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How Do I Get My Child with Sensory Issues to Focus?
One of the biggest challenges kids with sensory issues have is focusing on schoolwork. Too often, their sensory issues get in the way of...
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Nov 15, 20224 min read
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Infancia Sensorialmente Inteligente: Raising a Sensory Smart Child Now Available in Spanish!
At last, Raising a Sensory Smart Child is available in Spanish. Infancia sensorialmente inteligente: El manual definitivo para ayudar a...
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Oct 16, 20222 min read
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Simple Tips for Sensory Smart Communication with Your Child’s School
It’s easy to become stressed out about not knowing how your child is faring at school. That’s true even if your child is doing online...
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Sep 20, 20214 min read
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Toothbrushing for Kids with Sensory Issues
When it comes to tactile issues, we don't typically think of the skin inside our mouths, but the truth is that sensory processing...
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Mar 14, 20213 min read
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Self-Regulation and Sensory Issues
When we look at a child who is deeply upset and having a tantrum or meltdown, we tend to say, "That child is struggling with...
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Nov 14, 20204 min read
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Transitions, Strategies, Patience, and Masks When Kids Have Sensory Issues
All of us are living in a new reality that has been quite unexpected and trying to figure out how best to keep our kids and ourselves...
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Aug 14, 20205 min read
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Sensory Smart Spaces at Home
Given what's going on globally with the covid-19 pandemic, parents and kids are facing more and more challenges in getting much-needed...
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Apr 7, 20204 min read
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Sensory Smart Holiday Strategies
Holidays should be fun for kids, right? With a child who has sensory issues, maybe not so much. My article in Autism Parenting magazine...
Nancy
Nov 28, 20193 min read
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"Kids Do Well If They Can" So Let's Support Them in Doing So
“She needs to make better choices if she’s going to remain on the team.” “He chose not to cooperate in school today.” Do the adults in...
Nancy
Nov 20, 20193 min read
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Sensory Friendly Clothing and Why Shirts That Give Big Hugs Can Help
Too loose, too tight, wrong fit—kids with sensory issues can be very resistant to clothing that doesn’t feel right on their body. When a...
Nancy
Oct 1, 20195 min read
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Self-Regulation at School
The smell of new markers, the feel of new back-to-school clothes, the sight of new kids and adults bustling about in the school...
Nancy
Sep 10, 20195 min read
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"Help me understand" Conversations with Kids Who Have Sensory Issues
Kids with sensory issues can be quirky, frustrating, and even delightful—and for sure, their behaviors can sometimes confuse us parents....
Nancy
Aug 15, 20193 min read
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Visual Processing Issues, Vision Problems, and Reading
One of the senses involved in sensory processing disorder is the visual sense. When it comes to your child's vision and any visual...
Nancy
Jul 27, 20194 min read
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Beaches, Sensory Issues, and Your Child's Unique Sensory Profile
Are you off to the beach with your child who has sensory issues? My coauthor, Lindsey Biel, pointed out in a recent article on baby...
Nancy
Jun 20, 20192 min read
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Talking About Screen Time for Kids with Sensory Issues
Talking about screen time and balance with our kids who have sensory issues is important but can be hard if our kids are defensive and...
Nancy
Jun 18, 20193 min read
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Sensory Processing Issues versus Sensory Processing Disorder
What's the difference between sensory processing issues and sensory processing disorder? As Lindsey Biel and I described in our book...
Nancy
Jun 4, 20193 min read
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What Is Sensory Smart Parenting?
"What did you eat for lunch?" "Green pepper slices." "And—?" "Milk." No, my son wasn't on a restrictive diet. He is a selective eater who...
Nancy
May 8, 20193 min read
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Sensory Smart Journaling
Working Moms magazine published my coauthor Lindsey Biel's piece on 5 Simple Ways to Make Life Easier for Your Sensitive Kids. I hope...
Nancy
Mar 12, 20193 min read
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Technology Tips for Kids with Sensory Issues at School
What happens when your child has sensory processing issues and struggles with organizational issues at schools? Are you afraid he will...
Nancy
Oct 17, 20184 min read
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Discipline and Teaching Self-Regulation Skills
Kids need discipline, but what exactly does "discipline" mean? The word comes from a Latin root meaning "to teach," so "discipline" does...
Nancy
Oct 12, 20183 min read
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