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Language matters
I've recently learned about declarative language. Not that it wasn't something I hadn't used before, and it is a term that I probably had...

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May 7, 20233 min read


Quick Self Regulation Guide For Parents
Self regulation is your ability to monitor and manage your energy states and your reactions to your thoughts, emotions and sensations. It...

Little Bird
Jun 10, 20204 min read


Grounding Tools
Grounding tools are activities or items which give some intense or distracting sensory input which brings a person back to the present...

Little Bird
May 21, 20201 min read


What the heck is interoception?
Interoception. One of those strange words an Occupational Therapist probably made up to explain another one of all the myriad of things...

Little Bird
Jun 23, 20192 min read


Responding to Big Emotions
Every parent has probably been there- you overestimated your super mom abilities and decided to pick up some quick groceries on the way...

Little Bird
Apr 27, 20196 min read


Grounding Strategies
Here’s a list of grounding techniques to help calm yourself when anxious or stressed. Find one or two that work best for you. If focusing...

Little Bird
Feb 5, 20194 min read


Brainstem Calmer Activities
Children’s brains organize from bottom to top, starting from their brainstem and moving to cortical, ‘higher thinking’ areas last. Some...

Little Bird
Feb 5, 20191 min read


Heavy Work Activities
Heavy work activities- using the body against resistance (also called proprioceptive input)- are regulating for most children, especially...

Little Bird
Jan 28, 20192 min read


Purposeful, Goal Directed Activities to Help Your Child Regulate
Generally, activities that are purposeful or goal directed are more calming than random movement activities such as running around,...

Little Bird
Jan 28, 20191 min read
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