Instant ways to calm an anxious child and help them self-regulate This article provides helpful toys to calm an anxious child or they can help kids that don’t know how to self-regulate their emotions in the classroom. Affiliate links are…
Handwriting Exercises: A little unknown secret for grounding your child's emotions This article provides helpful information on how to rewire the brain using handwriting exercises at home. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center. As a reminder,…
Focus on what you can control, not what you can’t, to keep a calm household in uncertain times This article provides information about what we can control in our households to calm fears, worries and big emotions. Integrated Learning Strategies…
Puppet Play: How to Help Your Child Self-Regulate their Emotions and Behaviors This article provides information on how puppet play can help emotional self-regulation and behavior. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center. As a reminder, ILS…
Surprising Tool to Rewire the Brain for better Emotional Grounding This article introduces methods to rewire the brain as a way to bridge gaps in the brain for developing your child’s emotions, reading, fine motor and writing skills. Integrated Learning…
Bach Flower Remedies to Calm Anxious Kids, Emotional Grounding issues and Big Emotions This article provides helpful information about the Bach Flower remedy to help a child with emotional grounding issues, anxiety, anger and big emotions. Affiliate links are included for…
Retained Primitive Reflexes that Cause Sensory Sensitivities, Reading Delays, Fear and Fight or Flight This article provides helpful information about retained primitive reflexes and how they affect your child’s learning potential. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. Integrated Learning Strategies…
5 Great Benefits of Music Education in Schools Integrated Learning Strategies is excited to feature benefits of music education in this guest post. While many of the recommendations below are great for select children and parents, some accommodations or exceptions may be…
Retained TLR: Without the Right Balance and Coordination, Learning Falls into a “Slump” This article provides helpful information about a retained TLR and how it impacts a child’s balance and learning ability. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. Integrated Learning…
Learning Toys: The “Wrong” Toys for Holding Your Child Back and the “Right” Toys for Building Your Child’s Brain This article provides helpful information about the right learning toys and the wrong learning toys to purchase for your children. Affiliate…
Important Books and Resources for Occupational Therapists, Parents and Educators This article provides helpful books and resources for improving your child's learning development. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center. As a…
Stages of Creativity: Why Some Kids are “Blocked” from the 4 Stages of Creativity This article provides helpful information about the stages of creativity and how it can support or hinder a child’s learning ability. Affiliate links are included for…
Sensory Modulation: Your Child’s Extreme Emotional Reaction to Unwanted Sensory Information This article provides helpful information about sensory modulation and how it affects behavior and attention in the classroom. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS)…
Hand Grip: Weak Hands? Weak Body? Why Kids and Millennials are Losing their Grip This article provides helpful information regarding the necessity of strong hand grip and the affect it has on a child’s learning and emotional development. Integrated Learning Strategies…
Breathing Exercises for Sensory Defensive Kids This article provides helpful breathing exercises for children that struggle with sensory defensiveness, anxiety, panic attacks and hyperventilation. Affiliate links are included for your convenience. Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center.…