The Sensory Space, an Essential in Your Classroom
Learn how simple it is to add a sensory space in your classroom that will contribute to your Social-Emotional Learning program
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Using the Sense of Sight to Facilitate Functioning
Sight: a complex and interesting sensory process
Without a doubt, sight is one of our most used senses every day. The visual system is not just about vision or visual acuity, but also about visual ...
Opposing child: How to improve cooperation?
All children resist to obey, what could be more normal? However, it seems that some of them get on our nerves on purpose! They are always the first to oppose the slightest instruction. So, can we e...
Taking the Stress Out of Holiday Shopping: The Best 2022 Gift Guide for Sensory Tools
It’s unavoidable: the buzz of the holiday season is starting to sound louder and there’s an excitement in the air. It’s palpable! Gift giving can be such a special, unique, and memorable experience...
Christmas Shopping Made Easy: Canada’s Best-Selling Weighted Plush Is the Perfect Gift Idea
Without fail, every year around this time, parents and grandparents start the mad dash to find the perfect gift for the special children in their life. The holidays just wouldn’t be the same withou...
How Others See Us
It’s difficult to be completely indifferent to how others see us. This is true for everyone, but for an autistic person, it’s what will make the difference between living and surviving.
We can’t ...
How to help a child with ADHD to carry out their routines?
Time management, doing all his steps, going back and forth between school and home… Even though it seems like we are always behind them, they want it as much as anyone! With a few good strategies, ...
The taboo of saying "no"
What is it about “no” that makes us uncomfortable and leads us to taking on more tasks that we can handle? Strategies to overcome the guilt and avoid becoming overwhelmed.
From a young age, the ...
Using Our 5 Senses to Soothe Kids’ Stress
When our kids are feeling most overwhelmed, their emotions can really appear to be all over the place. Sadness, excitability, irritability, anxiety… you name it; they feel it. Making meaning of the...
Out of This World: Space-Themed Sensory Fun!
When looking to set up a sensory-friendly space – whether in a home or a school – lots of thought is given to both form and function. We’re examining what each item’s purpose is and trying to meet ...
How should I react when my child is anxious?
They’re afraid of mascots, spiders, putting their head in the water, going to daycare, saying hello to visitors, sleeping alone in their bed ... In short, there are plenty of fears and this is perf...
Autonomy and winter clothes: quite a storm!
“My scarf is too tight.” “I can’t put on my boots.”
A child’s independence with dressing and undressing from winter clothes is difficult to achieve sometimes. This activity requires mastering sev...
5 Creative Costume Ideas for Halloween 2021 – styled by fdmt
“I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date!” Remember the classic book and subsequent childhood movie Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? White Rabbit had a pesky habit of running late. You might...
Our Human Body – An Extraordinary GPS System!
Every day, your child runs, jumps, climbs, plays ball, rides a bike and walks without calculating all of these movements in space. They perform a series of movements without thinking, in an automat...
The Importance of Play for Autistic Children
Play is an important part of a child's development. It builds fine and gross motor skills, social skills, communication skills, language, thinking and problem solving skills.
With autistic childr...
The woman behind the entrepreneur
Karine Gagner, the woman behind fdmt. Passionate and inspiring entrepreneur dedicated full-time mom, it's a wonder how she manages to do it all in only 24 hours. She juggles many roles while mainta...
How can I help my child with ADHD focus on homework and lessons?
There are so many things to deal with during homework and lessons! Since the child with ADD/ADHD is like a little cat that has just seen a squirrel pass by, they forget quickly, get distracted and ...
Count Me In! Becoming and Staying Physically Active
Physical activity should be a part of everyone’s week throughout their lifespan. Regular exercise lessens anxiety, improves sleep, increases endurance, builds muscles, develops motor skills and off...
A Balancing Act: benefits of practicing good balance
We’re learning more and more about how the brain and the body are interconnected and how inextricable the two are from our overall well-being. So many of the functions that we often take for grante...
Those little eyes that follow us: 3 strategies to promote the development of your child 0-5 years
Becoming and being a parent is an incomparable experience; it's also a role that holds so many responsibilities, including caring for and nurturing their little one.
At birth, baby's little eyes...
What is a sensory diet?
A sensory diet, first created by occupational therapists Wilbarger and Wilbarger(1991), is an individualized plan of physical activities and accommodations to help a person meet their sensory needs...
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
It’s the middle of summertime so minds easily wander to days by the lake and waterfront boardwalks. Sunshine sure is synonymous with the salty ocean breeze and radiant river rapids. If we’re not lu...
On Your Marks! Get Set! To Your Pencils!
During the summer, our children are on vacation! This school break is a perfect time to generalize learning related to writing and pencil grasp in a more fun, spontaneous and creative context. Thro...
Get Ready for Kindergarten!
Starting kindergarten is a big step for your child and also for you as parents. To prepare, here are some activities to try to encourage your child's independence before school starts:
Dressing ...
