Are you looking for creative and affordable ways to keep your children engaged and entertained? DIY sensory toys are a great option, providing endless fun while also promoting sensory development. Sensory toys are designed to stimulate the senses, including touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste. While store-bought sensory toys can be expensive, making your own …
Sensory toys
If you or your child struggle with sensory processing, you may benefit from a sensory diet. A sensory diet is a personalized plan developed by an occupational therapist that provides sensory input throughout the day to help regulate the nervous system. The goal of a sensory diet is to meet the sensory needs of an …
Are you struggling to calm down an anxious child? Teach them how to self-regulate their sensory system by integrating deep pressure stimulation therapy. Deep pressure therapy takes a child out of the “fight or flight” response and provides them with a sense of calmness and wellbeing. Although you can simply give deep pressure with loving …
Sensory swings are an incredible tool for sensory integration children with special needs. Not only do sensory swings for children with special needs provide a sense of calmness, but they help develop balance, back and core strength. Swings provide more to children then just entertainment. They help develop larger senses like vestibular input to …
Now that fall has arrived, students are back in class. IEP meetings and figuring out the most effective way to keep your child regulated and calm while they are at school are what this means for the parents of children with special needs. A child can learn self-regulation with the help of a calm …