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What Causes Anger Issues in a Child? | Ep. 46

…child, even when they are angry learn how cortisol affects your child’s body discover tools to meet kids’ sensory needs learn how to disarm fear and meet the physical need…

Grumpy Morning? Help Your Child Start Their Day Well | Ep. 298

…episode, the final installment in our Sensitive & Intense Kids series, you’ll hear practical, sensory-smart strategies rooted in the Connected Families Framework™  for turning a grumpy morning into a calmer…

Sensitive & Intense Kids

…1. Why Is My Child Struggling? 2. Healing Responses for Conflicts & Outbursts 3. Our Framework Applied to Sensitive, Intense Kids 4. How Does Sensory Function Affect Behavior? 5. Sensory

4 Inspired Ways To Foster Love & Responsibility in the Classroom

…books, emotion visuals, sensory fidgets). You can even model using it a few times to demonstrate that it really is a cool place! Smile, especially at the kids who struggle…

Is Being a Parent Overwhelming? How to Move From Discouragement to Freedom

…presence and encouragement, turn up the fun with playfulness, and/or do a regulating sensory activity. For example: Simplify morning routines: i.e., have a grab ‘n go breakfast to eat in…

Adapting Christmas…for children who joined your family through adoption

…have contributed can reduce a good deal of kids’ anxiety and stress. 3. Try to limit “big sensory inputs”. Think carefully about how to reduce the bigness of Christmas. This…

It’s Not Defiance—It’s Science!

…bounces!” FREE Sensory Questionnaire Wondering if your child is a little “extra” curious or seems particularly sensitive & intense? Check out this short questionnaire to learn more about your child!…

Sensitive and Intense Kids: Your Questions Answered | Ep. 142

…this podcast: Sensitive & Intense Kids online course Small Group Info Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course Daily Sensory Rythyms podcast with Amy Nyvall | Episode 112…

3 Ways To Help When Your Child Refuses To Do Schoolwork

…your bedroom floor.  Do math or spelling on the sidewalk or driveway in chalk. The bigger arm movements give more sensory input to speed up the visual motor learning process….

Why Your Discipline Often Backfires

…these questions: What is the “attention payoff” you are giving your child in a persistent behavior challenge you are facing? Is there a valid need (i.e. physical/sensory) that may also…

Painfully Shy: A Promising Story of Facing One Child’s Social Anxiety

…and/or insecure Children that resist participating in social situations may be sensitive to the sensory stimulation of new people or groups. Or they may be insecure about what they will do or say and…

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