What’s inside this article: An in depth look at sensory overload. Including what sensory overload means, what it looks like and feels like, causes , prevention, and how to provide relief to kids experiencing overstimulation. Is there a child in your life who seems to become anxious, panicked, or overwhelmed very easily? Do they seem …
What’s inside this article: Eight verbal de-escalation techniques, based on The Crisis Prevention Institutes training, to help you effectively manage challenging behavior and meltdowns in children without the use of physical force or restraint. Parents, educators, and caregivers of children with special needs or complex behavior challenges know that sometimes when kids are overwhelmed, anxious, …
What’s inside this article: Information about giftedness in children including emotional traits of gifted children, uneven development, signs of giftedness in young children, and how to support your highly sensitive child. When I think about giftedness – an image pops into my mind. I was in 12th grade advanced math, and the teacher asked everybody …
What’s inside this article: A bundle of free zones of regulation printables that you can download and use as a supplement to the Zones of Regulation curriculum. I’ve put together a 22-page bundle of free Zones of Regulation printables that you’re free to use as a supplement to your Zones of Regulation curriculum. If you’re …
What’s inside this article: An overview of emotion coaching, and a step-by-step guide for using emotion coaching to teach your child self-regulation What is Emotion Coaching? Emotion coaching is the process of guiding your child through intense emotions by validating, relating, naming the emotion, and holding boundaries. It’s a co-regulation strategy that teaches children how …
What’s inside this article: Information regarding distress tolerance – what it is, how low distress tolerance impacts children’s behavior, how you can help children build distress tolerance and learn healthy coping techniques. Strong negative emotions, for example, shame, fear, anger, anxiety, guilt, and sadness are difficult for kids to manage. The stronger these emotions are, …
What’s inside this article: A look at learned helplessness in children including what it is, the signs of learned helplessness, its effect on mental health, and how to help children overcome it. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Sometimes, when people feel like they have no control over their lives or what happens to them, …
What’s inside this article: Step-by-step instructions for a simple but fun bio-feedback activity that shows children how self-regulating activities help their bodies calm down. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Biofeedback is a therapeutic technique that uses technology to monitor different body functions and provide visual information that shows us how our bodies work. It’s …
What’s inside this article: Positive parenting advice for moms feeling guilty after yelling or over reacting during a difficult parenting moment. Tips to make restitution and positive strategies to try next time. So, you’re feeling guilty right now because, well basically, because you lost your S#!T and yelled at your child. It happens to everyone …
What’s inside this article: Step-by-step instructions for creating mesmerizing winter-themed glitter jars, along with an explanation of how to use them to help with emotional self-regulation. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Our elf was busy last night making winter-themed glitter jars to leave for the kids to find in the morning. These are a …