Does your child experience panic attacks?
Does your child experience panic attacks? Panic Attacks are sudden unexpected anxiety. The triggers are not always obvious and can happen when you least expect it to. It can be very difficult to see your child suffering from panic attacks as they are extremely frightening for a child. - chest pains - difficulty breathing - intense fear or terror - shaking - fast heart rate - stomach pain - sudden urge to use the restroom - hyperventilating - faint or dizzy - feeling sick - needs to escape #anxiety #childhoodanxiety #panickattacks #panic #mentalhealth
Does your child struggle with clothing and tactile defensiveness?
Does your child struggle with clothing and tactile defensiveness? Clothing Strategies For Your Child with Sensory Clothing Challenges - Try different detergent. Scents could be strong and bother their skin - Avoid collars and turtleneck shirts - Try different underwear brands that are seamless with different styles - Before getting your child dressed, fill their sensory diet. - Don’t force your child to wear something that feels awful for them #sensoryfriendlyclothes #sensoryclothes #sensoryfriendlyclothing #sensoryclothing #sensoryclothingforkids #sensoryfriendly
Signs Of Sensory Overload
There are so many signs of sensory overload and it is different for everyone. What signs of sensory overload have you noticed for you or your child? Here are some examples. Signs Of Sensory Overload - anxiety and panic - reduced eye contact - self-harming behavior - increased stimming - meltdowns and angry outbursts - fidgeting and hyperactivity - running away or hiding - increased sensitivity to clothing - socially withdrawing #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdifferences #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties
Sensory Diet Proprioceptive Activities
What would you add to this list? Sensory Diet Proprioceptive Activities - rough and tumble play or play wrestling - tug of war with rope or fabric - crawling through tunnels and boxes - pulling or pushing a cart or wagon - catching and throwing a weighted ball - wheelbarrow walking - scooter board activities - squishing between pillows - squeezing stress balls #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdifferences #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties #sensorydifferences
Do you practice mindful activities with your children?
Teaching our children to be mindful, is teaching them long term life skills that will help them as they grow. These life skills will minimize their anxiety and stress, improve their focus, increase their happiness and improve their ability to cope when they find life getting too overwhelming or overstimulating. Benefits for teaching children mindful activities - increases emotional regulation - decreased depression - increased self esteem - better decision making - improved social skills - increased feeling of calm - improved academic performance - increase compassion and kindness - better memory - cognitive improvements - stronger relationships - better physical health #mindful #mindfulactivities #mindfulforkids #mindfulbreathing
If you feel like your child is behaving for others and not you, don't think it's you.
Children with Sensory Processing Disorder tend to not behave and have meltdowns when they are with their parents because their parents are their safe place. A place where they feel more comfortable. A place where they can be themselves. If you feel like your child is behaving for others and not you, don't think it's you. It is a compliment. It means they feel safe to come to you with anything. When your child has a great day with someone else but comes back with you and that's when you notice their behaviors and meltdowns, it's because they love you. They hold it all inside until they are safe with you to be themselves. You are their safe place. It is not your parenting. ~ Jeanette Loftus
Benefits of Using Sensory Swings
Benefits of Using Sensory Swings 🧡💙 What would you add to this list? For years, occupational therapists have been using autism sensory swings as a way to teach the body and mind to work together. They provide vestibular and proprioceptive input, which stimulates your child’s senses. Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) have a hard time filtering and organizing sensory input. This overflow of information puts stress on the nervous system, causing sensory meltdowns. Sensory input, like cuddling and swinging, calms the body’s “fight or flight” response. Sensory swings make your child feel safe, soothing their overly stimulated senses.
How do I get help for my child who may have anxiety?
How do I get help for my child who may have anxiety? When should I seek professional help for my anxious child? You should reach out to a professional and seek medical advice if your child is: - always on edge - constant persistent worries - always nervous - scared about many things - upset several times a day - having several daily meltdowns/ tantrums - avoiding different situations - displaying stress that is interfering with their daily life - no longer has the ability to relax - having increased fears which disrupts their family life sensoryprocessingdisorderparentsupport.com/childhood-anxiety-disorders.php #anxiety #childhoodanxiety #mentalhealth
Sensory Diet Tactile Activities
What are your child's favorite sensory tactile activities? Sensory Diet Tactile Activities - brushing different textured brushes over the skin - drawing with chalk on the body - brushing for sensory defensiveness - rubbing different fabric textures against the skin - sensory play (water, sand, slime play dough, clay) - finger painting - sensory bins (rice, beans) - face and body painting #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdifferences #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties #sensorydifferences
How to reduce SENSORY OVERLOAD
How to reduce SENSORY OVERLOAD What works for you? Is there anything that you could add to this? sensoryprocessingdisorderparentsupport.com #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdifferences #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties #sensorydifferences
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Sensory Diet Olfactory Activities
What are your child's favorite olfactory activities? Sensory Diet Olfactory Activities - play with scented play dough - scratch and sniff scented stickers - make sensory scented bottles - chew scented bubble gum - play with scented rice sensory bin - write with scented pens - blow scented bubbles - use scented sensory paints - use scented markers #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdifferences #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties #sensorydifferences
Fidgets are great sensory tools for self regulation.
Fidgets are great sensory tools for self regulation. They can be calming and help your child with focus and attention. The Benefits Of Fidgets - increases focus and concentration - reduces stress and anxiety - enhances hand-eye coordination - develops muscles in hands in fingers - improves readiness for writing - calming self-regulating tool - offers deep pressure - provides sensory input - improves fine motor skills #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties #sensoryfidgets #fidgets #fidget
Sensory Diet Visual Activities
A sensory diet consists of performing activities that provide specific types of sensory input to help a child regulate and learn how to process sensory input more effectively. Sensory Diet Visual Activities - sensory bottles - color matching games - light table activities - visual schedules - marble mazes - light up toys - spinning toys - kaleidoscopes - catching a ball - I spy games - bean bag toss #sensoryprocessing #sensorydiet #sensorydietactivity #sensorydietactivities #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #sensory #sensoryvisualactivities
Sensory Processing Disorder can be this & this
Sensory Processing Disorder can be this & this Children who have Sensory Processing Disorder usually fall into two categories, a seeker or an avoider. Most people think that you have to be one or the other but you can actually be an avoider and a seeker too. It's more common to be both than one or the other. A sensory seeker is hyposensitive and an avoider is hypersensitive. A child with Sensory Processing that is an avoider will become overstimulated because they are sensitive to what is around them and will feel everything much more intense then others. Sensory avoiders will avoid sensory input. #sensoryprocessing #sensoryprocessingdifferences #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #seeker #sensorychallenges #sensorydifficulties #s
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