32. Sensory Diets through A Sensory Emotional Lens

In this episode, we're looking at sensory diets and sensory breaks through a sensory emotional lens. Sensory diets provide opportunities throughout the day for a child to engage in sensory input to support regulation. In the Sensory Emotional Engagement Model, we know that the way we move our bodies and take in sensation impacts the way that we feel. We also know that children with sensory processing differences tend to experience specific emotional expressions - specific ways of feeling. When using a sensory diet, we must consider these emotional experiences alongside the body-based sensory-motor experiences in order to fully support regulation and engagement.  This episode discusses ways to infuse emotionally informed sensory-motor experiences into sensory diets through Sensory Emotional roles.  In this episode, you'll discover: The purpose of a sensory diet  Pitfalls to avoid when using or creating a sensory diet Tips to make sensory diets the most effective Sensory motor activities that help children to feel a certain way in both their body and their emotions Sensory diet strategies to address anxiety, inattention, confusion and embarrassment, neediness, and scattered frustration Ways to create Sensory Emotional Roles as a component of a sensory diet (better known here as a sensory lifestyle) based on a child's Sensory Emotional Personality 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.