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The best sensory toys for toddlers, babies, kids, and beyond from an occupational therapist! DIY sensory toys for sensory play for kids with Autism (ASD), sensory processing disorder (SPD), ADHD, general child development, and those with special needs.
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Find the best sensory toys for stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts for kids of all ages, from toddlers to teens. OT-recommended toys for sensory processing and child development that are great for learning and helping kids grow! Diy Sensory Toys, Kids Christmas List, Sensory Swing, Calm Kids, Sensory Rooms, Holiday Toys, Sensory Processing Disorder, Holiday Guide, Sensory Processing
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The BEST Sensory Holiday Toy List!
Find the best sensory toys for stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts for kids of all ages, from toddlers to teens. OT-recommended toys for sensory processing and child development that are great for learning and helping kids grow!
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Inexpensive But Fantastic Sensory Room Ideas
34 of the best sensory room ideas that don't break a budget but still offer regulating and calming activities for an area of the house or classroom. Great for kids with sensory processing disorder, autism, or behavioral issues who need a calming area of the house.
If your baby, toddler, or child refuses to put food or items in their mouth, they may have an oral aversion. Learn tips from an occupational and feeding therapy on how to help your child cope with a sensory sensitivity like an oral aversion. Feeding Therapy, Child Development, Sensory Play, Sensory Toys, Special Needs, Toddler Toys, A Child
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Overcoming Oral Aversion in Kids
If your baby, toddler, or child refuses to put food or items in their mouth, they may have an oral aversion. Learn tips from an occupational and feeding therapy on how to help your child cope with a sensory sensitivity like an oral aversion.
Our 8 senses of the body make sensory processing possible! Learn about how vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell, interoception, proprioception, and vestibular senses work together, and what to look for when a child has sensory processing disorder, ADHD, or Autism. Proprioceptive Activities, 8 Sense, Sensory System, Sensory Diet, Safety Awareness, Kids Sensory
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The 8 Senses Explained!
Our 8 senses of the body make sensory processing possible! Learn about how vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell, interoception, proprioception, and vestibular senses work together, and what to look for when a child has sensory processing disorder, ADHD, or Autism.
Knowing if your child is having a sensory meltdown or a tantrum can help you understand how to help them using sensory activities. Learn sensory meltdown symptoms and how to help kids who are dysregulated and having a meltdown vs. a behavioral tantrum. Helpful for kids with Autism, SPD, and ADHD Meltdown Quotes, Sensory Meltdown, Sensory Processing Disorder Toddler, Sensory Play Toddlers, Sensory Disorder, Toddler Curriculum, Behavior Management, Mental And Emotional Health
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How to Help a Child Having a Sensory Meltdown
Knowing if your child is having a sensory meltdown or a tantrum can help you understand how to help them using sensory activities. Learn sensory meltdown symptoms and how to help kids who are dysregulated and having a meltdown vs. a behavioral tantrum. Helpful for kids with Autism, SPD, and ADHD
Sensory dysregulation can happen to kids when their sensory processing is overwhelmed, under processing, or overprocessing. Learn how to spot signs of sensory dysregulation in kids, how to help them regulate their sensory systems, and what to do to help a child with Autism, sensory processing disorder, or ADHD self soothe and regulate. Sensory Integration Therapy, Mom Challenge, Nonverbal Communication, Sensory Integration, Sensory Issues
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What You Need to Know About Dysregulation in Kids
Sensory dysregulation can happen to kids when their sensory processing is overwhelmed, under processing, or overprocessing. Learn how to spot signs of sensory dysregulation in kids, how to help them regulate their sensory systems, and what to do to help a child with Autism, sensory processing disorder, or ADHD self soothe and regulate.
Executive function skills are something that kids can improve over time. Learn activities to improve executive function skills as well as what to executive functioning skills by age to expect from your kids. Learn strategies for kids with ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and those with cognitive impairments. Executive Functioning Activities Kids, Activities For Executive Functioning, Executive Functioning Curriculum, Executive Function Hacks, Skills By Age, How To Improve Executive Functioning, Kids Psychology, Teach Executive Functioning Skills, How To Teach Executive Function Skills
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Executive function skills are something that kids can improve over time. Learn activities to improve executive function skills as well as what to executive functioning skills by age to expect from your kids. Learn strategies for kids with ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and those with cognitive impairments.
Auditory sensory activities are perfect for helping kids overcome auditory processing disorders, auditory seeking and auditory sensitivities. Try these 10 activities to help with auditory sensory processing. Auditory Processing Disorder Activities, Sensory Processing Disorder Activities, Auditory Processing Activities, Sensory Processing Activities, Sensory Activities For Kids, Sensory Seeker, Auditory Processing Disorder
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Auditory Processing Activities for Sensory Seekers + Avoiders
Auditory processing is an important sense for learning and direction following. Learn why some kids yell, scream, and make loud noises, or are afraid of certain sounds, and how to help an auditory sensory seeker with auditory sensory activities.
Need some inspiration for fun and easy indoor sensory activities? Come check out 5 incredibly powerful sensory activities that don’t require any special equipment or supplies… Winter Sensory Activities, Sensory Seeking, Winter Sensory, Visual Tracking, Games To Play With Kids, Toy Tea Set, Play Outside
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5 Winter Sensory Activities You Can Have Kids Do Inside
Too cold to play outside? Try these 5 indoor winter sensory activities that will get kids moving and make them feel calm and regulated. These fun activities will help with sensory processing behaviors like sensory seeking, and are great for toddlers, kids, and teens. Easy to set up, and fun!
20 fun and creative visual sensory activities your child will love, plus why visual sensory processing is important, and how to help with visual sensory difficulties in kids. Hearing Sensory Activities, Visual Seeking Activities, Visual Stimming Activity, Sensory Activities For Special Needs, Visual Stimulation Activities, Visual Sensory Activities, Tactile Sensory Activities, Activities For 1st Graders, Sensory Strategies
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The Best Visual Sensory Activities for Kids to Build Vision Skills
What is visual sensory processing, and what do visual sensory difficulties look like as part of sensory processing disorder? Learn this along with 20 visual sensory activities to help with kids who struggle with their sense of sight, whether they are a sensory seeker or avoider.
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Get 11 easy smell sensory activities, and learn how to help kids with smell sensitivities! Perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners, and kids with sensory issues/SPD. Smell Sensory Activities, Celestial Seasonings Tea, Picky Eating, Sense Of Smell
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Get 11 creative smell sensory activities, how olfactory sensory processing relates to picky eating, and ways to decrease sense of smell sensitivity. Great for parents and occupational therapists, as part of a sensory diet.
What causes sensory toe walking in children and how do you address it? Learn about toe walking sensory strategies, how it relates to sensory processing disorder, and when to be concerned. Sensory Classroom, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Toe Walking, Occupational Therapy Kids, Therapy Toys, Pediatric Physical Therapy, Pediatric Occupational Therapy
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Sensory Toe Walking in Kids: Everything You Need to Know
Toe walking in kids is often a big sign that sensory processing difficulties exist. Learn from an occupational therapist how to work on sensory toe walking behavior, ways to work on the tactile system, and what to do when your child continues to walk on their toes past the toddler years.
Learn how to handle a hyperactive child at home! Use these 3 natural ways and 20 simple activities to calm your toddler, 4-year-old, or older child. Hyperactive Child, Hyperactive Kids, Losing Your Mind, Simple Activities, Mindful Parenting, Lose Your Mind, Occupational Therapist, Yoga For Kids
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Tricks for Helping A Child with ADHD Thrive
Helping hyperactive kids or kids with ADHD can be stressful. Learn activities to help hyperactive kids calm down and focus, including natural remedies and strategies from an occupational therapist.
Here are 10 sensory activities for you to include in your treatment sessions and share with parents during the winter months. Learn why sensory activities and “heavy work” are important for all kids, and how to include the proprioceptive system during play. Heavy Work Activities, Motor Planning, Occupational Therapy Activities, Heavy Work, Social Emotional Skills, Body Awareness
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10 Fun and Effective Occupational Therapy Activities for Winter
10 sensory-based occupational therapy activities for parents or therapists to try with their kids, whether indoors or outdoors. Get your sensory seekers and avoiders moving with heavy work activities and ideas that calm and regulate kids from toddlers to preschoolers, to school aged kids. No snow needed!
Does your kid gag or throw up when they look at, touch, or taste a new or different food? It seems odd and is worrisome, but it’s critical to understand why your child is gagging/vomiting and how you can help them! Food Texture, Food Sensitivities, Free Event, Sensory Activities
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Understanding Why Kids Gag and Throw Up While Eating
What is a food texture sensitivity, and why does it cause your child to gag, throw up, or react strongly to new foods during mealtimes? Understand how this differs from an oral aversion, and what to do when your child demonstrates this type of picky eating and sensory avoidant behavior.