Sensory Smart Child Therapies

12/12/2025

Happy Friday!

10/12/2025

We will be wearing our Christmas jumpers tomorrow in support of Save the Children.

Please visit our Just Giving page to donate:
https://bit.ly/4aIsSaV

10/12/2025

🎄 For many families, Christmas is full of excitement.
For children with sensory sensitivities, it can feel overwhelming, unpredictable and exhausting.

Bright lights.
Loud music.
Crowded shops.
Different routines.
New smells, textures, expectations and social demands.

What looks like excitement on the outside can feel like sensory overload on the inside.

So we often remind families that:
💛 Meltdowns are communication
💛 Avoidance is protection
💛 Withdrawal is often regulation, not rudeness

Children aren’t being “difficult” they’re trying to cope in an environment that may simply be too much.

Here are a few gentle ways to support sensory needs at Christmas:
✨ Build in quiet breaks
✨ Reduce pressure around socialising
✨ Offer predictable routines where possible
✨ Let children opt out without guilt
✨ Keep expectations flexible, not fixed

A calm Christmas means creating safety, understanding and space to regulate.

And sometimes, the most magical gift you can give a child isn’t more stimulation it’s permission to step away and breathe.

06/12/2025

Please take a moment to listen and to share! This campaign continues and continues to need all our support!

03/12/2025

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a United Nations-led day of recognition which takes place every year on 3 December.

It promotes the rights of people with disabilities in all areas of society. It aims to increase the awareness and wellbeing of disabled people in all aspects of their life.

It acts as a reminder for us all to combat the discrimination many disabled people still face.

Today, we join the global community in raising awareness, promoting understanding, and celebrating the strengths of children with sensory processing challenges and other neurodiverse needs.

For many children, the world can feel overwhelming. For some it is too bright, too loud, too fast, or too unpredictable. Sensory processing differences aren’t always visible, but they can deeply affect how a child experiences daily life, learns, plays, and connects with others.

On this important day, we want to highlight a few key truths:

✨ Neurodiversity is not a limitation, it’s a different way of being.
Children with sensory challenges, autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and other neurodiverse profiles bring creativity, curiosity, and unique perspectives to the world.

🎧 Sensory needs are real and deserve understanding.
A child who covers their ears, avoids certain textures, seeks movement, or becomes overwhelmed in busy spaces isn’t “difficult”, their nervous system is simply processing the world differently.
With the right support, they can thrive.

🤝 Small adjustments make a big difference.
Whether at home, school, or in the community, simple accommodations, for example quiet spaces, movement breaks, sensory-friendly activities, visual supports all help children feel safe and regulated.

💬 Early support is powerful.
Therapy that focuses on sensory integration, emotional regulation, and building confidence can help children navigate their world with greater ease and joy.

Every child deserves to be seen, valued and understood. On this day, we stand alongside families, educators, therapists, and caregivers working to create environments where neurodiverse children can flourish, not despite their differences, but with them.

🌈Today is a reminder that inclusion isn’t just about accessibility, it’s about acceptance, empathy and celebrating the strengths in every child.
To every parent supporting a child with sensory challenges:
You’re doing an incredible job.

And to every child navigating the world with their own sensory map, we see you, and we celebrate you.

01/12/2025

🎄It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Sensory Smart! 🎄
Some of our staff put their creativity to the test and enjoyed a wreath making evening.

28/11/2025

Saturday speech therapy slots now available!

We’re excited to share that we have Saturday openings with one of our speech and language therapists - perfect for busy families who need weekend options!

⭐ Speech & Language Therapy
From communication delays to language development, we’re here to help your child grow their skills in a fun, supportive environment.

⭐Feeding Therapy (SOS Approach to Feeding)
Whether you’re navigating picky eating, oral-motor challenges, or mealtime stress, our feeding sessions are designed to support safe exploration of food.

Saturday spots fill quickly — contact us to reserve your slot!

https://www.thesensorysmartchild.com/contact-us/

27/11/2025

As the weather cools down, we’d love to warm up our team’s day — and you can help!

✨ If any of our staff has supported you or made life a little easier, now’s the perfect time to thank a therapist or staff member.

👉 Please consider leaving us a Google review and mentioning your therapist or staff member by name. When you do, we’ll make sure they receive a special treat as a cozy pick-me-up!

💙 Thank you for spreading warmth this season! 💙

https://g.page/r/CTF6fMH2wfPIEAE/review

26/11/2025

🍰 Happy National Cake Day! 🍰
For many children, baking is fun. For children with sensory processing challenges, baking can be therapeutic, confidence-building and empowering.
Baking can actually support:

- Fine motor skills from stirring, pouring, sifting, cracking eggs
- Sensory exploration from all the textures, smells, temperatures
- Communication from following simple steps, asking for help, taking turns
- Emotional regulation from waiting, achieving, celebrating success

But let’s be honest:
Not every child loves sticky fingers, noisy mixers or strong smells.

So here’s how to make baking sensory-friendly:

✅ Offer tools like spoons or gloves for children who don’t like touching textures
✅ Let them add ingredients in their own time and no rushing!
✅ Use quieter hand-mixing instead of loud electric whisks
✅ Start with simple, predictable recipes
✅ Celebrate trying, not perfection

And here’s the magic part:
Children often surprise us.
The child who wouldn’t touch flour last year might be pouring it proudly today.
The child who used to watch quietly might now be leading the recipe.

Baking isn’t just about cake.
It’s about confidence, independence, connection and joy.

So today, whether you’re baking a masterpiece or just licking the spoon, we hope you enjoy National Cake Day in a way that works beautifully for your child.

💛 Every sensory journey is different — and every one is worth celebrating.

19/11/2025

Last week was World Nursery Rhyme Week!
A celebration of rhythm, language, music and imagination but also a powerful learning tool for children.

Many children don’t just enjoy nursery rhymes, they learn through them.

Here’s why nursery rhymes are especially valuable for all children

✅ Language development
Repetition, rhyme and simple structure help children build vocabulary, understand sentence patterns and develop speech confidence.

✅ Memory & sequencing
Remembering the order of words and verses supports working memory and cognitive processing.

✅ Social connection
Singing together helps children communicate, build confidence and develop early social skills which is especially good for those who struggle in group settings.

✅ Routine & predictability
Familiar songs create safety. Children who find change difficult can relax into something they already know.

✅ Movement & coordination
Actions like clapping, tapping, and dancing support motor skills, body awareness and sensory integration.

✅ Sensory regulation
Music can soothe, stimulate or help children manage emotions and are a gentle way to support self-regulation.

World Nursery Rhyme Week isn’t “just singing.”
It’s speech therapy, memory practice, emotional development and confidence-building wrapped in rhythm and joy.

So this week, whether it’s 'Twinkle Twinkle', 'Wind the Bobbin Up, or 'Five Little Speckled Frogs'… keep singing, keep playing and keep making learning fun for every child.

🎤 What’s your favourite nursery rhyme?

12/11/2025

This week is Anti-Bullying Week 2025 and the theme: Power for Good.

The theme of Power for Good has come about following consultation with teachers and pupils by the Anti-Bullying Alliance which coordinates Anti-Bullying Week every year in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Teachers and children wanted a theme that empowered them to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes.

Following the success of the campaign in 2024 – when over 80% of schools marked the week, reaching over 7.5 million children and young people – this year, we’ll empower children and young people to use their Power for Good to speak out, support others, and build a world where kindness wins.
Find out more here

Anti-Bullying Week 2025 will take place from Monday 10th - Friday 14th November, with the theme: Power for Good.

11/11/2025

Can anyone help this incredible campaign to keep going - they are advocating day and night to protect the therapy our children need and deserve x

Hello All,

We’ve been campaigning solidly for seven months. The fact that we are as far as we are is a testament to our community and beyond.

We will never give up.

We do have an ask for you all. And we hate asking. But, unfortunately we can’t afford to underwrite the cost of all of this alone…we wish we could.

Things we need money for:

*We need to pay for practical things like travel to London from across the country to get to parliament or other meetings. We are all volunteers and are relying on our own limited household incomes to do this work.

*We need to update the campaign website to a provider with better security.

*We need to pay for cloud storage for evidence and videos work we create.

*We have early plans for other campaign work nationwide that will have a financial cost.

All monies will be used for the practical ‘hard’ costs of running a national campaign.

Our time is still being donated.

Accounts will be kept.

No money will be spent without agreement of all campaign organisers.

Can you help?

If so, go to: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/asgsfprotest?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL

Thank you.