Are We Ready to Support Kids End of Year Routine Changes? Oh yes! How can you support your kids through end of year routine changes? And without hurdle? It’s THAT time of year again! Christmas is coming and your kids are breaking up for their long summer holiday. Your kids can’t wait to be out
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Here are great and useful pointers on supporting children through end of year routine changes! It’s that time of year again, when we are all coming towards the end of another school year. As the end of term approaches and the summer holidays beckon, we can all look forward to a relaxed and chilled out
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Christmas is around the corner. It is the season to be jolly! Let’s enjoy the holidays by knowing some tips on how to cope with fireworks with your kids! A fireworks celebration is one that kids and families alike are ‘supposed’ to look forward to. The explosions of light and sound, and joys of the
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Learn the depression in parents with children with special needs… and how to help them Recently I came across a Facebook post on my feed and I shared it to my Life Skills 4 Kids Facebook page and I was just blown away by the impact. This post was entitled “Special Needs Parent Depression”. Within
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Depression in parents with special needs kids – the realities…. I know that parents of special needs kids are really struggling! I know, all parents are busy, are juggling way too many balls, and are far too busy. But for special needs kids, parents really need to have time out for self care, but they
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Great Ideas for Creating the Best Home Environment for Your Autistic Child Written by : Jenny Wise, Special Home Educator Autism affects the way a child interacts with the world around them. As parents, it’s important that we do whatever we can to keep our children comfortable and safe. While you can’t adapt the entire
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Developmental Stages of Self Regulation and “The Zones of Regulation Workshop” I’ve just come back from listening to Leah Kuypers, Occupational Therapist, who is the creator of the Zones of Regulation Program. She is an amazing OT (Occupational Therapist) and she has done so much to contribute to the world of self-regulation. I want to
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Sensory Issues and Self Regulation at Bedtime Bedtime can be a difficult time of the day for kids and when your child has sensory issues, that difficult time can multiply over and over again. The thing is, sensory issues can exacerbate what seem like minor irritations into major problems when it comes to coping with
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YOUR Sensory Preference in Classroom or Clinic How aware are you of your own sensory preferences and how does that impact in our professional lives and in the classroom? There are three main areas of sensory preferences. We have the sensory seekers, who are always on the move. We see these children in our classrooms
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Let’s see how sensory issues impact self regulation at homework time. Okay, so you know your child has sensory issues which make it hard for them to self regulate at the best of times …. but, oh my goodness, how can you help them cope with their sensory issues when it’s time to do their
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