Child Behavior & Sensory Processing Resources
Are you looking for resources for child behavior, emotions, and sensory processing? Then you've come to the right place. I have rounded up a list of all the blog posts I have written as well as resources I recommend for further reading in this handy resource page.
Blog Posts on Child Behavior and Sensory Processing
Here are some posts I have written on GHOK about behavior, emotions, and sensory processing.
- Behavior vs. Sensory Processing (5 post series)
- The 8 Sensory Systems
- What is Interoception? The 8th Sensory System
- Sensory Processing Overload Signs in the Classroom
- Ideas for Dealing with Sensitivities and Sensory Processing Disorder
- Sensory Activities for Children – another resource page of all the sensory play ideas I have shared.
Free Sensory Processing Email Series!
If you have not signed up for my FREE 9-day Sensory Processing e-mail series yet, you can do so here. It comes with 8 printable downloads you can use as a reference sheet for the entire series.
More Reading on Sensory Processing
Sensory Processing Explained: A Handbook for Parents and Educators – A resourced filled how to understand sensory processing, how each of the eight sensory systems affects behavior, telling the difference between a tantrum or a sensory meltdown, calm-down strategies, plus individualized strategies for parents and educators that will set their child or students up to sensory success at home or school. Also get printables that you can take and use right away, including a sensory triggers log, IEP meeting notes, red-flags, and strategies for all eight sensory systems and more!
Sensory Processing Explained: A Handbook for Parents and Educators
The Sensory Lifestyle Handbook: How to Create Meaningful and Motivating Sensory Enrichment for Sensory-Filled DaysSensory Processing 101Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues, Revised EditionThe Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder (The Out-of-Sync Child Series)Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)The Out-of-Sync Child Grows Up: Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder in the Adolescent and Young Adult Years (The Out-of-Sync Child Series)Understanding Your Child's Sensory SignalsThe Everything Parent's Guide To Sensory Processing Disorder: The Information and Treatment Options You Need to Help Your Child with SPDThe Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun, Revised Edition: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (The Out-of-Sync Child Series)
Blog Posts on Emotions and Emotional Regulation
I plan on adding more to this section in the coming months!
More Reading and Resources for Emotions and Behavior
My Emotions Postcards are a digital download file that you can print off and laminate and use in your home, classroom or therapy sessions. Each set comes with 8 common emotions and the back of the cards give you tips for sharing with your child about that emotion and ways to self-regulate.
The Feelings BookThe Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!How Full Is Your Bucket? For KidsAngry Octopus: An Anger Management Story introducing active progressive muscular relaxation and deep breathingI Feel Mad! Tips for Kids on Managing Angry Feelings (How to Make & Keep Friends Workbooks) (Volume 1)When I Feel Angry (The Way I Feel Books)Hands Are Not for Hitting (Board Book) (Best Behavior Series)When I Feel Sad (The Way I Feel Books)When I Feel Worried (The Way I Feel Books)The Way I FeelCalm-Down Time (Toddler Tools)
For more tips, check out my Pinterest boards below.