Easy Tricks to Teach Kids to Feed Themselves
Want your baby or toddler to feed themselves? Follow these easy tips and get the best utensils to use to encourage your baby or toddler to self-feed! One of the most common questions I get asked is... "How can I teach my child to feed...
Food Aversion Explained: Causes, Treatment, & Support
Learn what a food aversion is, how it affects toddlers and kids, and when it's a sensory food aversion! Some kids utterly refuse to eat a particular food(s), often the foods parents consider "healthy". Or, they're disgusted by strong smells and have food...
21 Sensory Activities for Toddlers that Improve Development!
Easy sensory activities for toddlers that aren't just fun and keep your kiddo busy, but also help them develop and learn from an occupational therapist! If there's one word I'd use to describe toddlers, it's busy. Dump the toys out, drag boxes out of the...
12 Feeding Goals for Picky Eaters
Get inspired with the list of feeding goals for picky eaters that's perfect for OT's and speech therapists that are providing pediatric feeding therapy! If you've found your way here from a Google search as an occupational therapist (OT) or a speech-language...
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 2025!
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 2024 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...
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...
