@sensoryplay.allday: ✨ Kids wild at bedtime? Try this! ✨ 4 Occupational Therapy Sensory Calming Sleep Tips! Kids seem to be extra feral right before bedtime. So here are a few tried and true tips to regulate your child's sensory system and put them in a more relaxed and calm state, while also having fun with them and building connection. 1) Burrito Roll: have your child lie on their back on top of one end of a blanket. Wrap the blanket around your child's body (being sure to leave their head out of the blanket) and roll them up like a burrito. This provides deep proprioceptive input into the child's body. This is calming and organizing to their sensory systems. 2) Pillow Squishes: either while they are rolled up like a burrito or lying in their stomach, grab a pillow and gently press down on their body with the pillow. You could also do gentle squeezes on their body as an added bonus. This activity provides deep pressure which brings your nervous systems into more of a balanced response/balanced state of arousal. This calms and organizes the sensory systems as well. 3) Exercise ball rocking: have your child lie on their stomach on top of an exercise or yoga ball. While holding them in place, gently rock them forward and back in a slow and rhythmic motion. This repetitive, rhythmic rocking and swaying provides calming vestibular input to the nervous system, helping children relax. 4) Warmth: place their blankies or stuffed animals they sleep with in the dryer for a few minutes before bed. The warmth from their sleeping blankets signals bedtime to them and puts their minds in a calm and relaxed state. I hope this works for your kids as well as it has worked for mine!! Follow along for more OT tips, educational activities, food ideas, sensory activities, and more! #ottips #occupationaltherapytips #sensoryregulation #sleeptipsfortoddlers #sleeptipsforkids #sensorycalming #wildchildren #wildkids #burritoroll #ottipsforparents #tiredmom #tireddad #tiredparents #calmingsensory

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