Optimum Ways to Set Up and Present Toys for Independent Play

Optimum Ways to Set Up and Present Toys for Independent Play

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S - Set The Scene for Play

  • Intro - Tuning Into Play
  • Choosing Optimum Resources for Independent Play5
  • Setting Up a Toy Rotation That Suits You and Your Kids
  • Optimum Ways to Set Up and Present Toys for Independent Play
  • Easy Ways to Change The Environment to Promote Play2
  • How to Set Up Developmentally Appropriate Invitations to Play2
  • Sandpit Play: Why It's So Good and How to Promote It2
  • Ways to Promote Safe Climbing at Home2
  • Extending on Water Play in The Backyard1
  • Creating Engaging Spaces to Hide in Your Backyard2
  • The Benefits of Having a Swing in Your Backyard2
  • BONUS: How To Build A Toddler Friendly Mud Kitchen - For Hours of Independent Play!2
  • HANDOUT: Using Play Schemas to Extend on Independent Play
  • MINI E-BOOK: Recipes for Play
  • MINI E-BOOK: Unlock Backyard Play with Loose Parts!
  • Worksheet: Module 1 | S - Set up for Play

M - Managing Meltdowns

  • IMPORTANT NOTE
  • Intro: Manage Meltdowns
  • Tuning Into "The Why": Reflecting on Naturally Appropriate Brain Development
  • Tuning Into "The Why": - An Acronym for You To Remember
  • Tuning Into "The Why": What Does Temperament Have to Do With Meltdowns?
  • Tuning Into "The Why": After School/Kindy Restraint Collapse
  • How to Manage Screen Time Meltdowns
  • How to Collect Your Child to Help with Transitions
  • Practical Strategies to Guide Through Meltdowns
  • Using "Sensory" Strategies - What is "Sensory"?
  • Impact of Screen Time on Developing Sensory Systems
  • List of Sensory Strategies to Use After Screen Time
  • Worksheet: Module 2 | M - Managing Meltdowns

A- Apply Sensory Strategies

  • Apply Sensory Strategies - What Do We Mean by "Sensory"?
  • What Does It Mean to Be "Regulated"?
  • The Three Foundational Sensory Systems
  • Five "Other" Senses and Their Link to Safety and Danger1
  • Creating a Sensory Lifestyle
  • How to Notice Early Warning Signs of Dysregulation
  • Creating Your Sensory Lifestyle: Part 2
  • A Word About Vestibular
  • Integrating "Co-occupations" Into Your Sensory Lifestyle
  • HANDOUT: The Foundational Sensory Systems

R - Relationships and Connection

  • Connected Parenting
  • Worksheet: Module 4 | R - Relationship and Connection

T - Tools for Transitioning

  • Tools for transitioning
  • Your Screen Management Toolkit - NEW AUGUST 2022
  • HANDOUT: Audio Stories: The Why, How, and Where!
  • Morning and Bedtime "I Can Get Ready" Visual Schedules - NEW May 2022

BONUS | From Screen Time to GREEN TIME: Getting Your Family Out in Nature

  • From Screen Time to Green Time
  • DOWNLOAD: From Screen Time to Green Time
  • DOWNLOAD: Nature & Child Development

BONUS | Creating a Sensory Space

  • ACCESS TO: Create A Calming Sensory Space in Your Home

BONUS | REAL LIFE SCREEN MANAGEMENT

  • Impact of Screen Time on Development
  • Screen-Free Mealtimes Masterclass (Audio Only)
  • Summary of Evidence - New 2022
  • Parents and Screens: Addressing Our OWN Screen Time
  • HANDOUT: Impact Of Screen Time

BONUS | Practical Parenting to The Rhythm of Your Cycle

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