Coping with Stress and Anxiety - 4 Easy Ways to Self-Regulate
Posted by Guest Blogger Katie Zelinski, The Well Balanced OT on 7th May 2020
A wonderful guest blog post from occupational therapist Katie Zelinski on ways to cope with stress and anxiety - perfect for all year round, but especially during these uncertain times with COVID-19.
With all the changes in routines, not getting as much time to play outside, and having limited interactions with family and friends, we have to expect that our kids are going to be more dysregul
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The Benefits of Vibration
Posted by Guest Blogger Katie Zelinski, MS, OTR/L on 2nd Mar 2020
This informative guest blog comes to us occupational therapist Katie Zelinski from The Well Balanced OT.
Prior to Occupational Therapy school I had no idea how powerful, and useful, vibration was. I knew when I held a drill, my hands felt all tingly after. I knew that brushing with a vibrating toothbrush was great for oral-health (and made my teeth feel super clean). The hand-tingl
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The Sensory Project Show Reviews ARK Products
Posted by Guest Blogger Rachel and Jessica from The Sensory Project Show on 11th Oct 2019
This guest post is the transcription from a podcast with Rachel and Jessica at The Sensory Project Show.
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Rachel: Welcome back to The Sensory Project Show! So this is episode 63 and we’re talking about ARK Therapeutic today.
Jessica: Woohoo!
Rachel: If you follow us on Instagram, you saw our unboxing of a giant box of products from them that they
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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 is, let alone how to develop one, may not be clear to parents and educators. Contrary to its name, it is not a diet of food you eat, rather, it is like the concept of a diet wherein yo
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