Blogs and Free Resources
Why We Must Think of Children—and our Nervous System—as Trees
Free Self-Regulation and Mindfulness Activity and Worksheets
PESI Book Club: July 2019
Check out this month's new releases and free worksheets!
5 Free Resources for Teachers
We're celebrating National Teacher Day by offering teachers FIVE of our best school-and teaching-related worksheets and videos...for FREE!
Self-Regulation Strategies & Techniques for Children with Autism, ADHD, and Sensory Processing Disorder
Plus Earn 1 Free CE Hour
How to Teach a Child with Autism About Personal Space
FREE Video
Literacy into Therapy Plan
FREE Fun with Literacy Worksheets!
Karen Thatcher – Children with learning disabilities require more exposure to a literacy rich environment and opportunities in order to begin developing a foundation for literacy.
As providers, we not only affect a child’s current development, we also have the ability to shape a child’s future academic and social success. And it doesn’t have to be hard to incorporate literacy into therapy goals, and here’s how…
The Silly Walk: A Mindfulness Practice for Youth and Teens
Use this exercise with your youth to help them regulate their silliness in a constructive and appropriate way.
Kids don't have an on/off switch... especially those with executive function difficulties, who struggle to regulate their attention, emotions and behaviors.
Watch Dr. Christopher Willard demonstrate a fun mindfulness practice that will help kids identify and activate their different zones of regulation.
Understanding and Integrating Ritual in your Practice
3 FREE Multicultural Worksheets
Leslie Korn – Whether cultural rituals are therapeutic or harmful depends on the individual, the setting, and their purpose. It’s important to have a solid understanding of cultural rituals so we can effectively integrate their healing ability in our practices. And the best place to start is by considering our own relationship to rituals.
Download these 3 multicultural worksheets to take the first step toward multicultural awareness and competency in your practice.
Creating Teachable Moments to Teach Social Skills
The 6 stages of social play. Plus, 5 areas of social and emotional competence.
