New Year, New Sensory Diet: Tips, Tools, & Strategies
Posted by Lauren Fouché, OTR/L on 16th Jan 2026
New Year, New Sensory Diet
It’s early January, and today was my kids’ first day back at school. As much as I loved the holiday break, I found myself, and my kids, craving routine, though they would never admit it.
For the past week or so of break, my 9-year-old had been thumping his sister on the head for no apparent reason, parkouring off the furniture, and begging his dad for nightly
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Tough Chews for Tough Chewers
7th Jun 2021
Question: Hello, I am writing to get your opinion on the next product to order if my clients can chew through the toughest grade of chews. I appreciate your time and help and look forward to your feedback.
It sounds like you're on the right track in getting the toughest (XXT - "Xtra Xtra Tough") level. Although no chew tool is indestructible, XXT is pretty t
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The Benefits of Embracing the Need to Chew
14th Mar 2017
Does chewing on shirt sleeves/collars sound familiar? Chewing on legos or pencils? Nail biting? When this happens, one’s gut instinct might be to say “Don’t chew on that.”
And that’s true - we don’t want kids putting random objects in their mouths. BUT, chewing (when redirected to something safe to chew on) can actually
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Chewing on Ice
11th Jan 2017
Hello - I have questions about the Dino Bite necklace. Would it work well for a 6 year old autistic child who likes to chew/eat ice? He eats ice constantly and I'm wondering if this would be a better option for his teeth. Thank you!
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Hello! It sounds like a chew tool would be a great alternative to try. All of our chew tools come in 3 color-coded toughness levels:
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