How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Autism Meltdown Strategies

How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Autism Meltdown Strategies

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Calming strategies for autism meltdowns are something that I have wanted to cover more. While I have created a simple calming strategies printable pack in the past, it’s something that I know I can expand on. Today, I want to talk about how to use yoga as an autism meltdown strategy. How Yoga is Beneficial for Autism Meltdowns An excellent way to help a child with autism is to have them do yoga. Yoga is becoming very popular for kids and teens because of all the many benefits it provides. Not only are there are a lot of important physical benefits, but emotional and mental ones as well. Kids with autism will find that they are able to relax more often and have a great tool…

How to Teach Your Preschooler Basic Graphing Skills

How to Teach Your Preschooler Basic Graphing Skills

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EarnWithBoxTops #CollectiveBias I was never the best at math. I’ll be the first to admit to that. However, my preschooler is starting to show some interest in STEAM and STEM. One of the areas that she loves? Counting and making charts. No, these charts aren’t exactly perfect. But, she’s learning. Besides, she’s only 4 so I can’t expect anything grand. One way that I can help my preschooler learn basic graphing skills is by utilizing real life situations. For example, we like to collect Box Tops for Education for her older sister’s school. Graphing Skills with Real Life Examples Your local grocery store, or wherever you do your grocery shopping,…

Gluten Free Instant Pot Recipes for Meal Planning

Gluten Free Instant Pot Recipes for Meal Planning

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I’ll be honest- it took me some time to both get behind the meal planning thing and the Instant Pot craze. However, once I realized that it really was one of those “must have kitchen appliances” – I was sold. For both my sake and my autistic daughter’s, I’ve been looking into more gluten free and allergy friendly recipes. For my first set of findings, here are 15 gluten free instant pot recipes that you can also use for meal planning. An instant pot is a type of cooking appliance that uses pressure cooking for rapid cooking of your meals and ingredients. It is becoming very popular for people who want to cook foods in record time, and is especially helpful when you are cooking a lot…

Food allergies and food intolerance seem very similar. And while there are similarities, here are a few ways to tell the difference between food allergies and food intolerance.

How to Tell the Difference Between Food Allergies and Food Intolerance

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Recently, in a discussion with someone at church, we were talking about migraine triggers. I have numerous seasonal allergies and recently discovered that I have a plethora of food intolerances as well. I’ve always known that I was lactose intolerant but since having my youngest? Things have changed. But how do you tell the difference between food allergies and food intolerance? There are plenty of similarities but also several key differences. There are thousands to millions of people who believe that they have food allergies when in fact, they actually just have body intolerance to certain types of food. So how do you know when you have a food allergy rather than just intolerance to food? The Key Difference Between Food Allergy and Food Intolerance The…

How to Create a Weekly Family Cleaning Schedule

How to Create a Weekly Family Cleaning Schedule

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This post was sponsored by GOJO, the makers of PURELL® Multi Surface Disinfectant, as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. When it comes to cleaning, the whole family can be involved. Well, maybe not young young children. But even toddlers or preschoolers can lend a hand. Of course, adult discretion and supervision is a must in this situation. And having the right supplies on hand. From kid friendly items like brooms, mops, and dust pans to the right cleaning products. When everyone helps out, it’s really not that hard to create a family cleaning schedule. We all know how easy it is for our week to get away from us. It seems strange because we live…

How to Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Chances are likely that you’ve heard of the term “Winter Blues” and believe it or not, this is a very real thing. Along the lines of postpartum depression; winter blues can come along once in awhile. But what about when it’s more than just winter blues? Is it really possible to become that depressed or filled with anxiety because of something as simple as a seasonal change? In short, absolutely yes. But, this is also one of those things that people don’t like to talk about too much for whatever reasons or another. Whether it’s because they feel embarrassed about it or they just don’t want to acknowledge it; seasonal affective disorder doesn’t get talked about as much as it should. Here’s how to treat seasonal…