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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Allie Ticktin is an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration, and the founder of Play 2 Progress. Allie’s life work is to empower children and families through play, and she hopes that one day quality open-ended play will be considered as important as learning the ABCs. Klappentext A game-changing book on child development--and the importance of physical play--for this digital and screen age. For children to develop to their fullest potential, their sensory system—which, in addition to the big five of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell, includes movement and balance (vestibular), body awareness (proprioception), and internal perception (interoception)—needs to be stimulated from the time they are born. Their senses flourish when they explore their environment by touching new textures, including their food, running, jumping, climbing, and splashing outside. As an occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration, Allie Ticktin has seen an increase in cases of children who struggle to sit in circle time or at their desk upright and who are delayed in walking, talking, and playing by themselves and with their peers. In the recent past, kids spent their days playing outside and naturally engaging their sensory system and building key developmental skills. But with increasing time pressures for both kids and parents, children are spending more time in front of screens and less time exploring and interacting with their environment. The good news is that boosting your child’s sensory development doesn’t take enormous amounts of time or supplies, or any special skills. Here, Ticktin discusses the eight sensory systems and how a child uses them, and offers easy, fun activities—as well as advice on setting up a play area—that will encourage their development so that your little one will be better able to respond to their emotions, build friendships, communicate their needs, and thrive in school. That’s the power of sensory play. Leseprobe The Sensory System Nothing is more important than our children. If you're like most parents I know, you've spent untold hours up late fretting and searching for support on the internet about everything from nursing to sleep. You've quizzed your pediatrician and bombarded friends and family with questions about what to expect. At the heart of all this concern is what every parent wants: a happy, healthy child who is hitting their developmental milestones. Newborns are bombarded with input from the moment they are born, and kinesthetic activities and physical play are critical to strengthen their sensory system and get them ready for preschool-and life. Although we can continue to improve our sensory system over the course of our lives, the sweet spot for laying the groundwork for success is birth to age five. And there is a lot you can do for your child during this time period because the sensory system plays a role in everything your child does. We'll discuss the eight senses of the sensory system at length, but for example, a toddler uses their tactile system to explore the texture of their food, their proprioceptive system to bring that apple slice or sweet potato to their mouth, and their vestibular system to remain sitting upright while eating. Likewise, an older child playing with clay needs to maintain their posture (vestibular) and feel the texture of the material on their hands (tactile). Their smushing, pulling, and molding is the heavy work that provides proprioceptive input. Given the barrage of sometimes-contradictory information out there, parents can become obsessed with what is "normal" as they watch their child learn and grow. Often, parents focus on what their little one is not doing rather than celebrating the incredible changes happening right before their eyes. Yesterday they weren't rolling, and today they are easily ...
