Sippy cups, pacifiers, and baby bottles are some of the most difficult objects for children to leave behind.* There’s also a school of thought that says perhaps parents also have difficulty giving up items such as sippy cups, pacifiers and baby bottles. Weaning a child from an object can be
The Proprioceptive Sense Most of us are familiar with our five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. We were taught in school that it’s our senses that teach us about the world. It’s how we learn. All of that is true, however, we also have an additional two
Most of us are familiar with our five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. We were taught in school that our senses teach us about the world. It’s how we learn. All of that is true, however, we also have an additional two senses that we don’t hear
Sorting activities are great learning tools for children. I recently bought a sorting activity for a few of my students that I thought would enjoy it…and I was right. They LOVED it! Sorting items is so much fun. They can be grouped by size, color, shape, texture, etc. Sorting helps
Sensory activities are a wonderful way for your child to explore and learn. As summer draws to a close, the warm weather is going to continue for awhile. Just because school is around the corner doesn’t mean the last few weeks before the fall weather comes in can’t be spent
Sensory therapy can be an incredibly useful tool in helping compliment your child’s occupational, or even just assisting your child if they have a form of a sensory processing disorder. Children with forms of sensory processing disorder have trouble with sensory input, as the brain doesn’t always interpret messages that
The relationship between genetics and autism is interesting, but it isn’t exactly crystal clear as for an identifiable pattern. Currently, scientists know there is a strong relationship between autism and genes, but the exact level of involvement genes have is fairly unknown, and several different types of anomalies can occur
Being present can be a challenge. We are focusing on something that happened yesterday or maybe looking forward to an event in a few days. Sometimes we forget what it’s like to be present in the moment, to make a mess because we are truly engaged in the activity, to
Juice and sports drinks are often used by parents to quench children’s thirst during the hot months of summer. While thinking they are doing what’s best for their kids, research suggests that parents may be offering their children too much of a good thing. Several studies have linked increased juice
Dyspraxia and apraxia both deal with the concept of motor planning. Apraxia is the ability to plan and execute an unfamiliar motor task, movement, or sequence. To effectively motor plan, the person must first have an idea (think mental picture) of what needs to happen to complete the movement or movements.