Whether it’s that extra cup of coffee (you know… the indulgent, good stuff from Starbucks) or getting outside to walk the dog by yourself, find a way to give yourself that extra boost today. Even the smallest thing can turn your day around.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Making Friends Is an Art!
Book: Making Friends Is an Art!
Amazon Description: Meet Brown the least used pencil in the box. He s tall, geeky and lonely. Brown envies Red, Purple, Blue and all the other pencils who have fun coloring and playing together. Dark Green is trustworthy, Pink listens well, Orange has fun, and everybody likes Red! Brown doesn t smile very often because he doesn t get used much and hardly ever needs sharpening. When Brown asks the other pencils why no one likes him, he discovers that to have friends, he needs to be a good friend. If Brown learns to use all of the friendship skills the other pencils have, he can make friends and have fun too! In her trademark humorous fashion, author Julia Cook teaches kids of all ages (and adults too!) how to practice the art of friendship and getting along with others. Included in the book are tips for parents and teachers on how to help children who feel left out and have trouble making friends.
For the book, click here.
For more information about Sensory Processing Disorder, visit The Sensory Spectrum.
Related articles
- Early Intervention Games (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome their Special Sensory Issues
Book: The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome their Special Sensory Issues
Amazon Description: This delightfully illustrated “chapter book,” geared for 8-to-12 year olds, tells the charming tale of five family members and their naughty dog (each with a different sensory processing challenge), and how they get in sync after a tough day. The book is designed with the action of the story in larger print for younger readers to read or hear. Explanations of sensory processing issues are woven throughout the story in regular type for proficient readers to linger over at leisure.
Everyone with sensory issues will find a character with whom to identify. Darwin, 11, is over-responsive to sensory stimulation. Edward, 5, is under-responsive. Teen-aged Carrie has difficulties with dyspraxia. The father, Andy, has sensory discrimination issues. The mother, Betsy, and the dog, Filibuster, are definitely sensory seekers.
The Goodenoughs explain what they need to do to function successfully, and at the end of the day, they all get back in sync. Readers will appreciate descriptions and illustrations of activities that they can replicate in their own homes or classrooms. The Goodenoughs Get in Sync, first edition, was the winner of an i-Parenting Media Award and was a Finalist for ForeWord Magazine‘s 2005 Book of the Year for juvenile non-fiction.
For the book, click here.
For more information about Sensory Processing Disorder, visit The Sensory Spectrum.
Related articles
- What is it like to have a Sensory Processing/Integration Disorder? (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Understanding Myself (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Revealing the Elephant in the Room (voicesofsensoryprocessingdisorder.com)
- Sensory Integration and Older Children and Teens: Helpful Activities (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
Being Different is All Relative
Somedays we look at our kiddo and just wonder why he can’t be “normal.” But let’s keep in mind that what exactly is normal as well as what is normal for your kid.
Motivation
Just because you’ve got something down doesn’t mean your kid can do it without motivation. How are you motivating your kid in a positive way to keep your day smooth?
I Think, I Am!: Teaching Kids the Power of Affirmations
Book: I Think, I Am!: Teaching Kids the Power of Affirmations
Amazon Description: “Your thoughts create your life!” This is the message that Louise Hay has been teaching people throughout the world for more than 27 years. Now, children can learn and understand the powerful idea that they have control over their thoughts and words, and in turn, what happens in their life.
Within the pages of I Think, I Am! kids will find out the difference between negative thoughts and positive affirmations. Fun illustrations and simple text demonstrate how to make the change from negative thoughts and words to those that are positive. The happiness and confidence that come from this ability is something children will carry with them their entire lives!
For the book, click here.
For more information about Sensory Processing Disorder, visit The Sensory Spectrum.
Related articles
- Understanding Myself (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- When My Worries Get Too Big! (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
No More Meltdowns
Book: No More Meltdowns: Positive Strategies for Managing and Preventing Out-Of-Control Behavior
Amazon Description: Author of the award-winning Social Skills Picture Book series, Dr. Jed Baker offers parents and teachers strategies for preventing and managing meltdowns. His 20+ years of experience working with children on the autism spectrum, combined with his personal experiences raising his own children, have yielded time-tested strategies, and results!
Dr. Baker offers an easy-to-follow, 4-step model that will improve your everyday relationships with the children in your life: 1) Managing your own emotions by adjusting your expectations, 2) Learning strategies to calm a meltdown in the moment, 3) Understanding why a meltdown occurs, and 4) Creating plans to prevent future meltdowns.
For the book, click here.
For more information about Sensory Processing Disorder, visit The Sensory Spectrum.
Related articles
- Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Making Sense of Your Senses (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Wrightslaw: All About IEPs (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
Why Hopscotch Matters
Hopscotch is one of those games that’s been around forever, it seems. Didn’t they play Hopscotch in Victorian times even? Either way, Hopscotch gives you opportunities to work on a number of issues many SPD kiddos face.
Hopscotch (Photo credit: L. Marie)
Related articles
- You’ve Got To Be __ Years Old To Play Hopscotch (theculturecrunch.wordpress.com)
- Fun And Games All Part Of Detroit’s Neighborhood Day (detroit.cbslocal.com)
- Indoor Hopscotch – Kids entertainment for the school holidays & beyond! (clairelewisco.wordpress.com)
- Traditional outdoor games: why do they matter? (rethinkingchildhood.com)
- Sidewalk Chalk Activities (kozyskorner.wordpress.com)
The Worst Day of My Life Ever! (Best Me I Can Be)
Book: The Worst Day of My Life Ever! (Best Me I Can Be)
Amazon Description: RJ has a rough day. He wakes up with gum stuck in his hair, misses recess because he’s late to school, earns a zero on his math homework and messes up Mom’s kitchen. With his mother’s help, RJ learns that his problems happen because he doesn’t listen or pay attention to directions.
Author Julia Cook’s new book shows RJ as well as all K-6 readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of listening and following instructions. When RJ learns to use these skills the right way, he has the best day of his life!
For the book, click here.
For more information about Sensory Processing Disorder, visit The Sensory Spectrum.
Related articles
- Understanding Myself (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Squirmy Wormy: How I Learned to Help Myself (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- Making Sense of Your Senses (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
- When My Worries Get Too Big! (thesensoryspectrumblog.com)
Signs of Dyslexia Start Before Reading, Study Finds
As I learn more about Dyslexia, I’ve often wondered if this disorder is connected to Sensory Processing Disorder. My son just entered kindergarten, so will this be a problem for him. A recent study did find that Dyslexia has less to do with language/speech and more about how the brain processes the symbols and input it receives. (Sounding a bit familiar?)
Signs of Dyslexia Start Before Reading, Study Finds
Related articles
- There’s no such thing as Dyslexia?! (rossmountney.wordpress.com)
- “Smile” Not “Slime” – Letter Position Dyslexia (blogs.abc.net.au)
- Making it easier to learn to read: Dyslexia caused by signal processing in brain (sciencedaily.com)
- Dyslexia caused by signal processing in the brain (medicalxpress.com)
- Research reveals dyslexic men make great artists (mdx.ac.uk)
- Dyslexia Definition Symptoms (pattidudek.typepad.com)
