Looking for ways to help your child be less anxious? What about ways to become less anxious yourself? When it comes to stressors, do you wish you could "let ...

“She needs to make better choices if she’s going to remain on the team.” “He chose not to cooperate in school today.” Do the adults in your child’s life make...

Too loose, too tight, wrong fit—kids with sensory issues can be very resistant to clothing that doesn’t feel right on their body. When a child's tactile syst...

The smell of new markers, the feel of new back-to-school clothes, the sight of new kids and adults bustling about in the school building—all are a part of th...

One of the senses involved in sensory processing disorder is the visual sense. When it comes to your child's vision and any visual problems they might have, ...

Are you off to the beach with your child who has sensory issues? My coauthor, Lindsey Biel, pointed out in a recent article on baby development and beach tim...

Talking about screen time and balance with our kids who have sensory issues is important but can be hard if our kids are defensive and we're frustrated. Our ...

"What did you eat for lunch?" "Green pepper slices." "And—?" "Milk." No, my son wasn't on a restrictive diet. He is a selective eater who would rather go hun...

What happens when your child has sensory processing issues and struggles with organizational issues at schools? Are you afraid he will lose school-issued equ...

Kids need discipline, but what exactly does "discipline" mean? The word comes from a Latin root meaning "to teach," so "discipline" does NOT mean punishment....

A sensory diet is key for helping a child with sensory processing disorder to develop self-regulation skills. Throughout the day, activities that provide sen...

Kids with sensory issues tend to be disorganized, yet the organizational systems set up for them by others often don’t work. Julie Morgenstern, author of the...

Smells have a biochemical effect on the brain. Lindsey Biel and I wrote in our award-winning book Raising a Sensory Smart Child, “When we’re

Traveling with your child who has sensory processing issues? Here are 4 tips that can make things go much smoothly as you travel. Travel Tip 1: Allow extra t...

Kids with sensory processing disorder often have trouble understanding time and sequence without the help of visual supports. One of the best tips I ever got...

Kids and teens with sensory issues struggle more than neurotypical peers do when it comes to transitions, uncertainty, and unpredictability. As parents, we c...

Sensory Smart Parenting requires patience, effective strategies, an understanding of sensory processing disorder and what it means to be sensory smart, and c...

Kids with sensory issues need to use insect repellent and sunblock to protect them from bug bites, the Zika virus spread by mosquitoes, and harmful UV rays. ...

Children with auditory sensitivities may become distressed by background noise and in places where unexpected loud sounds can disturb them: public bathrooms w...

"It's scratchy!" "It bunches up!" "I don't want to wear that! It's too loose!" Stressed out by trying to get your child with sensory issues dressed? Some k...