by Emerge - A Childs Place | Jul 16, 2009 | Play, Sensory Processing/Integration
Summer offers numerous opportunities for you to support your child’s progress in occupational and/or speech therapy. (Vacations and travel can also be challenging – see earlier posts: Summer Travel). WATER PLAY: Enjoy water play with your child. And...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Aug 12, 2008 | Behavioral regulation, Emerge programs, Sensory Processing/Integration
Therapeutic Listening® combines a sound-based intervention with a sensory diet to impact a child’s sensory processing and behavioral organization. Therapeutic Listening can impact sensory modulation, attention, behavior, postural organization, and speech and...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Jul 27, 2008 | Sensory Processing/Integration, Travel
In the last post, we explored strategies to support your child on vacation if he or she is a sensory seeker, but what if your child is more of a sensory avoider. Some children have sensitive nervous systems that are easily overwhelmed. Depending on the child, they...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Jul 21, 2008 | Sensory Processing/Integration, Travel
Often taking children out of their home and familiar routines can often be challenging. When you plan your summer vacation, think about your child’s sensory needs and how they respond to different environments. Every child’s needs are different and we...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | May 28, 2008 | Behavioral regulation, Emerge programs, Sensory Processing/Integration, Sports
Summer is a great time to undertake an Interactive Metronome® (IM) program for your child. IM is a neuro-motor assessment & treatment tool used in therapy to improve the neurological processes of motor planning,sequencing, rhythm and timing. IM ‘trains the brain’...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Apr 20, 2008 | Sensory Processing/Integration
Children with sensory processing disorders and/or motor control challenges often lack good postural control and core musculature development. One of the ways we assess core control is through the child’s ability to attain and maintain prone (on stomach) extension...
