Top 5 Posts of Your Kid’s Table Ever (+ the Behind Scenes Story of How it All Began)
Whoohoo, we're celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Your Kid's Table. Find the top 5 posts of all time and get the scoop on the back story that's never been told. 10 years ago today, as I'm sitting writing this, I published the very first blog post on Your...
11 Fun Weighted Lap Pads to Help Kids Sit Still
Check out this amazing weighted lap pad guide to help improve attention, focus, or calming from an occupational therapist, whether your child has autism, sensory processing disorder, or no diagnosis at all! Don't you just love a great sensory hack...
7 Weighted Blankets to Help Kids Sleep and Relax in 2023!
Everything you need to know about weighted blanket for kids, with and without autism from an occupational therapist. Get the best weighted blanket for your kid in 2023 or make a DIY! Weighted Blankets for Kids: Everything You Need to Know Have you...
16 Fun & Easy Core Exercises for Kids
Core exercises help kids gain strength for fine motor activities. Core strength starts to develop in babies! The strength and stability continues to develop as a child grows through toddler, preschool, and school-age years. Many times as an occupational...
Sensory Self Regulation: A Critical Skill for Kids with Sensory “Issues”
Learn what sensory self regulation is, why it matters, and what sensory strategies improve self regulation skills in kids that have sensory "issues" or difficulties. Sensory self-regulation is one of those terms that pediatric occupational...
4 Sensory Routines to Calm and Organize Kids Through the Whole Day
Check out these 4 easy-as-pie sensory routines that leverage simple sensory diet activities to calm, focus, and organize kids from morning to bedtime. Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure. Sensory activities and tools can be a...
33 Signs of Sensory Processing Disorder
Learn the important symptoms and signs of sensory processing disorder in toddlers and children from an occupational therapist, and how to get a diagnosis and treatment options for SPD. Since most parents are never told about sensory processing...
Toddler Crossing Fingers? This is probably why…
Do you have a toddler crossing their fingers? Worried it's a sign of autism? Find out the hidden reason why your child is always crossing their fingers... Affiliate links used below. See our full disclosure. It seems weird, right? Your toddler is constantly crossing...
Sensory Issues & ADHD: What Every Parent Needs to Know!
There's a big connection between ADHD and sensory issues that's often not explained to parents, but can have a big impact on sensory overload, social interactions, and focus! Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a common neurodevelopmental...
8 Big Feeding Red Flags for Babies and Toddlers
Is your baby or toddler gagging on foods all of a sudden? Does your toddler chew food and spit it out? Or, your baby won't put food in their mouth? Find out what's normal and what's not from a pediatric occupational therapist. One of the most popular reasons...
