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DIY Good Behavior Chart for Kids | Looking for a reward system to support your positive reinforcement efforts with children either at home or at school? Perfect for parents trying to control rambunctious boys, teachers trying to enforce classroom rules, and moms who desperately want their morning routines to run smoother, these ideas also work well with special needs kids with autism, ADHD, etc.

Positive Parenting: DIY Good Behavior Chart for Young Kids

21 Sensory Break Activities for Kids | Also known as ‘brain breaks’ & ‘movement breaks’, these sensory breaks for kids are perfect to help students with ADD, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, autism & other developmental delays calm down & focus in the classroom. Perfect for teachers & parents, these fun ideas also develop gross motor skills, improve self-regulation & help with behavior management in the classroom.

Sensory Integration at School: 21 Sensory Break Activities for Kids

7 Home Remedies for Anxiety and Panic Attacks | From essential oils to simple relaxation techniques to deep breathing exercises to help you calm down, this collection of 7 tips to help relieve overwhelming stress and anxiety at home and at work is a must read for those in need of natural anxiety relief!

7 Home Remedies for Anxiety and Panic Attacks That Actually Work!

11 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child | The internet is full of all the things you should never say to an anxious child as well as great coping skills and tips about children and anxiety, but what parents really need is a list of things to say to an anxious child when big emotions take over. We're sharing 11 ideas and our favorite anxiety books for kids!

How to Help Kids with Anxiety: 11 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child

56 Occupational Therapy Activities for Kids | Whether your child has sensory processing challenges, struggles with fine motor, gross motor, and/or visual motor skills, needs help with handwriting, or needs core strengthening exercises, we have 56 fun learning activities that are perfect for kids with developmental delays like autism and sensory processing disorder. These pediatric OT ideas will not disappoint!

Learning Through Play: 56 Occupational Therapy Activities and Tips for Kids

Journaling for Mental Health | Lots of great ideas to teach you how to start journaling for anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges as well as for therapy and general self-care. Find out how to get started writing today, keep your thoughts and creativity flowing on the daily, and check out 15 of our favorite therapy journal prompts!

Journaling for Mental Health: How to Start Journaling and Keep at It

17 Zones of Regulation Activities | Trying to teach self-regulation in the classroom or at home? These ideas, lesson plans, worksheets, games, and activities teach kids self-control and self-discipline while also helping them practice their social skills. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school, NT kids and children with autism and other special needs, these activities are great for parents and teachers alike!

Self-Regulation in the Classroom: 17 Zones of Regulation Activities

How to Become a Better Person | Want to know how to be a better person, but don’t know where to start? We’ve got 7 simple tips and ideas you can start implementing TODAY to help you find happiness in your relationships and with yourself. We challenge you to do this for 30 days – what do you have to lose?

How to Become a Better Person: 7 Simple Ways to Better Yourself

How to Get Out of a Bad Mood Fast | Life is full of ups and downs – and good and bad people! – and while we aim to be happy each and everyday, there are times when our thoughts run wild and our feelings get hurt. So true, right? The good news is that you are in control, and we’ve got 8 bad mood remedies that work!

How to Get Out of a Bad Mood Fast: 8 Tips That Work!

Transition Strategies for Kids with Autism | Whether you’re a parent looking for transition strategies to help your child with autism cope with day-to-day tasks more easily or a teacher looking for tips and tricks to make classroom transitions easier, we’ve got 10 brilliant ideas to get you started!

Transition Strategies for Kids with Autism: 10 Tips that Work!

Anger Management for Kids | Learn how to teach children self-control with these anger management tips for kids. From coping skills and behavior charts to fun kids games and effective stress relief tips and toys, teaching children to control big emotions isn’t as hard as you might think. We’ve even rounded up 26 super fun anger management activities for kids that feel more like play than work!

Anger Management for Kids: 8 Meaningful Ways to Calm Big Emotions

Taking Care of You: 6 Ways to Improve Emotional Health | Looking for self-care activities for women to boost your physical, emotional, and mental health? We’ve got 6 simple tips to help you maintain your emotional health on the regular as well as 20 simple but effective self-care activities to help you feel good and love yourself when you can’t afford therapy. Perfect for adults, for moms, for college students, for teens, for groups, and for individuals, these ‘all about me’ DIY ideas are for you!

Taking Care of You: 6 Ways to Improve Emotional Health

33 sensory diet activities for kids with autism and/or sensory processing disorder | With occupational therapy tools and ideas, this collection of fun activities is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and school-aged kids, and can be practiced both in the home and in the classroom at school. Perfect for parents and teachers alike, we’ve included proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile, auditory, visual, olfactory, and oral motor activities to address all your child's needs!

Sensory diet activities: 33 fun ideas for kids who need sensory input

Self Esteem Activities for Kids: 11 Fun Ways to Develop Self-Respect | If you’re on the hunt for games, crafts, teaching tools, and therapy ideas for girls and boys to help develop self-esteem and self-confidence, you’ve come to the right place! Perfect for parents, teachers, and even elementary school counsellors, this collection of self-esteem activities for kids is perfect for children in preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, and beyond.

Self Esteem Activities for Kids: 11 Fun Ways to Develop Self-Respect

Anxiety in Children: 12 meaningful ways to calm an anxious child | Raising an anxious child? Looking for anxiety relief for kids? Perfect for parenting and school, these anxiety truths will give you ideas to help understand your child’s feelings and come up with effective stress management tips to help her cope with life. We’ve also included 13 relaxing activities for kids!

Anxiety in Children: 12 meaningful ways to help your anxious child

Looking for the best GAPS recipes for kids? Look no further! From simple breakfast and lunch ideas to fruit snacks, desserts, and creative ways to get kids to consume bone broth, we’ve rounded up 50+ GAPS recipes that are perfect for children and families alike. Using ingredients like coconut oil, almond flour, honey, and maple syrup, these recipes might be dairy free, sugar free, and low carb, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t delicious!

GAPS Recipes for Kids: 50+ Delicious Ideas the Whole Family Will Love

Learn how to teach children self-control with this collection of self-regulation strategies and activities for kids! Whether your child struggles with impulse control as a result of ADHD, autism, or another developmental challenge or delay, or just needs some coping skills and tools to help calm down in the classroom, we have 7+ ideas to help teach your kids about self-regulation, as well as 30 self-control activities to develop and encourage appropriate self-regulatory behavior.

How to Teach Children Self-Control: 7+ Self-Discipline Strategies for Kids

How to Prevent Bullying of Kids | Looking for ways to stop bullying? Whether you’re the parent or teacher of special needs kids, elementary school kids, teens in middle school, or high school students, we’re sharing 9 tips to teach you how to prevent bullying of kids with autism and other developmental disorders as well as 15 inclusive, team building anti-bullying activities to help educate, protect, and empower our youth!

How to Prevent Bullying of Kids with Autism: 9 Ways to Stop Bullying

Autism and Behavioral Problems: 6 Anger Managements Tips for Kids | Autism and anger can be all-consuming. From explosive meltdowns to self-injurious behavior, it’s essential for parents to equip their children with the coping skills they need in the classroom and beyond. We’re sharing our best self-discipline and self-control activities as well as other tips and tools you can use to calm an angry child.

Autism and Behavioral Problems: 8 Tips to Cope with Aggression in Kids

Vestibular System Exercises for Kids | If you’re looking for fun and easy sensory integration activities for autism, we’ve got you covered. We have 16 occupational therapy approved ideas to help improve your little one’s motor skills both at home and in the classroom. Perfect for kids of any age, these core strengthening activities offer a fun way to help develop your child’s vestibular system!

Sensory Integration Activities For Autism: Vestibular System Exercises

How to Potty Train a Child with Special Needs | Potty training a child with autism and other special needs like sensory processing disorder and speech delay can be extremely challenging. From visual schedules and sticker charts to sensory safe products and ideas, we’ve got 11 tips to help parents and special needs kids overcome the challenge of toilet training.

How To Potty Train a Child with Special Needs: 11 Tips That Help