Käsiraamat lapsevanematele, nõustajatele, hooldajatele, terapeuti¬dele, psühholoogidele, õpetajatele ja kõikidele teistele, kes soovivad aidata 3–8-aastasi lapsi, kellel esineb igapäevaelu segavaid sensoorseid eripärasid. Autor selgitab sensoorse närvisüsteemi – nägemise, kuulmise, kompimise, haistmise, maitsmise, süva- ja sisetundlikkuse ning tasakaalumeele toimimist ja pakub välja üle 90 mängu ning tegevuse laste meelte arendamiseks.
Mõistes sensoorse närvisüsteemi talitlust, suudame paremini aidata lapsel olla edukas.
Dr. Allie Ticktin is an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration, and the founder of Play 2 Progress. Allie’s life work is to empower children and families through play, and she hopes that one day quality open-ended play will be considered as important as learning the ABCs.
I listened to the audiobook through my library and was disappointed that I couldn't get access to the PDF of activities, but the information Allie provided was very helpful. A lot of families could benefit from learning how the sensory system impacts behavior, emotions, and functioning. Allie did a great job breaking down the eight sensory systems in the body to help us understand how they impact daily life. She provided many helpful ideas for fostering sensory integration and modulation- I plan to apply a lot of her tips in my home and counseling practice!
I loved this audiobook so much! I'm not an OT, but I am a psychotherapist, so this was super interesting. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars instead of 5 (because I truly loved what I did learn) is because there are a bunch of exercises for each sense that the listener does not have access to with the audiobook (at least, I didn't when I borrowed this audiobook from the library). It was frustrating hearing the author say, "See the PDF for exercises" when I didn't have access to a PDF. It would have been nice if the author described or explained the exercises in the audiobook because I now feel like I need to purchase the book in order to have them. I still loved the information provided in this book, but the lack of access to the exercises with the audiobook was a huge downside.
There are parts that are preachy and I'm a little wary of essential oils. Really though it's all rather low-key and harmless (no huge claims at least), so I'm giving a pass for how rich this book is in valuable activities that enrich a child's all around development of all sensory systems. In fact, I highly recommend this book to educators (speaking as a children's librarian with education in child development).
I plan to implement so many of these activities in storytime, playgroup, and sensory hours!
Thank you for all of the activities and recommended lists of toys!
I almost quit this book in chapter 1 when she started talking about how there shouldn’t be any toys in kids rooms, but it ended up being interesting! I knew some about all the different senses, but I’ve been learning more lately, especially about proprioceptive and the concept of praxis. I read this as an audiobook and it had none of the activities, so I checked out the ebook too so I could see them. Some fun things to try!
I picked up this book when my kid was sick and needed to stay at home for about a week. I ran out of ideas how to play with her or keep her meaningfully entertained. Lots of fun activities inside and generally easy to set up. A few activities are way too risky for my liking, I.e pretend to ski on slippery surface with shaving cream at home sounds like an invitation for injury.
There was some things I liked and some things I didn't like about the way the author approached parenting and some of the activities seemed more feasible than others. I think it works best as a starting point in brainstorming what might be useful or fun for your child and if you can find just a few activities that may be helpful, then that's good enough.
This was an amazing read! I’m an early intervention OT so my only complaint was that the activities were mostly for older kids but the baby bonus activities helped! I took lots of notes and will be using this knowledge immediately!
A fantastic breakdown of the body for both children and adults. Made me laugh every chapter. I now have implemented so many activities from this book into my teachings when working with kids!
A great introduction to the sensory system. Allie’s play ideas are clearly outlined and easy to implement. Quality open-ended play that engage the sensory system is crucial for development.
A good overview of the sensory system and the importance of it in childhood development. An emphasis on how to nurture a child’s sensory development with many examples of games and activities.
🎧 Ad a special education teacher & parent of young children I really enjoyed this audiobook. However, I will need to get my hands on a physical copy so I can see all of the sensory activities.