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5 New Year Resolution Ideas for Kids

by Cara | Dec 28, 2018 | brain breaks, building a child's confidence, calendar, confidence, goals, movement breaks, new year, resolutions, sensory processing disorder, teens

Please share: Wow, the power of a visual is never more influential than watching the year change. If you’re in the US, you may watch a ball drop on the larger than life 2019 display in Times Square. The feelings are powerful as the end of a chapter in our lives...

5 Facts About Interoception

by Cara | Jul 9, 2018 | ASD, Aspergers, autism, behavior, brain body connections, caregiver tips, children, development, eight senses, emotion, for OTs, helping caregivers, mindfulness, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, PT, PT. COTA, senses, sensory, Uncategorized

Please share: Interoception is the new ‘buzz word’ in the special needs universe. What is this thing and why do we need to know about it? Here is an ‘Out of the Pocket’ blog post to give you the fast facts. Individuals with sensory processing...

Teaching Empathy with The “Do Good” Jar Activity

by Cara | Apr 6, 2018 | activities, activity cards, Aspergers, autism, behavior, caregivers, cognition, communication, daily living, empathy, executive function, family, fine motor activities, following directions. pencils, FREE, friendships, fun activities, helping caregivers, homeschool, life skills, love, mindfulness, occupational therapy, OT, parenting, play to learn, processing emotions, School OT, self-care, SLP. speech therapy, social, social skills, special needs, teaching successfully, teenagers, therapy tools, together, Trauma

Please share: For children on the spectrum, finding ways to teach empathy can be difficult. We all want our children to be empathic and kind, but how do we help them understand that concept? Here’s a fun activity that allows us to do something creative with...

5 Tips to Get Your Child Outside

by Cara | Jan 12, 2018 | Active kids, activities, brain breaks, caregiver tips, caregivers, children, family, FREE, freebies, gross motor, life skills, movement, outdoors, outside, recess, shopping, Uncategorized

Please share: Get Your Child Outside, Regardless of Age! Getting your kids outside is a challenge, but every year it is the same thing. Too cold, too wet or too busy. Kids are getting up at the same time in winter, but it is dark. It’s almost dark when kids get...

5 Tips to Focus on Your Child’s Positive Traits

by Cara | Oct 21, 2014 | autism, building a child's confidence, occupational therapy, parenting, play, social skills, special needs, teaching successfully

Please share: 5 Tips to Focus on Your Child’s Positive Traits Yesterday I was working with my son on a Social Skills app. This has become a daily part of our routine…..Those with typical children may take for granted the social skills that our kids...

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

by Cara | May 8, 2014 | caregiver tips, caregivers, family, helping caregivers, parenting, parents, pediatric, special needs, support, supporting, supporting special needs, teaching successfully

Please share: HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! “You’ve developed the strength of a draft horse while holding onto the delicacy of a daffodil … you are the mother, advocate and protector of a child with a disability.” -Lori Borgman It is a blessing...

5 New Year Resolution Ideas for Kids

5 Facts About Interoception

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

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