Scenario: Kris is sitting on the floor playing with a train. She becomes excited by the sound of the train banging against the floor. She repeats. As a parent, you notice her quickly becoming more and more activated. Her body’s moving quicker, she’s jumping, getting louder, less focused and less intentional with her actions. ASAP – use visual timer transition intervention*
Introduce Structured, Step-by-Step, Activity (simple, fun, repeatable, physical).
Example Activity: Toy Car Wash (“I need your help washing these toy cars, they are so dirty”).
3 Simple Repetitive and Regulating Steps (using her body):
1) Dip and scrub car in a small bucket of warm soapy water
2) Rinse car in small bucket of warm water
3) Dry car with dishtowel.
Afterwards: This is a great time for a rhythm building exercise** to help child take her sense of balance and calm back into next spontaneous play activity.
* refer to post on visual timers.
** Any exercise that regains the body’s natural rhythm: rocking back and forth while taking deep breaths, walking up and down the stairs while counting to 4, etc.
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