Sensory Processing Disorder

Executive Functioning Activities for Kids | If you’re looking for tips, activities, and games to help develop your child’s working memory, impulse control, problem solving, time management, organization, social, and self-control skills, we’re sharing 17 tips and activities to help support your child at home. Perfect for kids with learning disabilities like ADHD, these ideas will help your child be successful at school and beyond!

Practice That Feels Like Play: 9 Executive Functioning Activities for Kids

16 Hand Eye Coordination Activities for Kids | If your child struggles with hand eye coordination, proprioception, and/or gross motor skills, this collection of hand eye exercises and activities provides fabulous learning opportunities for children that are also incredibly fun! Perfect for toddlers, kindergarteners, and school-aged kids, these ideas will help develop practical life skills.

Practice that Feels Like Play: 16 Activities that Improve Hand Eye Coordination

9 Parenting Tips for Overwhelmed Autism Moms | Parents of autistic children deal with tremendous stress. From anticipating and managing autistic meltdowns and teaching self-regulation, to organizing occupational therapy, behavioral therapy and IEP meetings, and everything in between, life for mothers (and families) of kids with autism can be anxiety-provoking, which is why we’re sharing 9 of our best tips to beat parental burnout!

How to Cope: 9 Parenting Tips for Overwhelmed Autism Moms

Oral Motor Activities for Kids | If your child has autism and/or sensory processing disorder & you’re looking for oral sensory activities you can do at home, in the classroom & as part of speech therapy, we’ve got 16 fun activities for toddlers, kids in preschool & kindergarten & beyond! These activities help with a variety of challenges like picky eating and inappropriate chewing, sucking & biting.

The Oral Sensory System: 16 Oral Motor Activities for Kids

Essential Oils for Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder | If you’re looking for natural remedies for autism to help alleviate symptoms of stress, anxiety, insomnia, anger, aggression, lack of focus, ADHD, etc., we’re sharing our favorite single oils you can use to create your own recipes and blends, as well as our recommended doTERRA and Young Living essential oil blends for kids.

Beginners Guide to Essential Oils for Autism and Sensory Processing

How to Discipline an Autistic Child | Is it the autism or just bad behavior? It’s hard to know for sure, but if you struggle with autism and discipline, we’re sharing 13 practical tips and behavioral strategies you can start implementing at home and in the classroom TODAY to help you child develop appropriate behavior management strategies and self-control techniques in a fun, nonthreatening way.

How to Discipline an Autistic Child: 13 Tips for Parents

30 Play Therapy Activities for Kids | 30 simple therapeutic activities for children you can use in a counseling setting or at home to help a child express their emotions surrounding a trauma or ongoing feelings of anxiety. Perfect for toddlers, kids in preschool, school-aged kids, for tweens and teens, and kids with autism, ADHD, and anxiety, these activities offer a great way to teach healthy anger management and coping skills.

Play Therapy Techniques: 30 Therapeutic Activities for Children

Breathing Techniques for Anxiety in Children | If you’re looking for simple relaxation techniques and breathing exercises for kids that work at home and in the classroom, we’ve got 10 ideas to help. These calming activities are perfect for anxiety and stress as well as anger management, and help teach healthy coping skills so kids can calm down on their own when big emotions strike.

Breathing Techniques for Anxiety: 10 Calming Activities for Kids

20 Gross Motor Activities for Kids | Whether you’re looking for fun games, exercises, or an obstacle course to help develop your child’s large muscles, or need more specific ideas for kids with autism and other special needs as part of their occupational therapy program, these indoor and outdoor ideas can be re-created with simple things like painters tape, chalk, pillows, balloons, and an exercise ball.

Practice that Feels Like Play: 20 Gross Motor Activities for Kids