Throughout the blog, I’ve shared how grateful I am for our Occupational Therapist. Ms. W truly is a gift from God. She challenges Bubs to grow and improve, and she partners with us so we can support him at home. I regularly thank God for leading us to her. It’s through OT that we’ve seen such incredible growth—honestly, it feels like we’ve regained ...
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Stop the Silly?
I feel like I have a pretty good idea of how to handle a large part of Bubs' sensory issues. But there is one that I am struggling with. That is silliness. Bubs is excessively silly. Not just five-year-old-silly. I realize that this is common of these kids. I am talking over the top. So, I ...
How did you get an understanding of SPD??
A few days ago, LaToya posted the question: How did you get an understanding of SPD?? When Bubs was just 18 months old, I realized that the "fits" that we were dealing with were not normal. I talked to friends and family members but they didn't get it. They didn't understand the magnitude of these fits and really how helpless I was to ...
How Do I Explain, Part 3
Read Part 1 We are very prideful people. Seriously! We want everyone to believe that we are great moms who love and discipline our kids perfectly. If someone thinks differently, we are hurt on a personal level. A part of me wants to tell the whole world that Bubs has SPD. Then if he has a rough day, I won't look so ...
SPD Books
Here are two more books about Sensory Processing Disorder suggested by Mama Pickles. Thanks!! Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder Product Description: Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition affecting at least one in twenty children who experience sensations in taste, ...
Review: Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors
Sitting on the couch with an afgan, Bubs and I read another Berenstain Bears book last night. Have I told you how much I LOVE this time with him?? Just the two of us snuggled up with a good book. A time when I don't have to think about his sensory issues or remember how he is struggling to write his name. Just me and my precious little ...
Review: The Well-Behaved Child
The Well-Behaved Child: Discipline That Really Works By John Rosemond / Thomas Nelson Written by family psychologist John Rosemond, The Well Behaved Child offers practical solutions for behavior issues of children ages three to twelve. Based on the biblical concept that respect for others, not self esteem, is the way to raise emotionally stable ...
Water Obstacle Course
Your Therapy Source has a video of an example Water Obstacle Course. The obstacle courses include gross and fine motor skills as well as sensory activities! So many possibilities!On the video - One of the activities in the video shows a child running into a mini pool. I would discourage this as the bottom of the pool can be very slippery. Always ...
Bubs
After being married for several years, God blessed us with the dream of a baby boy. Although the pregnancy was filled with bumps, everything looked perfect going into the birth of our son. It was almost immediately after the birth that things started to spiral out of normalcy. To make a long story short, we spent the first month of our son's life ...
A Different Path
I have decided to take this website down a little different path than I intended. Originally, I planned for the blog to consist only of issues dealing with Sensory Processing Disorder. I feel lead to open the topic up a little more to include all of our children and the challenges that we face in raising them to be godly men and woman. In the ...