Tips for Promoting Self -Regulation program online in Preschool Children

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Tips for Developing Self -Regulation Skills in
Children
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• Parents can help children develop self-regulation
  skills by incorporating simple activities into
  their daily lives. Here are five tips parents can
  use to develop self-regulations skills

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• DEVELOP YOUR CHILDS SENSORY DIET!
• With the help of a self-regulation course or
  occupational therapist, parents can learn how to
  provide their children with sensory strategies
  that can be incorporated into daily routines.
  Much like a nutritional diet, parents can provide
  a sensory diet so family and school life can be
  easier for children.

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• WHEN IN DOUBT DO HEAVY WORK!!
• Thats right, heavy work! Doing physical activity
  such as pushing, pulling, tugging, and towing can
  help your child find the right level of alertness
  for activities that require focus like homework.

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• BLOW IT TO SUPPORT DEEP BELLY BREATHING!
• When children (or adults) are in a high state of
  alertness, they tend to breathe with shorter,
  more shallow breaths. Help your child to do fun
  blowing activities that encourage deep belly
  breathing to support their self-regulation. Try
  bubbles, whistles, or other blowing activities in
  the Take Five! Staying Alert at Home and School
  book (Williams Shellenberger, 2001).

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• ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO FIDGET SO THEY CAN BETTER
  ATTEND AND FOCUS!
• Provide your child with small manipulative toys
  like Silly Putty or a relaxable squeezie ball.
  This type of heavy work in the hands can help
  children to be alert, attentive, and focused.

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• To learn more about self-regulation programs,
• visit www.alertprogram.com
• Call 505-897-3469
• Email Id manager_at_alertprogram.com