Must Reads
5 Keys to Supporting Behavior Regulation
As an occupational therapist for 18 years, I wanted to talk about a topic that’s really near and dear to my heart … Read more
3 Tips for Managing Holiday Meltdowns
For many of us around the world, we are in the midst of the holiday season. And although the holiday season can be exciting and joyful, for many it can be a time of disrupted routines, new sensory stimuli in the environment and a time of uncertainty— especially this holiday season combined with a pandemic. All of these variables bundled together create the perfect storm for dysregulation leading to meltdowns for our clients, our children, and even ourselves. And so, I’m here to provide three tips for managing holiday meltdowns.
Part 3: Cultivate Regulation Through Feel-Good Breaks
In the final part of my 3-Part Series to Help Kids Succeed at School, I focus on how to cultivate regulation and resilience as we head into the holiday season… in the midst of pandemic living.
Part 2: Promote Feel-Good Emotions
As we all know, a regular school year is a big transition in itself, but in the midst of this pandemic, where … Read more
What is Social Emotional Learning?
Use Our SEL Curriculum to Create the Foundation for Emotional Well-Being Social Emotional Learning—or SEL—is the process in which we all develop … Read more
Part 1: Tune Into Body Signals
3-Part Series to Help Kids Succeed at School
With a new school year upon us, I thought it’d be helpful to layout a three part series filled with tips and strategies to help ease everyone back into the school year. In my area, kids have just started back to school or they will be starting back in the next few weeks. As we all know, a regular school year is a big transition in itself, but in the midst of this pandemic, where everything feels uncertain there is definitely more anxiety all around—for everyone involved—teachers, school staff, students, parents and caregivers. And so, whether school is happening virtually or in person, I wanted to share three tips to ease anxiety. Of course these tips are helpful for children, however you will see that these tips ultimately benefit the whole village of support it takes to transition our kids into a new school year — school professionals, parents and caregivers. In this blog we will talk about Tip 1: Tune Into Body Signals
Daily Activities That Can Help Develop Self-Regulation
For many of us, understanding our own emotions can be a very complex or complicated task. Luckily, our bodies provide many vital clues to our emotions. For example, tense muscles could be a clue that we are frustrated or a racing heart could be a clue that we are anxious. However, many adults and children are not in tune with these inner body signals. Missing these essential clues can make the emotional experience unclear, leading to difficulty managing emotions. That’s where interoception and self-regulation come into play.
What is Emotional Intelligence and How Does Interoception Come into Play?
Emotional intelligence (or EI) is a phrase people are throwing around a lot these days. But what exactly does EI mean, and … Read more
Interoception for Caregivers: One Easy Way to Nurture your Child’s Interoception Growth
What can I, as a caregiver, do to enhance my child’s interoception skills? This is a question that we’ve been getting from … Read more
How Do You Use the Interoception Curriculum in a Telehealth Model or in Tele-sessions?
We’ve been hearing from people who have been using the curriculum in telehealth sessions, and it’s been going well for them. They’re having a lot of fun with their learners! If you’re reading this and are just making the transition over into telehealth, hopefully the tips that we’ve put together in this blog post will be very helpful to you.
I’ll go over the tips in this blog post, but I also have more details in a free document that I’ve prepared for you. This document is filled with tips and tricks about how to use the curriculum in a telehealth setting. You can find that document on my website at https://www.kelly-mahler.com/printable-resources/
Sign up for our Monthly Newsletter and never miss a blog post again.