“I gotta go…oops sorry” The refrain of my life. Most will laugh and say yes that comes with little ones. Then advice on just stick to it, or get stricter about making them use the potty, but we have an important difference that we need to understand. Several of my children have sensory processing disorder.
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Need some ideas to start off your sensory diets? Try some of these…
–This can include fun things like an obstacle course. crawling under the table on their belly to crab walking across the kitchen floor, then jumping into a all the couch cushions piled on the floor, then up again and 10 jumping jacks while [...]

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Looking around the web for some help can be mind boggling. I have gathered some of my old favorites and some new ones here just for you! I have tried to be sure these links all go to high quality, great places. That said I am human please check things out for yourself carefully and [...]

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Haven’t gotten enough sensory information yet?? Try these videos for more.

Check out the obstacle course on this video! Can you make some of that at home? A pile of pillows, some large cardboard boxes to crawl through, bouncing on a mattress that is laid on the floor? Use your imagination!

haha still laughing at this one! [...]

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I am now an official contributor over at Heart of the Matter. You may remember that I mod the Special Needs forum over there as well. Today is my first  article!! Come on over and give me some bloggy love (comments) please!?!
Here is a bit of the article:
Holidays with Sensory Kids!
Thanksgiving is around the [...]

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Do you have a sensory seeker in your midst? I have found the perfect easily portable, inexpensive tool.
Emergency Blanket This is a emergency blanket, the kind that is silver and crinkly. It is lite weight and gives tons of feed back to a child that needs it. I can just imagine my son rolling around [...]

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The Not back to school blog hop is about where do you homeschool, your homeschooling classroom.  For me this question has as many answers as there are homeschoolers. A day spent curled up in front of  the fire in winter is just as wonderful as a day using the school desks.
Personally we have worked our [...]

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Here are some workshops that I have available.  I am working on more. if you have any ideas I would welcome them! If you are interested in having me speak, write an article, or blog post for you please email me at gfcfmomofmany@yahoo.com or leave a comment.
Special needs homeschooling? Yes you can!
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Is your child with autism or sensory integration disorder having problems with spring? Our kids have a really tough time with the changing seasons. You may be thinking wow we have made a lot of progress and then blah! The progress seems gone. Take heart my friend once the seasons have settled your child will [...]

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Gardening can be a wonderful opportunity with your children.  There are so many opportunities to learn in gardening you will have to pick and chose what to do. You can talk about seeds and how they grow. Were plants are on the food chain. Use digging and planting a garden for a physical education slot. [...]

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