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The Science of Play: Playing Pretend/Free play with Solar Dough
It’s no secret that children learn from their play! How does playing pretend and free play or using imagination affect children’s development?
- Raana Smith
21 Silly Putty & Theraputty Activities
With two children on the Autism spectrum if there is one thing that has been tried and tested thoroughly in our family it would be therapy tools. While there are many that we find useful there is one that stands out as a firm favourite and that is Theraputty.
- Raana Smith
Vibrating Cushions: A Sensory Diet Tool
Vibration is an incredibly strong form of sensory input that some children respond to in a very positive way. Vibration activates vestibular and proprioceptive (movement and pressure) responses that help improve some children’s attention.
- Raana Smith
November Seminars
Join Sensory Souk and Nicole Alexander as they team up to bring you the first educator and parent seminars of this school year.
- Raana Smith
The Importance of Rewards
Rewarding children for good behaviours, such as bedtime routines, toilet training, fussy eating and sharing toys can be an extremely successful way of reinforcing and increasing the frequency of such behaviours. Reward charts are a fantastic, visual mechanism of displaying when a child achieves them.
- Raana Smith