Sensory Strategies
From everyday challenges like holding a pencil to seasonal struggles like finding a comfortable Halloween costume, kids with sensory integration problems need imaginative strategies and solutions. These tips, tools and techniques will help you be your child's best resource.
Five Ways to Have Fun With Body Sox
The stretchy fabric bags can be all kinds of fun for kids with sensory integration challenges. Here are five ways to get started.
The stretchy fabric bags can be all kinds of fun for kids with sensory integration challenges. Here are five ways to get started.
Helping Children Feel All Right About Themselves
In an excerpt from "Sensory Integration and the Child," A. Jean Ayres explains how parents can help children with sensory integration problems feel safe, accepted, and understood.
In an excerpt from "Sensory Integration and the Child," A. Jean Ayres explains how parents can help children with sensory integration problems feel safe, accepted, and understood.
Create a "Sensory Bag"
In an excerpt from the book "Understanding Sensory Dysfunction, authors Polly Godwin Emmons and Liz McKendry Anderson suggest packing a bag full of sensory tools to keep with your child in case of sensory overload or under-stimulation.
In an excerpt from the book "Understanding Sensory Dysfunction, authors Polly Godwin Emmons and Liz McKendry Anderson suggest packing a bag full of sensory tools to keep with your child in case of sensory overload or under-stimulation.
Dress for Less Stress
If you or your child's teacher spend a lot of time warning against chewing or slipping or untying or dirtying or other mussings of outfits, think about how you might change your child's clothes to make those behaviors less troublesome or noticeable. Consider these eight style switches for starters.
If you or your child's teacher spend a lot of time warning against chewing or slipping or untying or dirtying or other mussings of outfits, think about how you might change your child's clothes to make those behaviors less troublesome or noticeable. Consider these eight style switches for starters.
Hugs Are a Parent's Secret Weapon
Need to stop a misbehaving child or short-circuit a meltdown? Try a hug! Hugging your child can provide strong sensory input that helps your little one regain calm and control.
Need to stop a misbehaving child or short-circuit a meltdown? Try a hug! Hugging your child can provide strong sensory input that helps your little one regain calm and control.
Sensory Integration Tools and Toys
A listing of sites that offer products to help children with sensory integration problems.
A listing of sites that offer products to help children with sensory integration problems.
Make Your Child Into a Burrito
This is a great togetherness activity for kids with sensory integration problems who crave deep pressure but hate being held and hugged.
This is a great togetherness activity for kids with sensory integration problems who crave deep pressure but hate being held and hugged.
Five Ways to Inspire Reluctant Artists
If your child finds artwork hard work, you don't have to give up on this powerful creative outlet. Try these solutions to set the artist inside your little one free.
If your child finds artwork hard work, you don't have to give up on this powerful creative outlet. Try these solutions to set the artist inside your little one free.