52. Surviving & Thriving Summer Through a Sensory Emotional Lens (Part 1)

Summer can bring freedom and fun — but with its new sensory and emotional experiences, summer can also be sensory overload, emotional fatigue, and unexpected challenges for kids with unique sensory-emotional profiles (SEPs). In this episode, we dive deep into how to support your child’s SEP through summer’s shifting routines, hotter days, unstructured time and newly structured time.  With summer bringing new experiences, your child may also be presenting in new ways.  It’s a great time to review all of the SEPs, as your child may have some shifts within and between them this summer. Whether your child is Anxious yet Deeply Feeling, Unaware yet Deep Thinking, Confused yet Full of Wonder, Needy yet Compassionate, or Scattered yet Intentional and Passionate, we cover specific strategies for home life, navigating camp, and managing parent-child SEP clashes.In this episode, you’ll discover:The unique summertime experiences of children with the Sensory Emotional Personalities of Anxious yet Deeply Feeling and Unaware yet Deep ThinkingThe reasons your child may be more anxious, hesitant, avoidant, controlling, unaware, a few steps behind, lost in space, inattentive and/or daydream-y in the summer Ways to support your child to bring comfort, awareness, exploration, engagement and joy into the summer daysWays your own Sensory Emotional Personality and the way you process the new and different sensations and experiences of summer can impact your response to your child and your relationships in the summertimeTo learn more about Sensory Emotional Personalities, tune in to episode 09. Sensory Motor Systems and Personalities through A Sensory Emotional LensJoin our community!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesensoryemotional_ot/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatkidsplace/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreatKidsPlace/Visit our Learning Center We know that sensory-motor experiences play a significant role in a child’s daily life and emotional well-being. Using playful interactions, The Sensory Emotional Center of Learning is designed to bring our therapeutic model, the Sensory Emotional Engagement Model™, into your home or work.https://www.sensoryemotionalcenteroflearning.comWant more resources? Please visit our blog: https://greatkidsplace.com/category/blog/and https://sensoryemotional.org/ AboutMichele 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. 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.