Sparkler Parents are right there in the moment with our children.  This is whether the situation is fun, sad, happy, angry, silly.  Not everything is going to work out the way we want it to.  We know this is true, but do we always create the space for our children to feel the sadness or do we sometimes try to rush them back to happy? Being aware of what we as parents have as levels of tolerance for different emotions will help use create space for our own children to grow their tolerance too.

Check out my self-control book I made for our kids...it may be useful for you too!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wbejj0c5uESY84quPmVK5gXv9tcSkz_u/view?usp=sharing

Video on how to put the book together.

https://youtu.be/5fvON6Ztggc

S: Stop what you are doing

T: Take a full breath to create some space between impulse and action

O: Observe what is really going on

P: Proceed from a place of love and kindness with ourselves and our children

and take in some

A: Acknowledge your child

I: Interpret what your child needs right now

R: Respond with an action that shows connection to your child within the established boundaries of your household

Take less than 5 minutes to listen to this episode to help you create an intention for your week.

If you are looking for some ways to play with your child check out this playlist on my YouTube Channel :

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG8sRZMlEDZD8EiB_3_YYUAlGkXuhdKMs

Podcast Update - This Podcast is changing.  As of 2/7/2021, it will now be made up fo 3-5 minute episodes on creating Sparkler Moments with your child.  This podcast will often tips, strategies and solutions to help parents stay in the present moment and become Sparkler Parents.  The moments with our children are fleeting.  There is a start and a stop and we will miss the connection when we are always focusing on gaining control. When we, as parents are focused on what needs to get done next or what happened 2 hours ago.  Let's learn together how to grow our present moment awareness to grow our relationship to our child and truly enjoy our role as parent.

The American Lung Association once used the catchphrase,  "If you can't breathe, nothing else matters."  This is very true, but besides the obvious reason as to why breathing matters, have you ever considered its relationship to movement and postural control. In this episode, Vincent Leddy, PT and Carole Blueweiss, PT speak with me about yoga, breathing and how it is all related to our function. Along the way, we will dip our toe into concepts from Mary Massery, Anat Baniel and Svetlana Masgutova.  Thank you for joining us!

Wired On Development

https://www.wiredondevelopment.com/home

Wisdom Shared Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-shared-with-carole-blueweiss/id1530813443

Anat Baniel Method

https://www.anatbanielmethod.com/

Mary Massery PT

https://masserypt.com

MNRI

https://masgutovamethod.com/the-method/the-mnri-method-approach-programs

Sensory experiences and Sensory regulation are hot button topics.  Vicki and Christine break it down a little and provide some additional resources.  Then they have a discussion about what changed for them as therapists after having kids of their own and how this impacted their relationship with the parents they work with.

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Check out the FB groups, Peds Therapy Collective and Pets Therapy Collective - Global, to participate online in the discussions.

Find out more about foundational movements to integrate primary reflexes and begin processing sensory info well, check out the upcoming Course in Denver March 20-22, Archetype Movement Integration

https://masgutovamethod.com/events

Mona and Christine field a couple of questions from the Peds Therapy Collective FB Group.  We also discuss a great resource for feeding challenges with children from My Munch Bug LLC and Melanie Potock.

https://mymunchbug.com/