Skills For Children

13/08/2024

📅 Save the Date: 28th August 2024 at 7pm

Join us for an enlightening webinar with Dr. Áine O’Dea PhD, a leading occupational therapist and coach, as we explore "Empowering Parents – The Self-Regulation Toolkit for Nurturing Resilient Children."

Discover why self-regulation is so challenging for both children and adults, and learn practical strategies to help your child navigate daily life with confidence and calm. Dr. O’Dea will equip you with simple tools to foster resilience and enhance your child's ability to thrive in everyday situations.

Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity! Book your spot now: https://www.sensationalkids.ie/upcoming-events/empowering-parents-the-self-regulation-toolkit-for-nurturing-resilient-children-with-dr-aine-odea-phd/

Webinar cost: €30

13/08/2024

This is a nice (no -exhaustive) image of different types of stimming. What could we add to this picture?

Source: Unknown

13/08/2024

Teaching autistic children to make eye contact is common practice in social skills training. Is it effective?

02/04/2024

If you have a child in secondary school you might want to share our upcoming talk with them 😊 This is webinar so they won't be seen. It's a free informative talk designed for youth to help them understand ADHD and highlight some tips and strategies!
Register here -> https://buff.ly/3PCw3FW

02/04/2024

20/08/2023

Nursery rhymes are magic 🌟

https://www.worldnurseryrhymeweek.com

18/05/2023

Great activity ideas 💡 ✨️

STOP SCROLLING FOR ACTIVITIES!

Is time ticking backwards in your house? Trying to make it to nap time? 🫠 Stop searching the internet for the "best"- this is the list you need!

THE BEST LIST OF PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES: https://busytoddler.com/awesome-preschool-activities/

11/05/2023

This is so so important ‼️

I’m resharing this as we have entered the final term of the school year (here in the UK), the children are getting tired and we are heading into the school testing and exam period.

After school restraint collapse is real!

I would spend 6 hours in school
trying to conform. Concentrating so much more than my peers just to write a simple question, answer easy maths questions and fighting to make myself understood.

As soon as I walked through the door I would be loud and boisterous (not the timid Mikey that everyone at school knew).

My mum’s solution?

Open the back door come rain or shine and let me jump on my trampoline for at least 20 minutes. She would wait patiently until I had self regulated, was more chilled and was ready to tell her about my day.

I am not saying that this would work for everyone but it worked for me. We found what worked and went with it. 💙

Picture credit: Jodie Smitten, Children's Well-being Practitioner & Autism Specialist