When a child is in a fight or flight state, it means their body and mind are experiencing a physiological and emotional state of not being safe. This response is a survival mechanism that prepares the body to either confront the threat or flee from it. When a child is in a fight or flight state,...
Mothers play an essential role in a child’s upbringing. But what may be less understood is how the mother-child relationship forms the basis for a child’s sensory development, learning, emotional regulation and ability to understand what is safe in the world. A newborn infant...
Children with sensory sensitivities have added challenges in basic tasks most people do without thinking. Their body doesn’t interpret sensations, such as touch in a typical way. For example, a scratchy tag might be perceived as painful for them, they might not react to crashing into a wall, but...
Everyone is so busy in today’s society. If your child has problems planning, has anxiety, or difficulty processing information this "never-ending rush" can be really impacting on how smooth your day runs. Have you ever sat down and broken down all the tasks that need to be done to get...
As a young child, some parents may have been given time-outs and got spanked for talking back to their parents, fighting over a toy with a sibling or jumping off a couch and accidentally knocking over and breaking a glass. In many cultures and societies, it was and is the "norm" to make sure...
Children who are neurodiverse are often reliant on a caregiver to show them how to do things. These could be simple autonomous tasks like using a spoon to self-feed, as well as more complex skills involving more than one person, such as: using a seesaw. Reciprocity in social relationships happens...
The auditory system is our sense of sound. But it’s more than just hearing noise. It also allows us to understand where those sounds are coming from, what they mean, understand speech patterns, and attach meaning to words. Our ears also help us filter out irrelevant information. For example,...
I know, it is hard to imagine that louder meltdowns or higher levels of sensory seeking are part of the journey towards connectedness. While this is not always the case, this could be true for you or your child. Through the lens of the Polyvagal Theory, we can come to learn that the nervous...
All behaviour is a form of communication. Behaviour is something we can observe and label. Behaviours of concern are like “leaks in a pipe”, if we just repair the leaks, we are not actually addressing why the leaks keep happening and therefore as we repair one, another is likely to form. So...
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