Comments on: Why Does My Toddler Give Me Football Tackle Hugs? And What is Proprioception? https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/ Mom Smarter! Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Marita Monterola https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-123963 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-123963 You are providing so much valuable information for parents who have kids with proprioception disorder. Even for parents like me who have normal kids, this is eye opening if we see kids with such behavior.

Thanks!

Marita

]]> By: Lyn rose https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-119493 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-119493 Wow just amazed watching video. My 7 year old grandson is typical of these actions displayed. School want to exclude him hi as they can’t cope with his behaviour . Very distressing for whole family.where do you turn to for help?

]]> By: Alweena https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-98684 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-98684 In reply to Jenna.

Integrating primitive reflexes will help sort this out.

See child centre method on http://www.alweena.com

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-94201 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-94201 In reply to Jenny.

One step at a time, mama!

]]> By: Jenny https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-94199 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-94199 Thank you so much for this. That video totally put my sons SPD into perspective for me. I’ve recently realised what it was, but couldn’t understand why he did these things (he’s just turned 4). Now I need to find ways to help him. X

]]> By: Jennifer Hughes https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-64428 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-64428 In reply to Frances Fisher.

There’s no time like the present to see what you can do for him. I would start with a pediatric occupational therapist that works with kids on the spectrum… they are more aware of sensory issues and how to help kiddos. They can do an evaluation to find out what his specific sensory challenges are and come up with a game plan to help him. And I highly encourage you to join our sensory community on The Sensory Spectrum.

]]> By: Frances Fisher https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-64390 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-64390 I have never heard of this, but this sounds Exactly like my 8 year grandson who my husband and I are raising. He often seems unaware of where his body ends and mine begins or any other object. I’ve described his tendency to hug (hard) Anyone (multiple times) and his utter disregard for personal space (he seems to need none) as “someone who believes everyone belongs to him and he belongs to everyone”. He also sometimes seems clumsy. I am sure this is contributing to his struggles in school, which are becoming worse as he gets older. I know there are probably several contributing factors, of which we have been unaware. And though this makes me feel a little hopeful it also saddens me to know that he has not been getting the help he needs at all. Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Jennifer https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-59003 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-59003 In reply to Jenna.

It does get better — we worked hard on getting Vman to understand his own strength and that what he perceives as “soft” isn’t necessarily so. And did you know you can have a kiddo that is hyper to some things and hypo to others? My son is hypersensitive tactile/ hyposensitive proprioceptive.

]]> By: Jenna https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-58967 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-58967 Great post! My youngest fellow has Sensory Processing Disorder (along with FASD) and although he’s hyper-sensitive he’s been known to be oblivious to his own strength. I’m rarely without some type of “boy induced injury” these days 🙂

]]> By: Roshni https://mommyevolution.com/what-is-proprioception/#comment-57997 https://mommyevolution.com/?p=11951#comment-57997 oh wow! I never thought that there could be a physiological reason for this! Good info!

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