Inside you’ll find: an answer to the question, What IS a Weighted Blanket? And What are the Incredible Benefits of Weighted Blankets for Kids with SPD or other sensory issues. We all have that one friend. You know, the one that just gives exceptional hugs. Those hugs are just the right firmness and radiate love […]
How to Make Nature Hikes Irresistible to Kids
Thoreau said it best when he declared, “All good things are wild and free.” Unfortunately, our lives are becoming more and more tame and controlled. As parents, we know the importance of kids (and ourselves) getting out into nature. Exercise, stress relief, vitamin D, imagination, sensory input, better moods and more are all solid reasons […]
Sensory Play with Sitting Spots
“How are you guys ever going to learn if you keep bouncing off the walls?” My nerves were fried but I knew there was more school to get done before we could call it a day. I also knew my kids have genuine sensory needs that need to be met… Scroll to the bottom for […]
Auditory Sensory Avoiders: Handling Public Bathrooms
Inside you’ll find: Ways to alleviate your child’s anxiety when it comes to public restrooms and their auditory defensiveness. Walking into a public bathroom with your child can seem like walking into a minefield if your child has sensory issues. Shockingly loud and unexpected noises await around every corner and the echo is disorienting. Learn […]
What to do DURING a Sensory Meltdown
Inside you’ll find: Practical techniques you can do WHILE your child is having a sensory meltdown from sensory overload. Sometimes you see it coming from a mile away. Other times it comes out of nowhere and knocks you off your feet. Regardless of how it comes, when your child has a sensory meltdown, it’s a […]
When Children Refuse to Do Sensory Activities
Inside you’ll find: Why kids might resist doing sensory activities and what you can do to make sensory input painless for you both. Don’t you hate it when you know what your child needs, what’s good for them, but they dig in their heels and refuse? It can be so disheartening to see a child, […]
Furniture that Doubles as Sensory Equipment
Sensory toys and equipment are fantastic ways to help kids get the sensory input they crave and help them overcome the sensations they fear. But if you’ve ever envied the sensory tools occupational therapists have at their disposal, you know that a lot of the sensory toys are EXPENSIVE and take up a ton of […]
The Mind-blowing Benefits of Active Seating for Kids
Inside you’ll find: the benefits of active seating in the classroom as well as how to make it happen! “Can he sit still?” The words of my son’s new Sunday school teacher were cause for alarm. “Um, no.” I thought. “My son can’t sit still. Like ever!” But should he??? Scroll to the bottom for […]
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay or Surgery
“Where did all the dinosaurs go?” “What’s the square root of 8,836?” “How do I know that I’m real and not just a dream of someone else?” “Why don’t I get to stay up as late as you do?” “Where do babies come from?” When kids ask questions, they are seeking to understand the […]
Sensory Issues FAQs: Sick Kids
Inside You’ll find: Insights and suggestions to help you guide your child with sensory needs through recovering from a sickness. Ah winter… Tis the season for getting sick. Your kids finally start to share… GERMS! Plans are canceled. Tears abound. Sleep ceases. It’s rough! Before having kids, I was quite naive about how incredibly exhausting […]
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