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β Why it's important to teach and understand emotions
β Why it's important to teach and understand emotional regulation and sensory regulation
β Understanding our own sensory profile
β Understanding our kids' sensory profiles
β Explosive meltdowns vs shutdowns
β Tools & strategies to calm down and therefore stay calm and regulated
Managing Meltdowns:
β Donβt be telling someone thatβs not calm to calm down - it wonβt end well β Limit talking, questions, demands till another time of day when they are better regulated
β Someone in meltdown mode - silent or explosive - is not capable of reasoning or processing. They are maxed out and you talking will be adding to their overwhelm not helping
β Meltdowns - not the time for discussions about behaviour or for punishing/discipline - save talking through for later (often hours later)
β Learn strategies that work with you & each child (theyβll be different) and have them ready to go when a meltdown happens - meltdowns arenβt the time to test (unless working with a new child)
β Ultimately we want our kids to take control & responsibility for staying regulated - teach them rather than always doing it for them (talk through the process - this can take years)
β Pick your battles - if your kid keeps calm/regulated by having 4 weetbix at 5pm right before dinnerβ¦ What are you going to do? Whatβs more important?Little Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Why it's important to teach and understand emotionsWhy it's important to teach and understand emotional regulation and sensory regulationUnderstanding our own sensory profileUnderstanding our kids' sensory profilesExplosive meltdowns vs shutdownsTools & strategies to get going and therefore stay calm and regulated
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What Skills are involved in everyday Routines?
executive functioning skillstime managementworking memoryfine motor skillsgross motor skills motor planningunderstanding contextproblem solvingVisual schedules
Reduce the overwhelmReduce the tears, frustrations and refusal to complete tasksAnd set them up to succeedReduces naggingHelps keep you saneHelps them take responsibilityVisual Aids can include
Do do lists/picture strips - for the dayDo do lists/picture strips - for an individual task Now/Then - transitionsFamily PlannersMonthly/Weekly/Daily PlannersFamily rules/expectationClassroom rules/expectationsLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Ever wondered why your kid keeps crashing into you, climbing all over you are wanting loads of hugs?!
Proprioception (or movement breaks) helps us to
β understand our position in the space around us
β calm down
β get going
Movement breaks are a great way to:
β organise the brain
β organise sensory input
β improve attention
β improve body awareness
β decrease defensiveness
Movement breaks include:
β Running
β Jumping
β Climbing
β Lifting
β Crashing
β Hugging
β Pushing
β Pulling
Emotional Regulation (with Proprioception) Packs: https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au/products/training-bundle-emotional-and-sensory-regulationLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Practical steps, tools and strategies to help you and your family
β get organised
β stay calm
β enjoy life
β manage behaviours
β emotional regulation
β sensory regulation
Today we cover:
β fidgets, wobble chairs etc that allow us to focus
β iPads - setting up boundaries & family rules and values
β meals - healthy relationships with food, this may look different and that's ok
RESOURCES: https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au/collections/emotions-routinesLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Practical steps, tools and strategies to help you and your family
β get organised
β stay calm
β enjoy life
β manage behaviours
β emotional regulation
β sensory regulation
Today we cover:
β routines - why we uses them & why they work
β labels & getting organised
β transitions - timers & Now/Next visual schedules
β quiet safe spaces to calm down
β spaces for whole body movement to burn energy
β co-regulation - finding the balance between your sanity and their happiness
β sleep - choosing sleep over scrolling socials
RESOURCES: https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au/collections/emotions-routinesLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au
https://www.trainingbites.com.au
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Practical steps, tools and strategies to help you and your family
β get organised
β stay calm
β enjoy life
β manage behaviours
β emotional regulation
β sensory regulation
Today we cover:
β leads - controversial - hear me out!
β resting together - keeping your sanity
β stimming
β iPads - controversial - hear me out!
β meals - what are we teaching them about their relationship with food
RESOURCES
https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au/collections/emotions-routinesLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au
https://www.trainingbites.com.au
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Practical steps, tools and strategies to help you and your family
β get organised
β stay calm
β enjoy life
β manage behaviours
β emotional regulation
β sensory regulation
Today we cover:
β routines - why we uses them & why they work
β labels & getting organised
β transitions - timers & Now/Next visual schedules
β quiet safe spaces to calm down
β spaces for whole body movement to burn energy
β co-regulation - finding the balance between your sanity and their happiness
β sleep - or lack of... and instead finding joy in the little things where possible
ROUTINES RESOURCES: https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au/collections/plannersLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
https://www.littlewoodentoybox.com.au
https://www.trainingbites.com.au
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Join me as I talk about day-to-day life with Autism; the sucky bits and the wins, plus tips for enjoying life despite the challenges π
β All behaviour is a form of communication
β What if we chose to step back and look at things differently?
β What are behaviours communicating? Lining things up, rocking, flapping, stimming, intense focus, covering ears or eyes, hiding, running, tippy toes, meltdowns, being alone/parallel play
β Emotional overwhelm
β Sensory overwhelm
β Anxiety/Excitement
β Fight/flight response
β Control and order in a chaotic world
Want to know more? Ask me π I'd love ideas for future podcast topics πππLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Join me as I talk about day-to-day life with Autism; the sucky bits and the wins, plus tips for enjoying life despite the challenges π
β What is co regulation?
β Take the time to learn your sensory profile
β In understanding your sensory profile, you will build more empathy for what your child is experiencing
β Sensory inputs impact emotional regulation which impact our behaviour
β Behaviour similar to an iceberg - the behaviour is the bit you can see but there so much going on that you may not be able to see
β Invite your child to join your calm, instead of you joining their chaos
β Pick your battles, decide where you are will to compromise, decide what is important to you and your family
Either we spend time meeting children's emotional needs by filling their cup with love or we spend time dealing with the behaviours from their unmet needs... either way we spend time - Pam Lee
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β There are lots of reasons for changing therapists - personality clashes, life changes, life stages, kids growing up, refusal, kids stop responding to therapy/ist
β Tools & strategies change with age & independence & development
β Find your tribe - trusted close friends on same journey - some of the biggest breakthroughs have been from close friends on same journey, tackling the same issue in a different way that I hadn't considered
β More than one way to parent & do therapy - find therapists that work for you and your kids
β Be ok to change therapists, even when you have worked with them for years
β Sometimes a new therapist, new perspective, new ways of tackling things can be the fresh change that's needed
β Changing therapists - exhausting & hard, but can be worth it
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I go off on a slight tangent but I do still get to the point on this one πππ Enjoy! ox
β Trust your gut - you know you and your kids best
β No where in the history of 'and they are fine' was anyone really fine
β The work you are putting in now is an investment - you will see results & it won't always look like this
β Find your tribe
β It's ok to say no
β It's ok to set boundaries and have a break from some people
β It's ok to set your priorities and stick to them
β Priorities and boundaries can change - this is ok too
β Do what you need to do to get through each day
β What I do for my mental health now (exercise, sleep, food etc) is very different to what I was able to do when my kids were young where I had very little time to spare and 0 personal space
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Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
Do not depend on your own understanding
Seek His will in all that you do
And He will show you which path to take
β Relying on God daily to get through - asking for His strength, joy, peace & grace each day
β Knowing I don't have to do life alone - even though God doesnβt magically 'fix' things or make difficult things go away
β God can use your crappy circumstance and turn it into something good as He has (or is in the process of doing) for me - life's a journey π
β God's not waiting to fry you like a kid with a magnifying glass whenever you happen to screw up
β You don't have to have all your ducks in a row. I donβt know where my ducks are half the time... π¦π¦π¦
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β Setting yourself and your kids up for success - doing the ground work before leaving the house
β Routines
β Being ok with it looking different - hanging out at Bunnings instead of play centres
β Find your tribe - people who are on the same journey as you
β Sensory tools - clothing, socks, elastic, sunnies, noise cancelling headphones, weighted backpacks etc
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This is purely based on my experience and how it looks in our family and with children I have worked with. Excuse my ignorance as I learn - I have only been aware of this diagnosis for about 6 months :) ox
β What is PDA?
β What is ODD? (in case you are more familiar with this diagnosis as I was)
β What's the difference between PDA and ODD?
β Parenting strategies for PDA
β PANDA - see PDA Society https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/resources/helpful-approaches-infographic/
I forgot to mention praise in this podcast. We keep praise limited and low key with my PDA kid as praise is effectively a demand with expectations for them to:
- share your excitement/enthusiasm
- meet these new expectations next time, now that they've shown they are capable of this new task/achievementLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Hanging out again today with Ishwari Samarakoon from Speech Therapy Services and The Speechie Life πππ Part 2
Talking about:
- Sensory profiles & sensory regulation
- Emotional regulation
- Why arenβt all speechies & OTs trained in emotional & sensory regulation?
- Dealing with sensory issues in the environment first before tackling anything else
- Keeping mum (main caregiver) well regulatedLittle Wooden Toybox Pty Ltd
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Hanging out today with Ishwari Samarakoon from Speech Therapy Services and The Speechie Life πππ Part 1
Talking about:
- What speechies do
- How speechies work with you, your kids & your family
- Value of a good therapy team
- Expectations
- Dealing with change β kids growing up, life stages, changing needs of you, the kids and the family
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Sleep advice... when it goes wrongIt's not always going to be this wayMelatoninIt gets better with timePick your battles, sleep when you can
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Tags, seams, stitching, elasticSensory overwhelmWeighted blankets and toys, headphones, sunnies - coping with sensory overwhelm when out and aboutPick your battles, trial & error
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Pick your battlesSeparation plates - foods not touchingSensory - the colour, texture, temperature, consistency of different foods
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