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How to Create a Spring Sensory Play TableSensory play is so important to toddler and preschooler development. Celebrate the season and try these ideas for a Spring sensory play table.
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Summer Sensory Play Table for Toddlers and PreschoolersSummer is a wonderful time to add seasonal items to your child's sensory play table. Sensory play is important for preschoolers and toddlers and summer sensory play items are easy to find and inexpensive to add to the sensory play table.
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Stimulate Your Toddler or Preschooler's Senses Through Fall Sensory PlayFall is a great time of year to enjoy sensory play activities with your toddler or preschooler. Here are some ideas to get you started.
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Sensory Play is Important for Preschoolers and ToddlersIdeas for stimulating your toddler or preschooler's senses, a very important part of growth and development.
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Preschool Sensory Table Fun!Preschool age children learn in many ways. One of those ways involves the five senses. Learn how to involve preschoolers in sensory play.
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Play, Psychology and How Children Learn Through PlayChildren can learn to explore and develop learning experiences that help them make sense of the world, through supervised play. -
How to Make Edible Homemade Play DoughThis article explains how to make play dough at home for creative time with your little one.
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Planning a Sensory Garden for the Autistic ChildMake a therapeutic sensory garden for your autistic child where he can take a '˜sensory break' and get away from the demands of the world around him.
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Sensory Processing Disorder: Help for Sensory SeekersWith some minor modifications in your day-to-day life, you can make life with a sensory seeker much easier.
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How to Play and Learn with Play DoughA detailed paper explaining why children have fun and learn at the same time when they play with play dough.
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Messy Play is OK: Let Kids Get Dirty and ExploreIt's a hot summer day, so take the kids outside and let them explore and get dirty. Both sensory and messy play can teach your kids skills and develop muscles. It's sure a fun way to learn! -
The Influence of the Play-Going Audience on Shakespeare's WorkShakespeare deliberately structured his writing to appeal to his play-going audiences. The feedback he received from these audiences greatly influenced not only how he directed his plays, but also how he wrote them. -
Introducing Creative Play to Kids with AutismTips for providing autistic kids with the opportunity for creative play.
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Toilet Training Tips for Children with Sensory IssuesToilet training can be difficult for all children at first. But for those with sensory issues or sensitivities, the process can be a little more difficult. This article gives caregivers a few extra suggestions for toilet training their sensitive child. -
Helping the Child with Asperger's Cope with Sensory IssuesParents of children with Asperger's know the challenges sensory issues create. This article presents parents with practical insight and suggestions for helping their child cope with the onslaught on their senses.
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How to Create an Easy, Budget Friendly Sensory Garden with Your ChildCreate a memorable bonding experience with your child by designing a developmentally enhancing sensory garden. Find practical, easy and cost-efficient suggestions for even the smallest of spaces.
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10 Fun Indoor Playgroup and Play Date IdeasHosting a play date? Here are some entertaining ideas! -
Understanding Sensory Integration DisorderMichael is not your typical 3 year old. He stands back and watches as the other kids play together. He often screams at or pushes other children. His language skills are not well developed. He suffers from Sensory Integration Disorder.
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Preschool Sensory Table Ideas for DecemberFinding ways to keep preschoolers calm and occupied in December can be a challenge. Use these ideas to maintain a fun-loving, serene classroom before the holidays arrive. -
Helping SPD Children Learn to Reach Out Through PlayAllow me to share with you some of our family's favorite fun time activities. Included are how to alter the activity with a sensory sensitive child in mind, including tips on whether their a seeker or avoider.) -
A Glimpse into Play TherapyThere are several treatment options for SID/SPD and sensory sensitiveavailable. Here is some information about one that's worked for us: Play Therapy.
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Sensory Integration Activities for Children with AutismEasy and fun sensory activities to help autistic children integrate their senses. Tips and equipment needed to provide sensory activities in the home. -
Review of a Developmental Sensory Therapeutic Toy for Older Children with Autism & Other Special Needs: The GymspinWhen parents and therapists are looking for developmental sensory therapeutic items, they may encounter issues with finding items for older special needs children. That is why I was ecstatic to find the Gymspin. -
Signs Your Child Has Sensory Integration Disorder, SIDSensory Integration Disorder, SID, is a complex neuropsychological condition that affects thousands of children. Here are the key signs that may indicate your child has SID.
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Play Center Review: Deluxe Mini Play Cube by AnatexThis Deluxe Mini Play Cube by Anatex, for under $130, has five dynamic activity panels to boost cognitive skills and encourage creativity. This wooden cube, which measures 12 inches square, offers the ultimate sensory experience for young children.
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A Place Where Everyone Can PlayMorgan's Wonderland is a unique amusement venue in San Antonio, welcoming those of all ages with special needs, with no barriers to fun! -
Enriching Outdoor Play for Autistic ChildrenEngaging autistic children in play can be quite difficult. Play needs to reflect enjoyment for the child, and assist development of sensory stimulation and social skills. -
Discipline and the Sensory ChildAll children need to be disciplined once in awhile--even those with special needs. But how do you discipline a child with sensory issues? This article will give you some pointers. -
The Mountain of Sensory Overload and Nonverbal Learning DisabilitiesI describe ways to cope with sensory overload, using the analogy of a mountain.
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Activity Center Review: Bright Starts Baby's Play Place MatThe Baby's Play Place Mat from Bright Starts offers a fun, secure environment for play and developmental stimulation for under $70. The mat measures 47x39 inches and can be reconfigured into a variety of layouts to fit your baby's ever-changing needs.
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Five Sensory Engaging Activities for All KidsLooking for activities to tap into your child's sensory systems? Here are some of my children's favorites! -
Sensory Processing Disorder: Part 1-My Family's Struggle to Make Sense of it AllSensory Processing Disorder is a real neurological problem that affects countless numbers of families. In a 3 part series, I take you through a journey of discovery with our oldest daughter's subsequent diagnosis and treatment.
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Sensory Biology: How it Impacts Our Emotions, Senses and MoreAn overview of how sensory biology (the study of the five senses) relates to the music one hears and the roles it plays on our emotions.
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Sensory Processing Disorder: Part 2- My Daughter's Official Diagnosis and TherapySensory Processing Disorder affects countless numbers of families everyday. In a 3 part series, I continue taking you on a journey of discovery with my oldest daugther's subsequent diagnosis and treatment.
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You Might Be the Parent of a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder If...Signs and symptoms of being the parent of a child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
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Sensory Weighted Vest: Tool for Pediatric Autism and Sensory DisordersA sensory weighted vest is a key tool in the holistic approach to treating children with sensory disabilities, including autism and mental health issues such as school phobia.
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Sensory Diet for the Tactile SystemOne the things I was most annoyed with when the boys where diagnosed, was the doctor suggested they be on a sensory diet. But I had no idea WHAT a sensory diet was.
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Create Sensory Bins for Your ChildDon't have room for a sand and water table? You can build sensory bins for your child instead. This article includes suggestions for containers, tools your child can use with the bin, and a comprehensive list of materials to fill your sensory bin. -
Making a Sensory Table to Help with Early LearningSensory tables are perfect for children to learn and explore. They are great for home or use in a preschool classroom. You can change them out monthly to give the children new experiences.
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3 Sensory Activities for ToddlersThree activities that utilize your toddler's five senses while at the same time providing him great fun!
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