Debbie's Blog
What Is a Sensory Diet?
Posted by Guest Blogger Kristen Cooper, MS, OTR/L on 12th Aug 2019
This introduction to sensory diets is courtesy of Kristen Cooper, MS, OTR/L aka OT Mamacita.
The term “sensory diet” has become more popular in recent years, but the understanding of what it i
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Meeting Our Kids Where They Are, Anxiety Included
Posted by Guest Blogger Shae Lynn Watt on 26th Apr 2019
This wonderful guest post comes to us from Shae Lynn Watt.
What do you do when the reality of your kids conflicts with your imagined version? We all know it’s important to meet our kids
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Chewing through Pencil Erasers
26th Jun 2018
Question: I am looking for chews to help my almost 10 year old son stop chewing up and swallowing erasers (both large pink pearl type erasers and erasers on pencils). I did get him a&nb
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An Overwhelming Need to Chew
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 2nd Apr 2018
Question: Hi Debbie - I work at a school for children who have special needs. I serve a lot of students (many tube-fed) who really crave oral stimulation to the point that it is diff
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What Is Chewelry?
25th Sep 2017
Chewelry is jewelry that's chewable (chew + jewelry = “chewelry”). If you crave chewing on non-food items for any reason, chewable necklaces and bracelets are a way to safely satisfy tha
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