What Parents Need to Know About Sensory Dysregulation
Learn what it looks like for your child to be in sensory dysregulation and how to help them get out of it and prevent it in the future. Most days at school Zoey* was a handful. Her fiery red hair would blur as she quickly ran around the room, touching everything,...
3 Signs it’s a Sensory Meltdown, Not a Tantrum
Is your child having a sensory meltdown or a tantrum? Learn exactly how to tell the difference between a sensory meltdown vs. tantrum and how to help your child’s sensory processing when they are having a sensory overload meltdown. As Sarah lifted her son into...
How to Handle a Hyperactive Child without Losing Your Mind
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. Sometimes my house can feel a little crazy. With three boys, there is no shortage of energy, noise, and...
22 Simple and Unique Fall Sensory Activities
22 awesome and easy fall sensory activities that are perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and kids! There are so many wonderful opportunities to explore new sensory experiences in this season of fall. I have said many times before...
Move and Groove Sensory Summer Camp: Our First ever In-Person Experience!
Recap of our first in-person sensory summer camp for kids in Pittsburgh, PA! Learn about the goals and key activities of our sensory summer camp, and hear about all the fun we had and the progress that was made! 20 years ago, part of my first OT job was working...
3 Ways to Teach Your Kid Emotional Regulation
Learn 3 simple and clear steps to teaching kids how to emotionally regulate from a pediatric occupational therapist and mom of 3. Does your kid struggle with big emotions, having them often, getting stuck in them or having kind of behaviors and...
4 Reasons I Had My Kid Tested for ADHD
Learn 4 reasons I evaluated my son for ADHD, as well as the benefits of getting a diagnosis. Personal perspective from an OT and mom. Recently one of my sons received an ADHD diagnosis, and I have to be honest with you- It would have been really easy to not get...
23 Critical Executive Functioning Skills by Age
Learn key executive functioning skills by age, and engaging executive functioning activities to boost development for toddlers, kids, and teens! Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure. Tommy had a friend from school over for the very first time....
How to Make a Visual Schedule + Use it Well
Learn how to make a visual schedule for toddlers, kids, and teens. Plus, what a visual schedule is, and how to use it for sensory processing issues, Autism, or ADHD. Kids of all ages thrive on routine. Whether it means eating meals at a predictable time...
Sample Feeding Schedules for 1 Year Olds
11, 12, and 13 months plus can be a difficult time to determine a toddler feeding schedule with so many transitions from baby food and bottles. Get these sample feeding schedules with milk for 1 year olds from a feeding expert and mom. A baby's first year is...
