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Regulating Tools

At Home

It is important to identify what activities, habits and routines are helpful for regulation or negative for regulation. Life is not about always doing regulation positive things and never do regulation negative things but to recognize that when those things are part of your day that it does make regulation more difficult to build.

Regulation Positives:

Eating wholes foods.

Regularly incorporating protein in the meal/snack.
Drinking enough water - juice doe not count ;)
Morning and bedtime routines.
Going outside - barefoot is a plus!
Regular opportunities to move.
Heavy work.
Consistent consequence follow through - builds the trust of boundaries which is needed in development.
Therapy home program exercises.

Regulation Negatives:

Processed foods.
Sugar - drinks especially!
Inconsistent morning and bedtime routines.
Long durations of sitting/being stationary.
Screen time.
Inconsistent consequence follow through - interferes with the development of boundaries impacting the understanding of cause and effect developmentally.
Poor consistency of therapy home program exercises.

How can you support best program results?

Nutrition

Make sure to support your child with plenty of whole foods and water, especially around the time of their OT session. Often kids can be extra hungry after their OT session because of all the shifts that are happening within their system.

While it can be tempting to reward them with a sweet treat afterward, this can negatively impact the neurological changes we're working on during the session. If you need some alternative ideas for celebration let us know!

Bodywork and movement help the body detox and improve circulation, so keeping your child well-hydrated with water is essential to support the flushing of toxins from their system.

Supporting your child's wellness routine

At Foundations, we believe in partnering with you to support your child's progress through their OT program. We want you to understand what we are working on with your child and the reasons behind the specific exercises we're assigning. It's important that you know how their sessions and exercises support their development, so you can help them recognize why creating their own wellness routine is essential.

Just like we encourage our children to brush their teeth or comb their hair, we need to have similar conversations about the importance of their therapy exercises and wellness routines for emotional, physical, and mental health.