Sensory play & what it does for your child’s brain

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Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Some children make a lot of noise as they move through their day. They tend to like big movements: bear hugs, wrestling, getting messy. Others are quieter. They can sometimes be bothered by subtle things: tags, temperature, too much light. These children might retreat if their senses get overloaded. Sensory preferences fall on a spectrum.

Jessica Rolph is accompanied by Dr. Allie Ticktin to talk about how to navigate these differences. Dr. Allie is an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration and early childhood development. She is the author of Play to Progress, Lead Your Child to Success Using the Power of Sensory Play.

Key Takeaways:

[2:07] Allie talks about how sensory needs can vary from child to child.

[3:19] How do you know if a child’s sensory needs are within the normal realm, versus when it’s time to get extra support?

[4:07] Why is proprioception one of Allie’s favorite senses to work on?

[5:32] Allie shares tools to provide more proprioceptive input to your child.

[9:25] What senses other than proprioceptive should be on a parent’s radar?

[11:25] How do we respect our child’s need to be clean?

[13:40] Why do parents need to engage these senses for children’s learning?

[14:52] How can we have sensory-rich play that engages all of these senses?

[15:38] What are open-ended toys and why you should choose more of those?

[18:38] What is a sensory toolbox? Does it vary based on the child’s needs?

[20:42] The first step is regulation; a child who is not regulated can’t learn.

[21:04] How can you tell if a child is playing with something or if it’s helping them regulate?

[22:15] What is in the calming toolkit?

[24:14] Allie’s advice to parents: Allow your child the space to play and to explore.

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0:00.0	Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.
0:13.8	A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.
0:20.0	I'm Jessica Rolfe and this is my new life,
0:24.1	a love every podcast. While the science aligns on what's healthy for a baby's brain development,
0:30.1	when it comes to how to care for our babies, there's a seemingly endless supply of competing
0:34.9	perspectives. Parents are swimming in advice on sleep, feeding,
0:39.8	parenting philosophies. In this season of the podcast, we aim to provide a variety of curated
0:46.1	perspectives so you can make informed choices for your family.
0:53.7	Some children make a lot of noise as they move through their day.
0:57.6	They tend to like big movements, like bear hugs and wrestling and getting messy.
1:02.5	And others are quieter.
1:04.7	They can sometimes be bothered by subtle things like tags, temperature, too much light.
1:10.3	These children might retreat if their senses get
1:12.3	overloaded. Sensory preferences fall in a spectrum. And here to talk about how to navigate these
1:18.7	differences is Dr. Ali Tickton. She is the author of Play to Progress, Lead Your Child's Success
1:25.7	using the Power of Sensory play. We started the conversation
1:29.9	looking at how sensory needs can vary from child to child. Along with everything that pertains
1:36.0	to a child's development, it seems like sensory needs exist on a spectrum also. So some children's
1:41.8	systems are more deprived and are looking for big inputs. Like I think
1:45.7	about my middle child here. He's loud and he just craves like big physical interaction with us
1:51.3	and with the world. And other children can be easily overwhelmed by sensory input. So like
1:56.4	certain sense or bright lights might really bother them or an uncomfortable tag in their shirt.
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