Telehealth and Preschoolers
Watch as Whitney Musselman, OTR/L keeps a young child actively engaged in a teletherapy session.
Balancing the Bucket with Deep Breathing
When a child is already upset, sometimes it is best to be close and maintain your own big, deep breaths and wait for them to join your calm rather than you joining her distress.
Telehealth and Sensory Processing
Wondering how telehealth works for children with sensory differences?
Balancing the Bucket with Oral Sensory Input
We start seeking oral input for comfort in the womb. Many babies are seen sucking their thumbs on ultrasounds. It remains a sense of comfort into adulthood. How many people do you know that chew gum, sip on a drink or chew on pen caps throughout their day?
Balancing the Bucket in Calming Spaces
Sometimes we all just need a break. We seek out a space that is quiet and inviting. We often emerge feeling better, centered, balanced. This space allowed us to balance out our bucket in one way or another. When children are overwhelmed by sensory information, they may need a similar break from activity and sensory input to help balance their sensory bucket.
Balancing Buckets
One of the best analogies I have come across is to think of your sensory system like a bucket. Some people have very large buckets while other people have very small buckets. All of our sensory information (sights, smells, sounds, tastes, movement, tactile information, etc.) goes into the top of the bucket and the holes in the bottom of the bucket allow it to trickle out as we process the information. For most people a bucket that is ½ full is comfortable.
Social Distancing Survival: Bring on the Bubbles!
Bubbles bubbles everywhere! Bubbles popping in the air! Bubble on the air and ground! Bubble blowing fun to be found!
Social Distancing Survival: We could not do this without OT
Are you struggling with ideas to best support your child through social distancing? Are you missing out on opportunities to participate in therapy due to statewide shut downs? Perhaps we can help.