms; not varying data. Studying for this COTA exam is like making an 8oz glass of chocolate milk with coco powder, following the directions to make it come out delicious and then getting tested on the "correct" measurement of powder to put into your milk to make it a delicous, properly made glass of "chocolate milk" but yet every cup that tastes good and measured properly is WRONG depending who tastes your chocolate milk.**
It's nonsense , it can be any variation to taste buds/to testing site/NBCOT. We need to pick the most average and STICK WITH IT. How else are we supposed to know the correct date to use for our $600 exam that we don't even know if we're right or wrong on questions until we get a general global score of the exam back?
I'm writing all this to you because you're the first extremely smart OT person to actually sound like it's frustrating to students/people. So, it feels like you are seeing what we're all seeing. Testing needs STANDARD DATA across all schooling/test prep areas.
I'm extremely passionate about becoming a COTA, there's just roadblocks for me and they hit hard. The inconsistency in absurd amount of silly information you need to know/assume even though there's a more or just as valid addressing answer in the answer choices really ticks me off. This COTA exam is the hardest thing, I struggle with tests in general as the information on them is too much and requires too much consistent uninterrupted studying time for a high ADHD hyper-focused/hyper-distracted brain. I have accommodations for school (using them for the NBCOT exam) and survived on 90-100s on papers, research, presentations, hands on lab, quizzes(due to small amounts of data), while failing (40s-70s) on basically every exam, with one or two 80s as miracle tests I have no idea how I did so well on. A two-four hour assignment for a normal person would take me easily 12-36 hours to complete due to needing to be insanely thorough and perfect for my inevitable test failing that I've lived my whole life having to work around. This inconsistent information makes it even harder. The sad part is that it shouldn't be inconsistent and yet no one is doing anything about standardizing it, it's just being looked over and forgot about once the person passes their exam.
Such a cute baby Miri!! This video was VERY helpful. I am a visual learning and this video made so much sense. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much! Developmental milestones have been my consistent weak spot throughout my MOT program, and the way you broke it down was so incredibly helpful. Thank you!!
That's great Megan! So happy to hear it!
Thank you for all your videos I passed NBCOT OTR exam on my first try with your knowledge! I subscribed and liked this video and am so grateful for all the info you share with us all 🤩
aww that's really great news and I'm so happy to hear it! Congratulations!! And thank you so much for having shared this journey with me and my little one. I hope you stay in touch. Congratulations again and I wish you only the best as you begin this next chapter of your OT journey!
OT Miri welcome back !!
Max Bolston Thank you, Max! So happy to be back and I’m grateful for you being here!
Im greatful for all of your work you rock 🎸🔥
I was just thinking wow I haven’t seen this video before how?! Then I realised it was uploaded two days ago! Thanks so much Miri, you are a top OT resource ✨🌟
RRenable thank you for being here 💕💕 You love and support is very much appreciated!
I love your videos, especially the new ones as a mommy. You're an amazing OT, mentor and mother! Thanks for sharing into your world. Look forward to your guidance for my BOARDS
Aww thank you so much for your sweet and kind words. I am grateful to know that I am not alone in this journey as a mother and occupational therapist. You, along with our community, fill my cup.
Thank you so much, I'm in my first year of OT graduate school and this video has really helped me get a grasp on the milestones!
I'm really happy to hear that this video was helpful to you in understanding the milestones! Thank you for being here and studying with me!
Oh my goodness!!! I am teary eyed right now!!! Will sit for NCLEX this Dec and I was all over the places these past days trying to learn, study and understand PEDS esp this topic, and I was in awe when I saw your vid!!! You've explained the topic very well!!! Thank you for this! You've gained a subscriber!!!!! This is one of my weakest spot (together with Maternal and Psych) and you've articulated it so well!!! Thanks again and btw, your baby is a cutie pie!!!
Hi Jymiely! Thank you for your sweet comments. I'm so happy you found this channel and are enjoying these resources. This channel is my heart project and it's become even more meaningful now that I can share my little bundle of joy with the world. I hope you continue to find value in the resources provided here even beyond NCLEX!
This is my new favorite channel! I truly appreciate you making these videos. They have helped me so much in preparing for my exam. Thank you!! 🙏
Yay! I'm happy you discovered this channel and I hope you'll continue to stay in touch not only through this exam preparation, but through many transitions of your OT journey and career.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this video along with many of your others lol. 3 weeks til my exam! 😬
you seriously make logical sense of everything! And can we all take a moment to appreciate the hard work it took to record and edit all those visuals for us in one video! amazing! Thank you Miri, please keep it up!
awww, your message made me so happy and put the biggest smile on my face! Thank you so much for your love and support. The effort I put into creating these videos is truly a labor of love and what sustains my efforts is the support of our community. You guys are my inspiration and my reason for being here... So thank you for sharing your journey with me, my friend. Together with you and our community, there's nothing we can't achieve!
Thanks for breaking them down really well and awesome clips of cute Noah going through all his milestones… 🥰🤗
awww thank you Jhenny
Miri you are honestly fantastic! I have been following you for a few years now and I am currently waiting until the pandemic is over so that I can finish my level II fieldwork and take the NBCOT. I have my pediatric level II fieldwork coming up (hopefully soon) and I have been getting anxious about understanding developmental milestones. This video made me feel so much less overwhelmed and ready to learn the material. And it is all thanks to you!!!
We are living through some really wild times, aren't we? I hope you're staying safe. I'm happy to hear that this video made you feel less overwhelmed. I hope you continue to feel supported and find yourself growing in confidence as you complete your Level II fieldwork and get ready to sit for the exam.
Yet again, another fantastic/informative video! Congratulations on your beautiful and healthy addition. Thank you for sharing your insight/family with us
It's my pleasure! Thank you for being here to share this journey and study with me. I appreciate your love and support very much.
the visual examples of your baby was very helpful, thank you very much!! great teacher
Thank you for studying with me and my baby Noah!
I had to rewind and watch parts multiple times because of how distracting/super cute your baby was in the video! Thank you for all that you do for OT students ❤
aww your message warms my heart. Thank you, Caroline.
I absolutely adore how calm and thorough you are in your videos! It makes learning this information so much more appealing because otherwise, it's so easy to become overwhelmed with everything. Thank you for all you do and for sharing your knowledge with us :') I really appreciate you and your videos - and you're so kind, beautiful, and collected, it makes me feel less anxious about taking my exam! Also, Noah is an ABSOLUTE cutie pie!
Sarah Hi Sarah, thank you for connecting with me and taking a moment to leave your words of encouragement and appreciation. I’m so happy to know you’re enjoying these videos and feeling less anxious. I hope you’ll continue to find support, comfort and inspiration throughout your OT journey. Thank you for studying with me Sarah! And yes, I adore my son Noah and love those who adore him too, so thank you!
Great vid! Noah is the man 👊!
aww thank you!! And thank you for sharing this special journey with me and Noah!
I have been studying gross motor milestones all day, but the one thing that will stick with me is your statement about newborns being scrunched up and then 12 months later walking!! Thank you so much for creating these videos.
You're very welcome, Mimi! I hope you continue to find value and helpful tips through these videos and resources.
Miri! I take my exam the end of this month. So nervous but your videos have given me a sense of calm. This video particularly, showing your baby representing the reflexes was so helpful. Thank you for everything!!!!
Hi Haley! Thank you for studying with me. I'm happy to know that this video was helpful and especially delighted to know that it brought you a sense of calm. I'm rooting for you, Haley!!
So glad your videos are back on UA-cam! I'm taking my exam soon and your videos are such a great help! Thank you Miri ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for being here, Alexa. So happy to hear you're enjoying these resources. I hope you continue to find great value in them. Sending you so much love your way~~
I just discovered your videos, I’m currently studying for the NBCOT and your videos are extremely helpful. You would make an amazing professor! Love your delivery and examples. Keep it up! Noah is very cute.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so happy to know you're finding my videos helpful and hope you'll continue to gain great value, insights and inspiration through these resources. Thank you for being here and sharing your journey with me.
Love these videos, very helpful 🥰
I'm so glad! Thanks for being here and studying with me!
Thank you for this!!! I am preparing for exams. Nice study
You’re welcome!
Noah is so adorable and handsome!! Wonderful video on developmental milestones!
Thank you, Monica! I appreciate your kind feedback. As an occupational therapist, it makes me very happy to know that this video was helpful to you as a resource, but as a new mom, my heart explodes when I hear positive feedback about my son. So thank you for your love, Monica! I'll give him a tight squeeze for you!
You are so smart and lovely. Thanks so much for all that you do!
aww thank you for your sweet message. Thank you for studying with me Hernan!
Madam you have made this easy for me thanks alot.
My pleasure!
This was amazing and so helpful!! Noah is so cute too! Thank you so much for your videos and study guides. I take my test in 15 days and I feel a lot better after watching your content !
I'm smiling ear to ear reading all your comments on my videos. Thank you for connecting with me and letting me know how you're doing. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers during these final days leading up to your exam. Sending so much love your way!
You have the best baby exploration area!
Thank you! My OT lens definitely helped me in designing this space for my baby so that he'd have plenty of floor time and opportunities to develop his brain and muscles : )
Omg I can't with Noah! His cuteness was so distracting in this video, I could hardly pay attention! haha!
Awww, thank you, Anik! We appreciate all the love!
Thank you so very much Miri! I hope you would repost the bimonthly videos about Noah's development. Saludos desde México.
Hello Isabel! Thank you for studying with me from México!
Hi Miri, thank you so much for this informative video! Your son is so adorable & precious! Looking at your son's baby videos motivated me to study. As a visual learner, it really helped me understand the developmental milestones. Thank you for all the helpful videos, Miri! You make the concepts so much easier to understand :) Also, I love your passion for teaching and for motivating students, thanks for everything Miri!!
What a lovely and sweet message to brighten the day! Thank you Jeanelle. I'm happy to know you've enjoyed these videos and hope you'll continue to feel supported as we share this journey together. Thank you again for leaving me your kind and encouraging words. Stay safe out there and take good care!
This was such a huge help, thank you so much!
Yay, great to hear! Thank you for studying with me, Kate!
Great video and baby is too cute😊
It's been great to see your comments and engagement here. Thank you, Lay!
Love your videos, super super appreciated
Yay! So happy to hear! Thank you for being here!
Best vedio ever❤️
aww thank you
It makes so much sense, thank you.
You're very welcome!
Do you have a video on how to address/help them meet these milestones?
Great video I really appreciate it thank you so much
Yay! Glad you liked it, Elamine!
I love this vedio. Excellent excellent. Thank you so much..
I'm so happy to hear! Thank you for studying with me, Prerna!
I had to watch the video more than once because I was too busy paying attention to Noah.
I can't take my eyes off my little Noah either. He's my world. Thank you for studying with me and sharing our family's journey.
Thank you so much Dear for all your efforts to make such precious Videos. Lots of Love to you and your little one Noah 😍😍😘
Thank you so much for sharing our little family's journey and studying with me. I appreciate you being here and am grateful for our shared journey. ❤
thanks, helpful for my uni course in lifespan development
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this! I have an exam tomorrow! Wish me luck :(
You're welcome! How did everything go?
Great video I loved it! I am trying to find your previous videos that break up the milestones by months that you talked about. Are they still on your channel?
Kara Truskolawski Kara, thank you for your kind and sweet feedback. This video, along with the milestones series, is something I’ve poured my heart into for many months for our community and it’s everything I wish I had when I was preparing for the exam. As someone who never enjoyed pediatrics prior to having my own baby, this was a really hard area for me to master. Learning the milestones can be overwhelming, but focusing on the broad milestones, principles of motor development and sequence (instead of trying to memorize every detail of every month) will really help you understand and apply the important concepts clinically. I hope these videos give you the knowledge and confidence you need to not only pass the exam, but to work with children if that’s the practice setting you want to pursue. Thank you for loving and appreciating this heart project. It means a lot to me. The rest of the series can be found on my website under the VIDEOS section. Because of the personal and intimate nature of these videos showing my own baby, I’m keeping it exclusive to my dearly beloved occupational therapy community. Sending you so much love and blessings, Kara!
@@MiriLee thank you so much! you're so sweet, I appreciate it and you're whole channel!
Thank you so much for this!
You're very welcome, Jordyn!
Wow! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Man man man, I never realized how impatient I was until I had my son. He's only 1 month old but I want him to be at least 5 or 6 months right now. Hahaha. Just can't wait. Your video was really good tho.
I just had my second baby 4 months ago so they are close in age! How are you doing? I hope all is well with you and your little one.
Please, where's the other milestone video? I really struggle with that and I'd like to see it. Thank you
The rest of the videos can be found on my website under pediatrics: www.otmiri.com/otmiri-videos-and-study-notes/
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Thank you for helping me learn Noah :) too cute
Aww thank you for learning with us! 💕
@@MiriLee I'll be taking my boards very soon so I will be watching your channel a lot. Thank you for being an inspiration to the field.
You need to teach! This is your purpose!
You are sweet, Mariya. I feel a great sense of joy and fulfillment being here with you and our community.
Thank❤❤
Noah update?! He's sooooo cute!
awwwww Rachel, thank you!! I'll have to do an update soon! Maybe through a dressing milestone video??