by FamilyConnections | Mar 24, 2022 | Anxiety, Children, Emotions, Sensory
We have 8 senses – sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch, vestibular, proprioception and interoception. There are 3 key types of sensory processing difficulties that can affect the way we process information through any of our 8 senses. These include: · Sensory...
by FamilyConnections | Mar 3, 2022 | Children
Imagine there is a line that runs down the centre of your body, called the midline. Moving our right arm or leg across this midline to the left side (vice versa) is referred to as “crossing the midline”. When children can cross their midline effectively, they are...
by FamilyConnections | Feb 22, 2022 | Children, Reading
Reading is a fundamental skill that all children are expected to be able to do. It supports learning, navigating the world (reading signs, shop names, packaging), and is considered an essential skill. It is not something that comes naturally. For many children...
by FamilyConnections | Feb 10, 2022 | Children, Emotions
There are three distinct parts of the brain that are responsible for arousal. These being the reticular activating system, thalamus, and the amygdala. The reticular activating system acts as a gate keeper for sensation. At this level, the sensation is categorised as...
by FamilyConnections | Dec 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Children, Emotions
Anxiety disorders are the second most common childhood mental illness in all children and the most common among girls (AIHW, 2020). Anxiety includes 3 aspects: physiological (rapid heartbeat, stomach aches, sweating) cognitive (thoughts) ...
by FamilyConnections | Dec 2, 2021 | Children
Proficient fine motor skills are necessary for many daily skills such as using scissors to cut paper, holding a pencil to write and draw, opening and closing scissors, doing and undoing buttons and zips and engaging in building/construction play. Fine motor skills...
