Seize Your Copy Sensory ParentingThe Elementary Years: School Years Are Easier When Your Childs Senses Are Happy! Outlined By Britt Collins Compiled As Digital Version
book is full of handson, practical advice for parents of children with Sensory Processing Disorder SPD or parents of children who are very sensitive and easily overwhelmed.
The book presents techniques for easing your child's sensory difficulties in school, at home, while traveling, and during holidays and special occasions, It covers helpful devices and products, therapies, and other recommended practices such as yoga, The tone is friendly, conversational, and upbeat, and reading it felt like chatting with friends who had "been there, "
I found Lucy Jane Miller's Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder to be a more thorough and reliable introduction and guide to SPD as it should be Miller is a leading SPD researcher if you are going to read only one book on the topic, try that one.
However, Sensory Parenting is a good companion book, offering the nittygritty, daytoday tips and advice that concerned or exasperated! parents will find useful.
Thank you to the authors and to Goodreads giveaways for providing me with a copy of the book for review, Sensory Parenting: The Elementary Years is a sequel of sorts to Sensory Parenting: Newborns to Toddlers, To me it feels like a much more accomplished book perhaps though, it's simply the fact that this one is far more relevant to my current situation.
Like its predecessor, the book focuses on finding ways around your child's sensitivities and it's designed for parents of children with a range of complications, including but not limited to, Sensory Processing Disorder SPD, the Autism spectrum in general and AttentionDeficit Hyperactive Disorder ADHD.
Like the first book, this is a collaboration between a mother Jackie and a paediatric occupational therapist Britt, Somehow, this time around, their voices are far more harmonious and the switching between Britt and Jackie's point of view is far less jarring.
Both authors have a lot of good material and the book is a breeze to read,
The introductory chapters cover the senses, going well beyond the five established ones sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing to include vestibular balance, proprioception body awareness and interoception internals.
The book also lists developmental milestones and discusses ways that you can extend your child's social repertoire,
The book also includes insightful and relevant paragraphs from other experts in the field including interviews with various specialist OTs to discuss the range and use of their therapies.
There are also "OT tips" and "mom tips" scattered throughout the book,
The middle section of the book delves into specific sensory situations at home, at school, on holidays and in the world at large, with a chapter on each major area.
Everything is very well labelled and helpful headers simply leap out at you,
The last few chapters cover sensory games, activities and therapies that you can use to desensitize and habituate your child, The book closes with useful appendices which contain relevant material from the first book on the use of pets as support animals and on dealing with food sensitivity in your child.
All in all this is an excellent book which I'd recommend to anyone with sensory children in elementary school, Of course, if you're an OT, then a copy is pretty much mandatory reading, All of us have had a sensory issue at one time or another, Maybe its your neighbors dog barking that bothers you or you cant stand the texture of cottage cheese, Does it make you crazy to have a hat on your head Do you avoid the mall at peak shopping times so you dont have to be around crowds of people These are common things that as adults we adapt to or avoid without giving them a second thought.
What about your childrens sensory sensitivities What if you could make parenting easier and more fun by taking your childs senses into consideration Imagine the possibilities because you can!
A childs sensory system affects their ability to learn, play, socialize and function.
Maybe a child isnt able to sit still in class because his shirt tag is bothering him, Or a child isnt able to play with other children because his balance is off and other kids make him feel unstable and dizzy.
Maybe your child isnt just a picky eater it could be that his sensory system needs some special guidance and adjusting, And with so much technology and choices of games out there, which ones are beneficial for your children to play Britt Collins, M, S. , OTR/L and Jackie LinderOlson an occupational therapist and parent team have organized and combined parenting information along with sensory integration methods, tips and solutions.
Weve done our work, now its your turn! Weve made it easy and fun and will help you avoid a lot of unnecessary battles between you and your child.
Its amazing how quickly our children adapt and the little adjustments that can make our days smoother, Who knew that our sensory systems affect every aspect of our lives We all do now, Beginning with the age of five, Britt and Jackie walk parents through everyday situations and duties all the way through your childs elementary years.
They explain the underlying reasons beneath your childs negative behaviors and the often simple fixes sometimes not so easy, but steps that will lead you towards success.
Parenting can be less stressful when youre not struggling with your childs sensory systems, A child wont outgrow auditory processing issues or tactile defensiveness without addressing the childs needs, Working together, you will find that parenting can be more enjoyable
if you address or avoid certain sensory situations or prepare for them accordingly.
Were here to help every step of the way! ,