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The Calm-Down Kit: Sensory Strategies to Ease Meltdowns

May 7, 2020May 6, 2020 | Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L
The Calm-Down Kit: Sensory Strategies to Ease Meltdowns

In our last post, we mentioned using a calm-down kit to help your child calm themselves in the middle of a meltdown. Since we’re an OT Blog, here are some sensory elements you can use for creating your kid’s personalized calm-down kit. 

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Tantrums vs. Meltdowns: Reading Emotional Outbursts

May 4, 2020May 3, 2020 | Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L
Tantrums vs. Meltdowns: Reading Emotional Outbursts

Children experience emotional outbursts as they age, but not all outbursts are the same. Although these are not clinical terms, emotional outbursts can be placed into two categories: tantrums or meltdowns. 

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