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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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Beyond Protocols: Supporting Children’s Unique Sensory Preferences

December 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Includes practical tools to help children with tactile sensitivities in a way that respects their individual needs and boundaries. This resource empowers therapists to work collaboratively with families, helping children feel safe and supported while navigating everyday sensory experiences.
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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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Real Life Messy Play: A Parent’s Guide

November 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps parents understand the importance of messy play in childhood development, highlighting how sensory-rich, hands-on activities promote motor skills, problem-solving, creativity, and emotional regulation. It also provides a practical list of easy and accessible messy play ideas that parents can implement at home, using everyday items. Therapists can share this resource with parents to encourage playful, meaningful developmental experiences that can be incorporated into daily routines.
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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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Helpful Tips and Adaptations for Living with Sensory Changes

November 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides therapists with practical tips and adaptive strategies to share with clients experiencing sensory changes. It covers home adjustments and adaptive tools that can help reduce injury risks while supporting independence in daily tasks. These suggestions empower clients to feel more confident and in control of their environments.
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Quick Sensory Feeding Therapy Ideas for Toddlers

April 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.
Sensory feeding opportunities for toddlers with selective eating are an evidenced-based way to allow for visual, tactile, olfactory, and potential oral exploration. This resource is to provide clinicians with ideas for therapy targeting sensory exploration and can be used for feeding therapy as well as language therapy.
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Pediatric Taste Development

December 25, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout describes how the sense of taste develops when we are young with a specific focus on kids on the autism spectrum as well as tips to enhance taste development for picky eaters.
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Feeding Activity – Edible Mud Recipe

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout provides a recipe idea that can be used with young children for feeding therapy, to practice language skills, or get sensory input.
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