On days like this, I really wish I could just snap my fingers and make the Sensory Processing Disorder go away. I wish I could take the pain and the struggle away from my daughter and take it upon myself. I would do that in a heartbeat for her, as I know most moms would. . . . → Read More: Bathtub therapy for a rough SPD day
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I took the last of the boxes out to the trash tonight! All 45+ of them! Technically I still have 5 or so in the storage closet outside, but I can’t throw those out until I pick up a few more clear boxes to put the stuff in. The hard part for this round was that . . . → Read More: Well, I did it I’ve talked before about our trampoline – the best thing ever – and how Lovebug uses it every single day to help burn up some of her excess energy. We are now on day 16 in a hotel and we have another week to go before we’ll be in our house with our household goods, so . . . → Read More: What to do with a very active child in a hotel Lovebug gets so excited when friends or family come to our house. Over excited, actually. For a long time, as soon as I opened the door to let in a grandparent, she would start running around in circles screaming or laughing hysterically while the grandparents stood patiently waiting for their greeting. Not the warmest welcome! I would . . . → Read More: Helping your SPD kiddo & guests enjoy each other All the snow was still there when we woke up this morning! YAY! We had another great day in the snow complete with a nice warm meal of chili & cornbread! Yum! Today the snow had melted just enough to re-freeze as icicles, and Lovebug was so excited! She couldn’t wait to enjoy these natural popsicles! . . . → Read More: Texas Snow Day Part 2 It’s snowed in Texas today! A lot! In our city, we got 3 inches, but I know those further north got even more. Here is what Lovebug thought about it: For our sensory seeker, snow is one of the best things ever! She doesn’t even mind getting bundled up for it. Of course, she’s worn the same coat . . . → Read More: SNOW! Nature’s Sensory Playground We’ve had a lot going on lately, and sometimes it’s hard to manage Lovebug’s sensory needs in the middle of all of it. I’m still learning so much about her, what she needs, how to be proactive, and how best to help her. We’ve been dealing with this at some level for years, . . . → Read More: Handling the holidays with special needs Mine does it like this!
At least when I let her eat it outside, with no utensils! This was a super fun summer day when I put her outside with a bowl of spaghetti, a bowl of frozen blueberries, and a bowl of grated cheese. I told her she had to eat lunch with no . . . → Read More: How does your kid eat spaghetti? Last week Hubby installed hardware in Lovebug’s room for a sensory “cuddle” swing. It ROCKS! I plan to go get some material and make another swing, but even the temporary one works just fine! We had purchased one not too long ago, but I was very disappointed in the quality when I . . . → Read More: Our New Sensory Swing I don’t know what took us so long to get this. We should have had this 2 years ago! We recently bought Bug an exercise trampoline, and it is the best thing we have ever given her! Bug is extremely high energy, and she is a sensory seeker! That just means she is always on . . . → Read More: Best toy EVER!  |
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