28. Sibling & Peer Play Interactions through A Sensory Emotional Lens

Social interactions with peers and/or siblings is a common area of challenge for children (and all individuals) with sensory emotional differences. There is often a mismatch in how we think the social experience will go and how it actually goes.  This mismatch leads to decreased success in social interactions and accompanying tricky behaviors when our kids are in social scenarios. This mismatch is caused by underlying sensory motor differences and the emotional expression of them.    To better understand this, we’re using a Sensory Emotional Lens to dig deeper into peer and sibling social interactions. In this episode you’ll discover: The underlying sensory processing and motor capacities of social interactions. What is needed for success in social interactions from a sensory emotional lens?  The observable behaviors that indicate there may be a sensory motor difference leading to challenges in social interactions.  What we can do to help our sensory emotional kids find success with peers and siblings How to interpret the situation from THEIR sensory emotional experiences How to reduce felt stress of the situation How to read their emotional expression and join them there! How to set up specific roles for our kids in social situations to facilitate success Join our community! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesensoryemotional_ot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatkidsplace/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreatKidsPlace/ Want more resources? Please visit our blog: https://greatkidsplace.com/category/blog/ and https://sensoryemotional.org/   About Michele Parkins MS, OTR/L IMH-E® Founder & Director, Great Kids Place  Founder, Sensory Emotional Engagement Model™ Michele is an Occupational Therapist endorsed as an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist. She specializes in working with children and families with Sensory Processing and Integration Disorders and challenges in social-emotional development. She is also a parent of two sensory kids. She works and lives sensational kids! Michele is a fellow of Dr. Lucy Jane Miller, OTR.   Michele is passionate about working with families and other therapists and continues to do so as a clinician and educator. She educates therapists from all over the country and world and continues to provide consultation to schools on treatment for sensory processing disorder. Michele has co-authored a chapter in the 3rd edition of Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice, the textbook for sensory evaluation and treatment, alongside world-renowned pioneers in the field, and is currently writing a parenting book and children’s books.  She hopes to help everyone - children and adults- understand their Sensory Emotional Personality™ style and ways to find strength and joy within them.