With Back-to-School, that means many of us are looking for new ways to help our kids deal with challenges brought on by anxiety, ADHD, autism, sensory issues and more. In our family, we have one child with a severe form of social anxiety called selective mutism and another child with ADHD. As we've been working with professionals over the last year to help each of them, I've been struck by how many strategies can help both of them.
First of all, though, a few disclaimers. Please don't take anything I say as medical advice. If your child is struggling with any of these issues, please make sure you're working with a professional(s) and check with them before starting new therapies. Fairfield World providing me with Poly-Pellets and compensated me for writing this post, but all ideas and opinions are 100% my own. This post contains affiliate links that help support my blog and keep bringing you new ideas.
My 7-year-old struggles a lot with social anxiety at school. Last year, there were quite a few days when she insisted on wearing her winter jacket through her whole school day. It would get hot and the sleeves were bulky and could get in the way, but it helped her feel safe. I wanted to find a way to help her get the same feeling without all the bulk. I've been considering trying weighted vests for my kiddos for a while, and this month when Fairfield asked us to use their weighted Poly-Pellets in a challenge project, I decided it was time to make them a reality...and they're surprisingly easy to make.
