5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARENTING SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PARENTING SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER
1. Sensory Processing Disorder is a real condition
1. Sensory Processing Disorder is a real condition
2. Spd affects my child’s daily functioning ...
2. Spd affects my child’s daily functioning ...
and makes parenting extra challenging
and makes parenting extra challenging
Doing “normal kid things” can be the biggest challenge.
Doing “normal kid things” can be the biggest challenge.
3. SPD is not something my child will “outgrow”
3. SPD is not something my child will “outgrow”
Instead, the way his Sensory Processing Disorder manifests will change.
Instead, t
he way his Sensory Processing Disorder manifests will change.
4. A “tough love” approach will not lesson my child’s meltdowns
4. A “tough love” approach will not lesson my child’s meltdowns
Shaming, punishing, and using “tough love” makes it worse.
Shaming, punishing, and using “tough love” makes it worse.
5. As parents, we aren’t being high-maintenance
5. As parents, we aren’t being high-maintenance
Give parents the benefit of the doubt...
Give parents the benefit of the doubt...
They know what’s best for their child!
They know what’s best for their child!
Read more about what you need to know about Sensory Processing Disorder!
Read more about what you need to know about Sensory Processing Disorder!