Sensory Regulation Activities

Indoor or outdoor trampolines, swings, ride-on or rocking toys and seesaws are all helpful. The Wilbarger Brushing Protocol also known as DPPT is a very specific technique used for tactile defensiveness and sometimes other sensory processing challenges.

Sensory self-regulation is the brain's ability to calm down or become more alert depending on the environment, task at hand, and social situation. Self-regulation is a process that happens so quickly for most of us that we rarely give it much thought.

Children may be oversensitive if they:

• Think clothing feels too scratchy or itchy.
• Think lights seem too bright.
• Think sounds seem too loud.
• Think soft touches feel too hard.
• Experience food textures make them gag.
• Have poor balance or seem clumsy.
• Are afraid to play on the swings.

How to Calm a Sensory Seeking Child

1. Set Up an Action Room. Vestibular movement, such as swinging or rocking, has a positive effect on an overactive brain. ...
2. Calm the Brain with a 'Chill Spa' ...
3. Create an Obstacle Course. ...
4. Play Catch. ...
5. Create a Break Box. ...
6. Entertain the Mouth.

Sensory seeking behaviors typically include poor balance, coordination, and awareness of their body in space. Kids with sensory challenges or a sensory seeking disorder may also have decreased awareness of vestibular and/or proprioceptive input.