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‘Sorry’ is probably one of the first words we teach our toddlers…but have we ever really stopped to consider what this word means, both to us and our children? Is it helpful? What are they learning about relationships from this word? Is ‘sorry’ a helpful...
Last week I was trying to help my 9-year-old son set up his xbox for a new game. He was frustrated, and wouldn’t accept my help – but neither could he fix the issue himself. That lunchtime I told him and his brother a story. It went like this: ‘Once upon a time the RNLI lifeboat...
Anger Management, Emotional Regulation, and Its Relationship to the Tactile System.
LONG READ
Everyone gets angry sometimes. Adults can usually express their anger as well as the source of it, but for children, it’s not always so easy. What’s even more mystifying is if your...
God Made the Senses: Bible Verses and Activities
Getting kids to participate in bible studies can be challenging, and with younger children with sensory processing issues it can be that much more difficult. Let’s look at some ways to incorporate God into some engaging sensory activities.
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10 Christian Parenting Tips for Sensory Super-Heroes
Why can’t we just use traditional parenting methods instead of sensory parenting?
This question can have several different meanings depending on the person who is asking it. A bystander at the market or restaurant may be wondering why...
Did God Make Disabilities?
Seeking the Truth
One thing that has become increasingly popular in our world is the need to find a label for everything. A label for what decade a person was born, a term for what sub-culture your music is associated with, Pluto was a planet but now it’s not...
Scripture and Sensory Processing
Asking the Hard Questions
As we move forward with modern medicine and treatments, new discoveries and diagnosis, and even renaming old diagnosis as we learn more about the human mind and body, one might think there should be a cure or a treatment to end all...
Mental health is such an important part of parenting. In the hustle and bustle of caring for children, it can be so easy to put aside our own needs as we meet theirs.
What’s more, is that is can seem to be a personal conflict leaving us wondering—why me?
The fog of questions loom in:
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You might have read on my homepage, “Everybody’s sensory thumbprint is unique”. This is something I absolutely believe in!
Every child is different.
I do not believe in a cookie-cutter solution. What I do believe in is God’s spiritual gifts that have lead me throughout the...
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” –John 16:33
Working with children with ASD and sensory processing disorders, I have seen so much hope and joy throughout the years in...
I wonder if you are aware of what you think and why it’s important?
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Well, if we look at our worldviews and what we think of ourselves and our disabilities, struggles, children, issues, marriage, then whether we have...
