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In honor of Occupational Therapy (OT) Month, we encourage you to include a focus on balance and the vestibular system. Need some help? Here are twelve quick ideas to get you started: Seated Activities Bounce on a or as you recite a poem to the rhythm of the bounce. high as you recite any list [...]
Here are some movement tips that may be helpful for children that have communications challenges. Maximize the Child’s Posture Is he slumped forward, leaning on his elbow or holding his head with his hand? Are her feet on the floor so she can push on the floor as a source of stability for the rest [...]
My review of Smartknit Kid’s Seamless Socks was just published here: Thumbs (Or Should We Say Toes) Up For SmartKnitKids. We just love them! In fact, we love them so much we’re wondering what to do with some of our less appealing socks – you know, the ones that cause morning meltdowns. Thus, this Wearing [...]
As we move into the new year, we will continue to have crazy weather. Sometimes weather too poor to send our children out to play. Yet, there is work to be done, kids to be entertained. So what’s a busy parent to do? Some may resort to electronic babysitters such as TV, DVD or video [...]
In Visual Perception Activities, Part 1, I explained how visual perception comes from combining visual skills with all other sensory modalities, including the vestibular and proprioceptive systems. I then provided activity ideas for working on visual perception using (1) form constancy and visual discrimination and (2) figure ground perception. Today I will present activity ideas [...]
A.M. Skeffington, an American optometrist known to some as “the father of behavioral optometry”, believed that vision cannot be separated from the total individual nor from any of the sensory systems because it is integrated into all human performance. His model describes how visual processes mesh with auditory input, proprioception, kinesthesia and body sense. Visual [...]
Whatever holidays you celebrate at this time of year are probably over now. It is likely that the quantity of toys and/or stuff in your home has increased. The children have been out of school for a while now and the different structure or lack of routine may be presenting challenges. And it is time [...]
The holiday season is upon us, and soon, leftover tinsel will be sold at deep sale prices. As I think about this, I have put on my Sensory Savvy Lenses to brainstorm sensory diet fun with this seasonal steal. Please join me! This Month’s Challenge: tinsel Original Purpose: decorating Christmas trees With Sensory Savvy Lenses: [...]
No matter what your faith tradition, it seems that at this is the time of year wrapping paper is ubiquitous. Instead of tossing your torn pieces out, try looking at them with an eye for sensory diet fun. Today’s Challenge: Wrapping paper Original Purpose: wrapping gifts With Sensory Savvy Lenses: free tools for fine motor, visual, [...]
Swinging is known to have a calming effect on the nervous system. The rhythmical movements and repetitive pattern gives steady, even input to the vestibular system. It is soothing and calming. Yoga Can Replicate the Benefits of Swinging If you have been affected by natural disaster, you may be trapped in your home or temporary [...]
