Affirmations can boost self-esteem and promote confidence, independence and a growth mindset for you child. This handout provides 10 ways to incorporate positive affirmations into interactions with your child.

Use this handout as a guide to strengthening your child’s impulse control and decision making skills. By using the strategies you can help your child manage strong emotions and develop the confidence to make safe decisions in everyday situations.

Use the grounding, deep breathing, and sensory strategies in this guide to support your child during moments of stress or anxiety. These tools can help your child feel calmer, more focused, and in control. For easy access, print and laminate the final page to create a quick-reference guide your child can use anytime they need support.

Bubble Mountain is an easy and fun activity that targets oral motor skills, regulation, visual attention and motor planning.

Our level of arousal impacts the way in which we interact with ourselves, our environment, and others around us. It is important to have an arousal level that matches the environment for best participation. Learn more about arousal levels here.

Each day, our brains organize incoming information, sensations, and more so that we can participate in and perform meaningful activities in different environments. For children to successfully engage in these activities they must feel safe and regulated. This blog aims to explore the different arousal levels, discuss the implications of mismatched arousal levels within different environments, and suggest sensory strategies to increase engagement for your children. 

When a child acts out or exhibits 'behaviors', it is a form of communication. It is important to know there are many factors that may contribute to this response. Take a minute to consider these many factors before responding to best support your child.

A calming toolbox is a collection of techniques, strategies, and resources that your child can use to support self regulation and manage those difficult emotions. Use this handout to help create a calming toolbox for your family today!

In this blog, you’ll read about the benefits of different strategies for creating and supporting your child’s routine so you can find what works best for your family.

Kip and his crew are ready for some summer fun and want you to join too! Can you complete all the fun activities on this bingo board before summer ends?