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Bath Time Strategies

Tactile defensiveness around water and particularly the bath is very common, especially with children who have sensory processing difficulties. It’s not unusual for children even without a sensorial aversion to water to go through a period where they don’t want to take a bath. Moreover, sometimes kids just don’t want to take a bath! Here are some strategies that can work on an off day when your child is really resisting the bath or over a long period of time as you work together with your child to reduce their tactile defensiveness.

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Bedtime Strategies

Do you have a child struggling with the bedtime routine? Here’s some strategies you can implement tonight. Remember, with children, we are playing the long game. Our job as parents is to provide consistent, gentle support. We co-regulate with our children, and as time goes on, we will see them make improvements.

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Bilateral Coordination & Midline Crossing Activities

Bilateral coordination is the ability to use both sides of the body at one time. The midline is the center of your body, and you need to be able to cross midline to coordinate both sides of your body at one time. It’s a super important skill for children to have because so many activities of daily living require bilateral coordination.

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Back to School Tips

We know that back to school can be a whole mess of emotions for children and parents! Everyone is excited and nervous and eagerly anticipating what the year will bring them. We’ve put together some back to school tips to set the school year off to success.

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Heavy Work Activities

Heavy work is anything a child can to do exert the muscles in their body. This is incredibly regulating to their nervous system and important to incorporate daily. We’ve included some practical life and playful heavy work activities your child or client can do. Children love helping and feeling like an important member of their family and are happy to have a roll in caring for the home. Some activities like “push a ball around the room” may not at first seem like a “fun” activity. If your child is at first resistant, make a game out of it! Anything can be made to be fun with a little creativity and silliness.

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