Children can be picky eaters. You want to try new things and eat at new places as a family, but it may be challenging if your child isn’t willing to try new foods. While there’s nothing wrong with knowing what you like, it’s also important to be willing to try new things. Let’s learn about picky eating!
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How to Monitor Screen Time for Autistic Children
Shutting screen time down is hard! But there are ways to aid in this and help your child transition off the devices when it’s time. Let’s learn about screen time and how to end it!
Social Skills: Teaching Your Autistic Child How to Socialize
Everyone can struggle with socializing. However, autistic children often struggle more. This may lead to peer isolation. It’s important to even learn the basics, especially for when they start school. Let’s learn about teaching social skills together!
Sensory-Friendly Home: How to Help Your Autistic Child Thrive
You want your child to feel safe and comfortable in their home. Sometimes even the little things are overstimmulating. There are ways to ensure your home is sensory ready and inviting. Let’s learn about sensory-friendly homes together!
Safety First: How to Teach Autistic Children Safety Skills
It’s often noted that autistic children often don’t show safety awareness. Safety is important and there are ways to address this concern. Let’s learn about safety first!
Reducing Frustration: How to Build Communication Skills in Autistic Children
Communication can be hard for children with autism. These difficulties can lead to frustrations due to the inability to state when upset, what they need, and what they want. Learn ways to help your child learn effective communication skills to reduce these frustrations.
Emotional Regulation: How to Teach Children with Autism
Emotions are hard to control and sometimes it’s even harder to cope and calm down. Children with autism already have trouble with communication, social skills, and other areas of development. Mixing in emotional regulation makes it even more challenging. Let’s learn about how to help your child learn about emotional regulation and coping skills.
The Fourth of July: How to Prepare and Support Your Child
Celebrations can be challenging for children, especially when they are sensitive to loud noises, changes in routines, in crowded areas, and in unfamiliar settings. There are steps that can be taken to aid in relieving some of the stress and making the day fun and enjoyable for everyone. Let’s learn how to prep your child for the Fourth of July!
Autism Meltdowns: How to Identify Triggers and Manage
Everyday is different, especially for children with Autism. Unknown factors can trigger meltdowns. Learn about the different between meltdowns and tantrums and how to address meltdowns. Parenting can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be lonely.
Supporting Children with Autism: A Guide to Successful Playdates
A parent expresses concerns about an upcoming playdate for their daughter, detailing the uncertainties and potential challenges, especially for children with autism. The post offers tips on preparing for playdates, including communicating with other parents, choosing the right environment, planning activities, and managing sensory sensitivities. Emphasis is placed on patience, flexibility, and positive reinforcement to ensure successful and enjoyable interactions.