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When your child is overstimulated by a situation, use these sensory activities to calm them down and give their bodies a chance to feel relaxed.
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Post 1 in my "8 Senses" series. Learn what the proprioceptive sense is, signs that your child is avoiding or seeking it out, and activities to implement!
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Over 80 amazing, simple proprioceptive activities for kids. Learn benefits of proprioceptive input to calm, focus, and alert.
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Did you know proprioception is a sensory system that supports self regulation and sensory processing needs, especially the ability to calm the body and know where the body is in space? Proprioceptive input is a tool for calming and regulating sensory activities. Use these proprioception activities to support sensory needs.
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Over 80 amazing, simple proprioceptive activities for kids. Learn benefits of proprioceptive input to calm, focus, and alert.
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This calming sensory activity provides deep pressure and proprioceptive input for your child (the cookie dough) to help decrease stress and calm nerves.
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Over 80 amazing proprioceptive activities for sensory seeking kids that provide powerful and lasting proprioceptive input. Simple ideas can be used quickly to calm, focus, alert for kids with autism or sensory processing disorder. Great for all ages: toddlers, preschoolers, school aged kids and even teens.Occupational Therapist approved for sensory seekers!
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Whether you’ve got a sensory seeking, sensory avoidant, and/or sensory processing disorder kid, vestibular activities can be a powerful tool for calming and sensory regulation. Learn 45+ DIY vestibular exercises to try with your child indoors, and how to address the vestibular system through a sensory diet. Great for gross motor skills and occupational therapy ideas for at home, school, or the clinic.
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If you have a preschooler, I guarantee that you also have a need for these calming activities! Calming activities for preschoolers would definitely be in the parenting handbook (if only there was one). My boys tend to be on the busy side, so I am sure to include a few extra calming bins with our quiet
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The Calm Caterpillar on Instagram: "5 Sensory Activities to improve kids’ behavior👇 When sensory seeking children exhibit these behaviors it’s typically a sign they are dysregulated and need support in meeting their sensory needs to help regulate their emotions. Here are a few examples! Clingy (climbing all over you, wants to be held, no sense of personal space) 👉 Offer exercises that provide physical connection and deep pressure input, such as leg squishes or compression hugs…
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What are your child's favorite Sensory Calming Activities? Here is a list to give you some new ideas! #sensoryprocessingdisorder #SPD
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Whether you’ve got a sensory seeking or sensory avoidant kid, vestibular activities can be a powerful tool to help bring sensory regulation and calm to their bodies. Learn 45+ vestibular exercises to try with your child, as well as guidelines for how to address the vestibular system through a sensory diet.
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Courtney English | Pediatric Occupational Therapist on Instagram: "Movement is magic when it comes to regulation! There are ways to offer the input so the nervous system is able to self calm and organize! These ways are: ✅Relational (offered by a safe adult) ✅Repetitive and predictable movements
✅Rhythmic movements ✅Goal oriented (especially for sensory seekers) If you’re looking for more ways to use and apply these to support regulation, comment below and I’ll send you a link to sign…
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OT-ABC on Instagram: "The proprioceptive system is located in our muscles and joints. It provides us with a sense of body awareness and controls force and pressure. The proprioceptive system also has an important regulatory role in sensory processing as proprioceptive input can help to calm the body and promotes regulation. In one week, I’m completing a webinar with @debbiecullinane_ _ where I will be discussing sensory processing and some of the difficulties associated with SI dysfunction…
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Kids need movement to improve their ability to focus. Easily use these movement activities as part of your daily learning routine.
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Aoife Costello on Instagram: "Apart from helping your child develop proprioception and body awareness, heavy work activities are very regulating and can help your child’s body feel more organised.
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