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A simple visual schedule to help children with sensory needs and anxiety understand the steps they need to take with trying new food. Sometimes trying new food can be overwhelming, so taking the steps up to trying the food can help them work up to it. They can earn a sticker or a star or a stamp for every time they so one of the steps. You can help them work their way across a number of times before going down, or have them go down each time with one food starting with a familiar food they ar

If you are an early childhood educator, early intervention professional, or feeding therapist, this infant feeding goal bank will help you when writing your feeding goals. These goals can be customized for infants and babies. Interested in learning more? Introductory NICU Feeding Course (mykajabi.com)

It can be difficult for children to manage their emotions! This handout is a nice visual to give children reminders of tools they can use when they are becoming upset and frustrated. 2 pages, Done in pink and blue.

A PDF outline for your business. This can be edited and modified for your business. It is an easy breakdown of what to look for when evaluating the oral motor and feeding skills of an infant or young child. Includes sample goals. **You will need to have a PDF Editor to edit this format. I will be uploading a format in WORD Format as well for easier editing.

Help children recognize, name, and tame their Overwhelm Monster! This engaging, therapist-created picture book teaches kids to understand big feelings, notice body clues, and use calming strategies through a trauma-informed, Polyvagal-based approach. Perfect for: ✅ Counselors, Occupational Therapists, Teachers, and Parents ✅ Classroom social-emotional learning (SEL) lessons ✅ Therapy sessions & home use ✅ Children ages 4–10 Skills Targeted Emotional awareness & regulation Interoception (body

A template outline for your business in WORD format (exact same as the PDF version). This can be edited and modified for your business or own purpose. It is an easy breakdown of what to look for when evaluating the oral motor and feeding skills of an infant or young child. Includes sample goals. **I made this format to make it easier to edit since not everyone has a PDF editor. This is the same assessment as the PDF version.

Interoception plays an important role in tasks such as potty training, eating, and managing emotions. These worksheets help your student identify important body "signals" that will cue them for feelings such as hunger, tired, and the need to use the bathroom. 9 pages and includes a BLANK feelings page to make your own.

Children tend to do better when they know what is expected of them but they do not always understand it with words and often do better with pictures. The pictures along with reading this story will help them to learn the bedtime routine, resulting in better transition to bed and sleep.

An iceberg can be used as a metaphor to show how visible emotions (and behaviors) represent on a small piece of the emotional experiences that lie beneath the surface.   The surface emotions (above the waterline) are emotions that people can see easily (and are easily expressed).  This might be happiness, anger, frustration.   The underlying emotions (below the surface) are emotions that are not as obvious and are more complex.  This might be fear, shame, guilt, etc. These emotions might

We have created this Infant Feeding Note Template to help streamline documentation! It is hard to know what the insurance companies are looking for and how to document. We have made this easier with a checklist form and some pre-populated goals. If you are an early childhood educator, early intervention professional, or feeding therapist, this template will help you when writing your notes. These are basic goals to get you started when you are not familiar with feeding. These goals and templ

We have created this Infant Feeding Note Template to help streamline documentation! It is hard to know what the insurance companies are looking for and how to document. We have made this easier with a checklist form and some pre-populated goals. If you are an early childhood educator, early intervention professional, or feeding therapist, this template will help you when writing your notes. These are basic goals to get you started when you are not familiar with feeding. These goals and templ

Find you Niche E-Book Learn How to Create a Realistic Action Plan with The Ultimate Blueprint for Conquering Stress & Anxiety  4-Week Journal and WorkbookExplore the Different Aspects of AnxietyIdentify the negative though patterns that lead to emotional responsesIdentify the cause of the trigger (the who, what and where)Reset thought patters and improve emotional regulationIdentify physical sensations that signal the onset of anxiety Tools and strategies you can implement into your

Emotional regulation is hard. Teaching children that they have the power to calm themselves down is important. Helping children to understand that reading the body's signals before they get upset will help them be able to calm dwon before they get so upset that they are not able to calm down on their own. This social story teaches children about the power of using the Vagus Nerve to help with Emotional Regulation. You can learn more about emotional regulation and how to teach this to childr

Worksheet to address coping skills and triggers for children struggling with emotional regulation.

A customizable OT template highlighting the mostly common areas that a therapist should be assessing in an evaluation. For new graduates especially, it can be intimidating to know where to start and what they should be putting in an assessment. I have created this shell with the areas that we typically include in an assessment and outlined it so that it can be easily filled in.

These worksheets are a great way to get started on teaching your students about their internal body sense (interoception) through the use of identifying feelings and emotions. Feelings include angry, sleepy, happy, worried, scared, excited, tired, mad, hungry, and lonely. 26 pages in the workbook!

An Introductory Guide to Creating Visual Schedules for Therapists, Educators, and Parents  Understand the reasoning behind using visual schedules and learn how to create and use them quickly and efficiently.   Visual Schedule Crash Course (mykajabi.com)

Template Blocks to use for Toileting (First- Then) to help teach the sequence of an activity, followed by a reward. Help children towards potty training success with this visual schedule. Eliminate the struggle with transitions using these easy to follow visual prompts. Blocks are a template and then you can use your own pictures to follow the routine.

This E-Book is an overview of anxiety, what it might look like, as well as strategies for coping and overcoming it.  Includes Self-reflective workbook.  50+ pages.  Gain a better of understanding and the causes, identifying triggers, coping mechanisms and thought patterns. Affirmations and regulation strategies also included. Self reflective workbook included. Appropriate middle school up.

Over 20+ Worksheets to help teach about coping with feelings, triggers, and emotions.  This Toolkit is designed to help your child problem solve strategies when dealing with certain emotions. It contains coloring sheets to allow them to express their feelings by drawing and writing how they feel based on their emotions.