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Healthy Habits for Happy Kids

July 10, 2017 by Amy Smith

Learn the healthy habits for happy kids! Find out the daily activities you should be doing with your child to help them feel happy, healthy, and fulfilled!

The easy part about being a parent is knowing what we want for our kids..... things like happiness, health, and fulfillment (however we define that). The tough part is figuring out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Regulation, Therapist's Tips Tagged With: behavior regulation, health, sensory regulation

Favorite Things Sensory Edition

May 29, 2017 by Amy Smith

Best sensory based therapy activities, products, and ideas for children from a pediatric occupational therapist

Favorite Things Sensory Edition As a pediatric occupational therapist, I am often asked to recommend equipment or activities that are the most beneficial for children. Because every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Regulation, Therapist's Tips Tagged With: calming activities, sensory regulation

Calming Clothing for Kids

October 7, 2016 by Amy Smith

Find out how these pieces of clothing help to calm children's bodies and behaviors and where you can purchase them.

Kids Play Smarter is happy to partner with Calming Clothing for Kids for this sponsored post about clothing products that aides in calming kids behaviors by calming their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Regulation Tagged With: calming activities, sensory regulation

Drain Tub Time Troubles

June 29, 2016 by Amy Smith

What do you do when you child hates bathing, refuses to bathe, or throws a temper tantrums at bath time? There probably is a very valid reason why your child may hate bathing and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Regulation, Therapist's Tips Tagged With: bathing, self-care skills, sensory regulation

Identify Your Sensory Speed With a Self-Odometer

March 5, 2016 by Amy Smith

Identify your sensory speed with a self-odometer which communicates how your child is feeling without needing to talk or verbally communicate.

For a lot of kids, communicating how they are feeling, especially when they feel out of control is very difficult. Frustration on both the part of the child and parent/teacher only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sensory Regulation, Therapist's Tips Tagged With: activities to help regulate sensory behaviors, sensory activities, sensory regulation

Welcome to Kids Play Smarter

Amy Smith I am an occupational therapist with over 10 years of experience working with children. I created this website to offer parents, teachers, and therapists FREE ideas, strategies, and activities that they can do with their children to improve their fine and gross motor skills, handwriting, academic learning, and regulate their sensory system all while "playing" (just playing smarter)! Read More…

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