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Emotional Regulation
Emotion Flashcards: Fostering Emotional Literacy in Children
Children learn the best when they are taught through fun and simple game-like activities that keep them involved and interested. Emotions Flashcards or Feelings Flashcards are examples of the perfect tools that you can use effectively on your children to help them learn emotional vocabulary, which is a crucial developmental skill required by all human […]
Heavy Work Activities for Kids
Apart from helping your child develop proprioception and body awareness, heavy work activities are very regulating and can help your child’s body feel more organized. Weighted blankets have gained popularity over the last few years as it helps people relax and sleep. This is because of the deep pressure stimulation that weighted blankets provide. However, […]
Developing emotional regulation skills in young children to improve their social skills
After experiencing two years of Covid-19 lifestyles, many of our young children are facing difficulties with regulating their emotions and socialising with others. It is important to recognise that behaviours such as shyness and introversion can be an individual’s personality trait, rather than an anti-social behaviour. Likewise, a child who experiences tantrums and meltdowns at […]
Emotional Regulation In Children: How To Support Your Child (Strategies)
Being able to understand and manage emotions is can be very challenging for a child. It requires a range of skills that need to be taught by an adult. Learning emotional regulation skills takes time. For children, the development of their self regulation skills starts from when they are infants. Throughout their childhood, they develop […]
Emotional Regulation Skills Development: A Parent’s Guide
Emotional regulation is not a skill that we are born with. Throughout our lifetime, we learn to understand our emotions, why we are feeling that way and how to manage our emotions in different situations. When children are young, they rely on parents and surrounding adults to meet their needs and help them manage their […]
What Is Paediatric Occupational Therapy And How Does It Help?
Paediatric occupational therapy is a type of occupational therapy that focuses on the development, growth and learning of children. Occupational therapists (OTs) help children develop the skills they need to function in day-to-day life, whether that is at home, school or in the community. They work with children with and without disabilities to help the […]
10 Best Activities for Kids with ADHD
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have many gifts to offer the world. However, one of the biggest challenges of dealing with this disorder is that these children are prone to hyperactivity, a short attention span, and impulsive acts that can create social frustration and behavioral problems if their boundless energy isn’t addressed. This […]
Guide for Parents of Hyperactive Children at Home – Expert Tips
Raising a hyperactive child can be challenging. Every parent wants to be the best parent they can be for their child. You only want to guide them to do the right thing and have the right tools for adulthood. When there is a change in your child’s behavior, you may worry about your parenting skills. […]
Emotional Regulation Activities: 7 Fun Games to Improve Emotional Regulation
For many children with learning and mental disabilities or disorders, controlling and regulating emotions (emotion regulation) can be one of the most challenging aspects of daily functioning. This is a skill that can be difficult to master for any child but will often require more attention and time for children with special needs, especially autism […]
10 Signs Your Child May Need Occupational Therapy – Expert Tips
Occupational Therapy aims to helps people, both children and adults, learn how to effectively and appropriately live, act, and respond to their life, responsibilities, and others around them. Now, while most people don’t need help with these things, it is more common than you would think for someone to need Occupational Therapy. The best way […]
Why is Play Important for the Emotional Development of a child?
If you think back to your own childhood you probably remember playing with friends at lunchtime. Whether it was a simple game of tag, sports, or even fighting imaginary bad guys from your favorite cartoon, you probably saw these moments as a break from learning. Psychology, however, tells us that play is just important for […]
What Are Play Skills?
You’re never too old to play, but did you know that playing is an important part of a child’s development? There are different play skills that children learn from infancy throughout their childhood that are crucial to social, psychological, and physical development that can affect their lives and relationships as adults. Play skills are different […]
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