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What Kids Learn When They’re Bored

December 31, 2025 by Celia Easton Koehler.
This handout helps parents understand the developmental value of boredom during everyday moments like waiting in line or riding in the car. It offers gentle language you can use to reframe screen-free time as an opportunity for kids to build self-regulation, creativity, and curiosity.
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Your Voice Is Telling a Bigger Story: Understanding Muscle Tension Dysphonia

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource invites patients to understand muscle tension dysphonia as more than just a voice issue. It’s a whole-body experience shaped by stress, tension, and daily habits. Use this handout to help patients reflect on their unique patterns and build awareness of how their voice connects to their overall wellbeing.
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Mindful Eating Reflection Guide

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This mindful eating reflection guide helps clients build a more supportive, curious relationship with food by focusing on sensory experience, emotional awareness, and self-compassion. It’s designed for therapists to use in sessions with individuals exploring eating habits as part of their daily routines, without promoting restrictive or judgmental approaches.
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Supporting Sensory Balance: Vagal Tone Activities for Kids

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource offers therapists evidence-based strategies to share with families of children with sensory processing differences, focusing on vagal tone activities that promote calm and self-regulation. With simple techniques like deep breathing and gentle movement, parents can help their children return to a balanced state after stress.
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A Family Guide to Intentional Screen Time

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help families think meaningfully about screen time with this guide that explores both the benefits and challenges of digital devices in daily life. With thoughtful questions and easy-to-follow steps, this resource supports families in creating a balanced, intentional approach to screen time that aligns with their unique goals and values.
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Heavy Work for Sensory Regulation: A Parent’s Guide

November 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Share this resource with parents to help them understand the benefits of heavy work for their child’s sensory regulation. It provides simple, play-based activities that children can do at home to promote calming, focus, and body awareness. The guide encourages parents to incorporate heavy work into daily routines in a fun and natural way, helping their child regulate sensory input without feeling forced or overwhelmed.
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Routine & Activity Board with Guide

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource includes a routine board and an activity board that may be used across the home, school, and extracurricular settings to help children transition through tasks and maintain motivation for successful completion of tasks.
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