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A Little Sensory Update
Understanding Eby’s sensory challenges has been very helpful for us. Several years ago we feared that he had an attachment disorder. It took a wise therapist to point us in the direction of a Sensory...
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Not Quite What I Hoped For
Two days at UW, multiple appointments, testing, interviews, and finally a team meeting around the conference table. The final report – Eby’s sensory differences are significant, he has some speech...
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Waking Up in Virginia
Hannah and Mimi I woke up this morning in Richmond, Virginia. I won’t complain about the delayed flights (even the one that departed three hours late) because I’ve flown to Africa more than once, and...
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Sensory Processing: Basketball Shorts and Snow Days
Ebenezer has always hated wearing long pants, even when the weather is below zero. It was fine when I homeschooled, but now that he is in school, showing up in shorts is a problem. Not only is it...
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Spring Gardening and Sensory Input
Though it feels like it happens a bit later here in Colorado than it does in some other parts of the country, spring has sprung! Spring and summer gardening have become a tradition in our family over...
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Top Toys and Tools for Sensory Processing Disorder
Is your child always moving, jumping on the furniture, spinning in circles, and wiggling in his seat? Or how about covering her ears because the room is too loud and begging to have the tags cut out of...
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Tips Stolen From the Kids’ Therapist #3 [Is this a big problem?]
Christmas break is here, which brings challenges for some of our kids – and for us. We may need to dig deep to keep ourselves regulated along with our kids. Today, I’m talking about a simple strategy...
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The Healing Power of Wearing Love
Love is a powerful force for healing in our lives, both for our children and for us. When one of our sons was young, he needed many reminders that Russ and I would be his parents forever. We would not...
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Fight the Fear
A sure fire way for me to slip into ineffective parenting is to parent out of fear. My older kids recognize it and sometimes they’ll even point it out, which I don’t really like, but I’m glad they do...
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We Interrupt This Vacation to Remind You…
We interrupt this vacation to remind you that your son has significant sensory processing challenges which flare up when there are just too many people in close proximity.One of the things I love about...
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