Inside you’ll find: The best outdoor sensory toys for seekers, avoiders and everyone in between! 19th century English educator Charlotte Mason had a wise motto: “Never be within doors when you rightly can be without.” The benefits of outdoor play are numerous and well researched. The calming effect of nature is undeniable. Studies have […]
Using Music To Improve Sensory Issues: What To Know
Guest post by Nicole McCray: Music has always had a profound effect on our moods and feelings. Music has also been widely used in particular as a means of communication when words are not enough, or not available. A deeper knowledge of musical learning or music therapy has benefits to those who participate in them […]
Dramatically Improve Sensory Issues with These 3 Changes
Are you in a funk with your sensory kid? There have been seasons in my son’s life when sensory meltdowns happen more frequently, and we naturally tend towards unhealthy habits because of the turmoil of sensory processing disorder. Unfortunately, these habits add to worse sensory processing and more meltdowns! It’s a negative cycle, but it […]
How to Find Time to Read as a Busy Mom
As a kid, I would plow through so many books. (Some classics, but a lot of twaddle too. 😉 ) I’d stay up late at night, immersed in a story. I couldn’t eat without a book in hand or at least SOMETHING to read. My mom would let me delay doing my other school work […]
Helping Kids Wear a Mask if They Have Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder
The country is starting to open back up, but not everything is back to normal. Not by a long shot. One new staple in 2020 life is the mask. While people rage over the politics and science behind masks, parents of kids with sensory issues have an added challenge… Can you even get your child […]
Advantages of Homeschooling Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder
“What’s that mean?” exclaimed every single kid I met during grade school. “It means my mom teaches me at home.” I’d respond, waiting for the predictable follow up question. “So do you get to wear your pajamas all day long???” Homeschooling was literally unheard by most of my peers back in the nineties. Who woulda […]
Dyslexia and Writing: Teaching Sequential Thought
For many students with dyslexia sequencing can be a struggle. For all children, the ability to think and order sequentially is a precursor to learning to read and write. We often only think of the dyslexic student’s difficulty with spelling when we think of their challenge with sequential ordering. In actuality though, it is a […]
7 Effective and Versatile Sensory Toys Every Single Home Should Have
When I first walked into the occupational therapists “sensory gym”, my mouth hung opened. The large expanse was full of all sorts of multicolored equipment from floor to ceiling. Not only were my kids eager to play while getting their sensory needs met, I wanted to join in too (that’s how crazy inviting and fun […]
Realities of Virtual Therapy While Safe at Home: Speech Therapy Tools and Resources
“Move your mouth closer to the camera.” I cannot tell you how many times I hear this phrase during our new Zoom speech therapy sessions these days. Therapy used to mean getting my son up 30 minutes earlier than normal for school to get in his speech session before classes start. Oh how I miss […]
Strategies for Dyslexia: Simple Sight Word Exercise
Inside you’ll find: How to help a child with dyslexia at home with a simple sight word reading exercise. Many parents want to know how to teach a dyslexic child to read. This post will begin a new series by my friend Jennifer who is a sensory parent, an adoptive parent, a homeschool parent AND […]
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