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Self-Regulation Strategies & Techniques for Children with Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder
Plus Earn 1 Free CE Hour
Join Teresa Garland, occupational therapist, international speaker, and author, as she shares over 35 of her most effective interventions.
The Silly Walk: A Mindfulness Practice for Youth and Teens
Use this exercise with your youth to help them regulate their silliness in a constructive and appropriate way.
Kids don't have an on/off switch... especially those with executive function difficulties, who struggle to regulate their attention, emotions and behaviors.
Watch Dr. Christopher Willard demonstrate a fun mindfulness practice that will help kids identify and activate their different zones of regulation.
Creating Teachable Moments to Teach Social Skills
The 6 stages of social play. Plus, 5 areas of social and emotional competence.
When we see kids who struggle with social skills, it’s hard to watch. We want to supportthem and teach them socially acceptable ways of interacting. And we can achieve this through PLAY.
Calm & Alert
Yoga and mindfulness practices to teach self-regulation and social skills to children.
Calm and Alert is an innovative approach to teaching self-regulation and social skills to children by utilizing their bodies, minds, and breath through yoga and mindfulness practices. Get started with three basic practices available for FREE here.
Campaign to Heal Childhood Trauma
A FREE, 5-city tour explores how ACEs impact development
Don't miss this FREE, five-city, childhood trauma awareness bus tour, ending on Capitol Hill in Washington DC...
CBT Tools for Resolving Anxiety in Children & Adolescents
Two FREE worksheets you can use today
Worksheets can be engaging, interactive and useful tools for clinicians — especially when working with kids. Read more to get two FREE CBT tools for exploring anxiety with the kids in your practice.
How to Get Kids Reading Before Kindergarten
The "Kitten Chow" activity
We all play a vital role in the development of the kids that we serve. As providers, we not only affect a child's current development, we also have the ability to shape a child's future academic and social success when we help them learn to love reading.
How to Tailor Psychotherapy to Kids with ADHD
Get 2 free handouts to help tailor your psychotherapy approach for kids and teens with ADHD.
How To: Getting Kids to Chip In Around the House
When everyone in the family contributes to the chores, you teach a valuable lesson: The family is a team. Here are some tips and tricks to getting everyone involved with household chores.