Helping your Overstimulated Child
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on today’s episode…
In this episode, Dr. Kelly Cagle discusses the concept of over stimulation and its impact on children. Emphasizing the importance of understanding and having grace for children who may exhibit unusual behavior in these overwhelming situations
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. Kelly Cagle discusses the concept of over stimulation and its impact on children. She introduces the Raising Learners movement, which empowers parents to take an active role in their child's education. Over stimulation is defined as exhaustion due to excessive sensory input, leading to difficulties in processing emotions. Dr. Cagle shares real-life examples of over stimulation, such as fire drills at school and birthday parties. Emphasizing the importance of understanding and having grace for children who may exhibit unusual behavior in these overwhelming situations. Dr. Cagle concludes by providing practical advice for helping children regulate after high-sensory environments.
Takeaways
The Raising Learners movement encourages parents to take an active role in their child's education.
Oversimulation is exhaustion due to excessive sensory input, leading to difficulties in processing emotions.
Children may exhibit unusual behavior in overwhelming situations, such as fire drills at school or birthday parties.
Having grace and understanding for children who are oversimulated is important for their emotional well-being.
Notes
What is overstimulation? Exhaustion due to too much sensory input.
Our 5 senses– what we see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
2 Stories:
Fire drill at school.
Birthday party.
Practical advice: Recognize activities that overstimulate your child, or that cause exhaustion to the brain because of an overload of sensory input and know how to help your child mentally regulate after a high sensory environment.
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