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This is a great handout for caregivers, therapists, and teachers describing strategies to help a child who may be oral seeking. This can look like mouthing or chewing on toys and non-food objects, overstuffing at mealtimes, and biting self or others. If you do have a biter, it is important to determine if the cause of the biting is due to a lack of communication or emotional regulation skills, rather than actual oral seeking behavior. But this handout provides a few tips for handling biting beha

This product is a great handout for parents and caregivers that not only describes strategies and coping mechanisms for moments of emotional dysregulation, but also shares ideas for how to enhance coping skills and self regulation abilities in their child as well.

Hair brushing and hair cuts can be a difficult experience for many children, but especially those with sensory sensitivities (notably to tactile and auditory input). This ready-to-print handout is great for educating parents about a few strategies they can use to support their child when it comes to these situations.

Many children with sensory sensitivities have difficulty tolerating certain types of clothing. This can cause stress and strain when certain outfits, uniforms, or weather-appropriate clothing are necessary. This handout provides several activities and strategies to guide parents in how to best support their child with these dressing difficulties.

Do you have or know a child that struggles transitioning away from the bottle? Drinking from an open or straw cup is important for oral and dental health as well as for development of speech and functional self care skills. This handout describes a few methods to assist in transitioning away from bottle drinking.

This is a great handout for parents that provides several options of calming input or activities they can do with or for their child. Whether this is following up a bout of heavy work, winding down before bed, or in a moment of dysregulation while out in the community, parents can incorporate one or more of these strategies to help their child. It is important to note that since each child is so different, the parent will need to first determine which of these sources of input will best support

This is a great handout for parents and educators to provide strategies for their auditory or visual sensitive child. This handout gives tips for both younger children who have strong reactions to noise, but also gives strategies for school-age children who may have difficulty focusing due to their sensitivities.

Transitioning can be difficult for many kids, both neurotypical and neurodivergent. Here are some basic tips to help those kids get from one activity to the next without a fuss. This handout is great for caregivers, teachers, and therapists!

This handout provides several tips for helping a child with tactile defensiveness or that sensitivity to touch and textures. This can be apparent in feeding (won't eat certain food textures), self care tasks (won't wear certain clothes, meltdown during teeth brushing, etc.), and general touch experiences (messy play, light or unexpected touch from others, etc.). These simple tips are great for caregivers, educators, and therapists alike to best support these children.

Great handout with some tips and tricks to help your child or client get through those tricky moments of separation from their caregivers. Many children struggle with this, but often especially those with sensory needs.

This is a great tool to educate parents on ways to assist their kids at bedtime. These strategies are great especially for children with sensory needs, who might need a little extra (or less) input at night time to help their bodies regulate for sleep.

This is a great resource for parents, caregivers, and therapists who work with children who struggle with feeding difficulties. This 13 page slideshow reviews reasons behind and various strategies for helping your selective eater. There are two versions within this document. The first 13 pages provide only the information on the slides. The subsequent 13 pages have added notes below each slide where I elaborate on certain points or concepts within the slide.

Do you have a child that is working on executive functioning skills like direction following, impulse control, attention, or sequencing? Or maybe they're working on life skills like cooking, problem solving, and safety awareness? This interactive multi-sensory activity works on a variety of skills. With 3 levels of difficulty, you can complete this activity with a range of ages and ability levels. You can even add a time limit to work on time management, incorporate crossing out or checking off

There are many reasons a child may struggle at the grocery store: sensory sensitivities, social anxieties, sensory seeking, difficulty with boundaries and behaviors, and more. This handout provide a list of simple strategies to try with your child or client while at the store. As always, each child is different, so you'll have to find what works best for you and your child.

Does your child have sensory sensitivities and you are worried about tackling shots at the doctor? Or tackling doctor's visits in general? These are some great tips and tricks for a family to use before, during, and after those visits. This can be a great parent education handout for occupational therapists who deal with sensory needs.

Heavy work is one of the key terms you'll hear if your child child has sensory needs. It can be so regulating for both sensory seekers and sensory sensitive kiddos, however heavy work can also be beneficial even for children without sensory needs! There are so many options of heavy work activities out there, but this educational handout provides a quick list of ideas in few different situational categories. This is a great handout for parents, caregivers, therapists, and teachers to reference as

Sensory processing and regulation can be complex topics to understand. This handout provides a brief introductory description that is easily understandable for those who aren't familiar with this area. This is a great place to start when introducing the topic!

This is a great handout to provide parents with strategies for bath time, which can often be a struggle for kiddos, especially those with sensory needs.

Great way for your child, student, or therapy client to practice basic cutting skills this holiday season. Have them cut the basic horizontal and vertical lines or provide an extra challenge to cut out the simple shapes! For added fun, glue a piece of white paper on top of this sheet (glue around edges only) and have them cut to reveal the picture!

The Hungry Caterpillar is still hungry! Help him find his next meal by drawing vertical, horizontal, wavy, and zig zag lines to get to the foods. The double lines provide visual cues (to show what kind of line to draw) or use them for an added challenge to motor coordination (remaining within the line). These pages can also be used similarly to work on cutting skills, at varying challenge levels. The final page provides several options of use. You can address visual scanning, direction following