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Just take a bite easy, effective answers to food aversions and eating challenges / by Ernsperger, Lori.(CARDINAL)546284; Stegen-Hanson, Tania.(CARDINAL)546285;
Includes bibliographic references (pages 233-234).
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Children; Eating disorders in children; Perceptual-motor learning; Children.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The out-of-sync child : recognizing and coping with sensory processing disorder / by Kranowitz, Carol Stock.(CARDINAL)392292;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index.Provides an overview of Sensory Integration Dysfunction, discussing how it affects children's behavior; and features criteria and guidance for getting a diagnosis and treatment, as well as advice on how parents can deal with the problem at home.pt. I. Recognizing sensory processing disorder -- 1. Does your child have sensory processing disorder? -- Four out-of-sync children at home and school -- Sensory processing disorder : a brief definition -- Common symptoms of SPD -- What SPD is not : "look-alike" symptoms -- Associated problems -- Possible causes of SPD -- Who has sensory processing disorder? -- Don't we all experience sensory processing problems? -- Sample sensory-motor history questionnaire -- Hope is at hand -- 2. Understanding sensory processing, and what can go amiss -- The senses -- What is sensory processing? -- The typical development of sensory processing in infants and children -- So, what is sensory processing disorder? -- Six important caveats -- Comparison of typical sensory processing and sensory processing disorder -- 3. How to tell if your child has a problem with the tactile sense -- Three kindergartners at circle time -- The smoothly functioning tactile sense -- The out-of-sync tactile sense -- How the tactile sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of tactile dysfunction -- 4. How to tell if your child has a problem with the vestibular sense -- Two first-graders at the amusement park -- The smoothly functioning vestibular sense -- The out-of-sync vestibular sense -- How the vestibular sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of vestibular dysfunction -- 5. How to tell if your child has a problem with the proprioceptive sense -- One nine-year-old at the swimming pool -- The smoothly functioning proprioceptive sense -- The out-of-sync proprioceptive sense -- How the proprioceptive sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of proprioceptive dysfunction -- 6. How to tell if your child has a problem with the visual sense -- Two seventh-graders at school -- The smoothly functioning visual sense -- The out-of-sync visual sense -- Characteristics of visual dysfunction -- 7. How to tell if your child has a problem with the auditory sense -- A third-grader in music class -- The smoothly functioning auditory sense -- The out-of-sync auditory sense -- Characteristics of auditory dysfunction.pt. II. Coping with sensory processing disorder -- 8. Diagnosis and treatment -- A parent's search for answers -- Recognizing when your child needs professional help -- Documenting your child's behavior -- Diagnosing the problem -- Different therapies, different approaches -- Bringing therapist and child together -- Keeping a record -- 9. Your child at home -- A parent's revelation -- A balanced sensory diet -- Promoting healthy sensory processing at home -- 10. Your child at school -- What a difference communication makes! -- If only school were more like home -- Deciding whom to tell -- A good school-and-child match -- Promoting your child's success at school -- 11. Coping with your child's emotions -- A typically dreadful morning -- Other experts' advice -- Dos and don'ts for coping -- 12. Looking at your child in a new light -- A parent's epiphany -- Becoming enlightened -- A parent's encouraging words -- Appendix A. The sensory processing machine -- Appendix B. Dr. Ayres's four levels of sensory integration -- Glossary.
Subjects: Minimal brain dysfunction in children.; Sensorimotor integration.; Perceptual-motor learning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The out-of-sync child : recognizing and coping with sensory processing differences / by Kranowitz, Carol Stock,author.(CARDINAL)392292; Miller, Lucy J.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)755599;
"The groundbreaking book that explains Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)--and presents a drug-free approach that offers hope for parents--now revised and updated."--Amazon.pt. I. Recognizing sensory processing disorder -- 1. Does your child have sensory processing disorder? -- Four out-of-sync children at home and school -- Sensory processing disorder : a brief definition -- Common symptoms of SPD -- What SPD is not : "look-alike" symptoms -- Associated problems -- Possible causes of SPD -- Who has sensory processing disorder? -- Don't we all experience sensory processing problems? -- Sample sensory-motor history questionnaire -- Hope is at hand -- 2. Understanding sensory processing, and what can go amiss -- The senses -- What is sensory processing? -- The typical development of sensory processing in infants and children -- So, what is sensory processing disorder? -- Six important caveats -- Comparison of typical sensory processing and sensory processing disorder -- 3. How to tell if your child has a problem with the tactile sense -- Three kindergartners at circle time -- The smoothly functioning tactile sense -- The out-of-sync tactile sense -- How the tactile sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of tactile dysfunction -- 4. How to tell if your child has a problem with the vestibular sense -- Two first-graders at the amusement park -- The smoothly functioning vestibular sense -- The out-of-sync vestibular sense -- How the vestibular sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of vestibular dysfunction -- 5. How to tell if your child has a problem with the proprioceptive sense -- One nine-year-old at the swimming pool -- The smoothly functioning proprioceptive sense -- The out-of-sync proprioceptive sense -- How the proprioceptive sense affects everyday skills -- Characteristics of proprioceptive dysfunction -- 6. How to tell if your child has a problem with the visual sense -- Two seventh-graders at school -- The smoothly functioning visual sense -- The out-of-sync visual sense -- Characteristics of visual dysfunction -- 7. How to tell if your child has a problem with the auditory sense -- A third-grader in music class -- The smoothly functioning auditory sense -- The out-of-sync auditory sense -- Characteristics of auditory dysfunction.pt. II. Coping with sensory processing disorder -- 8. Diagnosis and treatment -- A parent's search for answers -- Recognizing when your child needs professional help -- Documenting your child's behavior -- Diagnosing the problem -- Different therapies, different approaches -- Bringing therapist and child together -- Keeping a record -- 9. Your child at home -- A parent's revelation -- A balanced sensory diet -- Promoting healthy sensory processing at home -- 10. Your child at school -- What a difference communication makes! -- If only school were more like home -- Deciding whom to tell -- A good school-and-child match -- Promoting your child's success at school -- 11. Coping with your child's emotions -- A typically dreadful morning -- Other experts' advice -- Dos and don'ts for coping -- 12. Looking at your child in a new light -- A parent's epiphany -- Becoming enlightened -- A parent's encouraging words -- Appendix A. The sensory processing machine -- Appendix B. Dr. Ayres's four levels of sensory integration -- Glossary.Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-351) and index.
Subjects: Sensory integration dysfunction in children.; Sensory integration dysfunction in children; Sensory integration dysfunction in children; Sensory disorders in children.; Sensorimotor integration; Perceptual-motor learning; Occupational therapy for children.; Minimal brain dysfunction in children.; Sensorimotor integration.; Perceptual-motor learning.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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The roll model : a step-by-step guide to erase pain, improve mobility, and live better in your body / by Miller, Jill(Yoga instructor),author.(CARDINAL)619133;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A new model of self-care healthcare -- How to use my program -- Posture, pain, performance: stand up for yourself by getting on the ball -- The science section: fascia and proprioception -- Know your body better: an embodied orientation to bones and muscles -- The nine essential roll model ball techniques -- Breath reset -- The sequences that reset your body -- The "roll" of relaxation -- Soul rolling: when you "knead" more than a physical fix -- What next? tune up fitness corrective exercise. Introduces the roll model method as a way of bringing about pain relief, sharing step-by-step rolling techniques and explanations of how this system works based on the body's physiology.
Subjects: Pain; Pain; Ball exercises.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The essential manual for asperger syndrome (ASD) in the classroom : what every teacher needs to know / by Hoopmann, Kathy,1963-(CARDINAL)705052; Houkamau, Rebecca.(CARDINAL)409428;
Includes bibliographical references.Foreword -- Preparing for your student with Asperger Syndrome -- Organizing your student to be organized: executive functioning -- Adapting to change -- Understanding the perspectives of others: theory of mind -- Body language blindness -- Literal thinkers and speakers -- Forming friendships and following social rules -- Apparent lack of emotions -- Meltdowns -- Special interests -- Bullying -- Field trips, excursions and camps -- Homework -- Classroom discipline to punish or not to punish -- Sensory issues -- Overview -- Hearing -- Sight -- Smell -- Taste -- Touch -- Balance: vestibular system -- Body awareness: proprioception -- Pain -- Synaesthesia.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Autistic children; Asperger's syndrome; Autism spectrum disorders.; Teachers of children with disabilities;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Oh crap! I have a toddler : tackling these crazy awesome years--no time-outs needed / by Glowacki, Jamie,author.(CARDINAL)410654;
Introduction -- The parent part of the book. Introduction ; Boundaries ; Parenting philosophies ; Connection ; Parents' self-care ; Not enough time ; Parental anxiety ; Reactionary parenting -- The kid part of the book. Introduction -- Engaging the toddler mind. Stop educating ; Executive functioning ; Cultivating creativity -- Working with the toddler body. Proprioception and vestibular movement ; Free play versus structured play ; More sleep, lots more ; Validating feelings -- Understanding toddler behavior. Discipline and why time-outs suck ; They just don't listen ; Transitions and preparing the child ; Food and behavior -- My final words: You got this.Offers honest, from-the-trenches parenting advice that will make life calmer, happier, and more fulfilling for you and your toddler. Empowers parents to trust their instincts. The author's methods will help give your three-to-five-year-old the freedom to grow at their own pace.
Subjects: Informational works.; Toddlers.; Parenting.; Child rearing.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 24
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Balance : a dizzying journey through the science of our most delicate sense / by Svec, Carol,author.(CARDINAL)353311;
"Some low-frequency sounds--such as noise from storms or truck engines--can make you feel dizzy and nauseated. An index finger's light touch can stop people from losing balance. You are more prone to trip when you think someone is watching you. A breakthrough in improving balance as we age might just come through the study of the Achilles tendon. A person gets "falling down drunk" due to a tiny structure in the inner ear that floats when it becomes soaked in alcohol. These and other surprising and useful nuggets of information can be found in this lively, 360-degree exploration of our body's most intricate, overlooked sense--balance. Readers follow award-winning science and health writer Carol Svec through various facilities as she talks with leading scientists doing state-of-the-art balance research. Svec translates their most fascinating findings for the layperson in a way that is highly entertaining and broadly accessible. She showcases the coolest gadgets used by researchers as she grills an egg in a virtual kitchen, has her senses fooled by a mannequin named Hans in a Tumbling Room, survives "the Vominator" without losing her lunch, and experiences drunken dizziness inside a police muster room. Along the way she cites case studies of people whose lives are affected by balance dysfunction; explains how balance research is being applied today to help those who are ill, elderly, disabled, or simply prone to motion sickness; and provides a glimpse at what ingenious, potentially life-changing advances may be coming down the road. Whether you have a balance disorder or care about someone who does, are an athlete or performer whose livelihood depends on balance, or just love accessible, page-turning popular science, you'll be enlightened and entertained by this appreciation of our complex super-sense"Hurling for science: motion sickness -- Loops and rocks in your head: the vestibular system -- The eyes are the windows to the ears: vision -- Do you know where your body is?: proprioception -- Self-orientation: the gravity of up -- Life-changer: persistent postural-perceptual dizziness -- Sound: infra and otherwise -- Altered states: pharmacology -- Of helicopters, 3-D, and queasy cam: cybersickness -- Beyond gravity: virtual reality -- Think not, do: psychology in kinesiology -- Building a better gait: mechanics in kinesiology -- With luck, we all get old: fall prevention -- Balance cycles around: coming full circle.Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index.
Subjects: Equilibrium (Physiology); Vestibular function tests.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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A moving child is a learning child : how the body teaches the brain to think (birth to age 7) / by Connell, Gill.(CARDINAL)405645; McCarthy, Cheryl.(CARDINAL)405648;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-317) and index.Introduction to movement: how the body teaches the brain -- Containerized kids -- How movement helps unlock the brain for learning -- How a moving child develops -- The origins of movement: primitive and postural reflexes -- The origins of learning: the senses -- The senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch -- The sense of balance: the vestibular system -- The sense of intuition: proprioception -- The origins of independence: the motor tools -- Power: beyond gross motor skills -- Coordination: the midlines, body rhythm, and temporal awareness -- Control: beyond fine motor skills -- Verbal and physical language -- Music and movement -- Directionality: the road to symbolic language -- Kinetic development: a balancing act -- Creating a kinetic classroom -- The zone of uncertainty: managing safety -- The balance of play -- Moving and learning play -- Big moves and big ideas -- Quiet concentration -- Effective playmating -- Introducing smart steps -- The activities: smart steps at play.Just as kids' bodies need specific nutrients for good health, they also need a balanced diet of physical activity to help them reach their potential. This book explains the learning link between the body and the brain and what early childhood educators and caregivers can do to guide it. The authors reveal the truths behind children's movement and unveil the Kinetic Scale: a visual map of the active learning needs--such as balance, coordination, and control--of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary graders (from "snugglers" to "skedaddlers"). Throughout are actionable tips and activities that will keep kids moving, growing, and learning.
Subjects: Movement education.; Learning; Thought and thinking;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Raising adventurous eaters : practical ways to overcome picky eating & food sensory sensitivities / by Dato, Lara,author.(CARDINAL)860362;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-185).Foreword -- Introduction -- Part one: Vision. Introducing new foods ; Plates and plating ; Brand specificity ; Minimizing visual distractions ; Making food fun -- Part two: Tactile. The importance of messy eating ; Managing tactile defensiveness at the dining table ; Introducing other tactile sensations ; Introducing new food textures -- Part three: Smell. Adjusting the environment ; Helping your child with new smells ; Building a smell vocabulary -- Part four: Taste. Food chaining ; Preventing food jags ; Empowering children and developing their tastes -- Part five: Auditory. How we talk about food ; The power of crunch ; Managing auditory sensitivities ; Minimizing distractions -- Part six: Body awareness and motor planning (proprioception). Picking the right utensils ; Mealtime misbehaviors ; Teaching chewing skills ; Ending pocketing -- Part seven: Balance (vestibular system). Positioning and posture ; Setting mealtimes up for success -- Part eight: Internal body cues (interoception). Teaching your child to read their body cues: hungry or full? ; Managing constipation ; Raising a child that eats intuitively -- Part nine: Mental health. Food and anxiety ; Encouraging positive body image ; Helping your child gain weight ; Helping your child lose weight -- Part ten: Maintaining sensory regulation. Family routines ; Expanding family foods ; Getting everyone on the same page ; Tips for dining out ; Tips for holidays ; Tips for eating at school -- Conclusion: The start of a lifelong food adventure."Children who are picky eaters often have sensory sensitivities that contribute to their food aversions-whether it's smell, taste, texture, or appearance. Written by a pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty in feeding, eating, and swallowing, this book offers eight evidence-based sensory strategies to help kids develop a positive relationship with food, so they can become healthy and adventurous eaters for life."--"Help kids develop a positive relationship with food, so they can become healthy and adventurous eaters for life!Is your child a picky eater? Do they insist on having the same foods served over and over again? Be it chicken nuggets, pizza, pancakes, or French fries-if your child is only eating a few foods regularly, their diet may be seriously lacking in the nutrition and vitamins they need to grow and be healthy. And you may feel stressed out and frustrated at mealtime. For many kids, picky eating is a sensory issue-whether it's the smell, taste, texture, or appearance of food. So, how can you help your child overcome these sensory sensitivities and ensure that they get the nourishment they need?Written by a pediatric occupational therapist with a specialty certification in feeding, eating, and swallowing, Raising Adventurous Eaters offers eight evidence-based sensory strategies to help kids foster a healthy relationship with food. You'll learn all about how picky eating can be caused by sensory processing differences, and find step-by-step strategies for dealing with each sense. By learning to lean into their senses, children will better understand what's going on in their bodies. This fosters an intuitive eating approach, teaching kids to listen to their body's hunger and fullness cues and respect and respond to those cues appropriately.Whether or not your child has a diagnosis of sensory processing disorder (SPD), or simply has sensory sensitivities when it comes to food, this book will help you set your child up for successful mealtimes, turning the most stressful time of the day into a time that your family can spend relaxing and bonding together around the table."--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Children; Food preferences in children.; Child psychology.; Child rearing.; Parenting.; Children.;
Available copies: 12 / Total copies: 14
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Mindfulness for beginners : reclaiming the present moment--and your life / by Kabat-Zinn, Jon,author.(CARDINAL)780658;
Includes bibliographical references.Entering: Beginner's mind -- The breath -- Who is breathing? -- The hardest work in the world -- Taking care of this moment -- Mindfulness is awareness -- Doing mode and being mode -- A grounding in science -- Mindfulness is universal -- Wakefulness -- Stabilizing and calibrating your instrument -- Inhabiting awareness is the essence of practice -- The beauty of discipline -- Adjusting your default setting -- Awareness: Our only capacity robust enough to balance thinking -- Attention and awareness are trainable skills -- Nothing wrong with thinking -- Befriending our thinking -- Images of your mind that might be useful -- Not taking our thoughts personally -- Selfing -- Our love affair with personal pronouns -- especially I, me, and mine -- Awareness is a big container -- The objects of attention are not as important as the attending itself --Sustaining: Mindfulness-based stress reduction -- A world-wide phenomenon -- An affectionate attention -- Mindfulness brought to all the senses -- Proprioception and interoception -- The unity of awareness -- The knowing Is awareness -- Life itself becomes the meditation practice -- You already belong -- Right beneath our noses -- Mindfulness is not merely a good idea -- To come back in touch -- Who am I? Questioning our own narrative -- You are more than any narrative -- You are never not whole -- Paying attention in a different way -- Not knowing -- The prepared mind -- What is yours to see? --Deepening: No place to go, nothing to do -- The doing that comes out of being -- To act appropriately -- If you are aware of what is happening, you are doing it right -- Non-judging is an act of intelligence and kindness -- You can only be yourself--thank goodness! -- Embodied knowing -- Feeling joy for others -- The full catastrophe -- Is my awareness of suffering suffering? -- What does liberation from suffering mean? -- Hell realms -- Liberation is in the practice itself -- The beauty of the mind that knows itself -- Taking care of your meditation practice -- Energy conservation in meditation practice -- An attitude of non-harming -- Greed: the cascade of dissatisfactions -- Aversion: the flip side of greed -- Delusion and the trap of self-fulfilling prophecies -- Now is always the right time -- The "curriculum" is "just this" -- Giving your life back to yourself -- Bringing mindfulness further into the world --Ripening: The attitudinal foundations of mindfulness practice -- Non-judging -- Patience -- Beginner's mind -- Trust -- Non-striving -- Acceptance -- Letting go --Practicing: Getting started with formal practice -- Mindfulness of eating -- Mindfulness of breathing -- Mindfulness of the body as a whole -- Mindfulness of sounds, thoughts, and emotions -- Mindfulness as pure awareness."Here, the teacher, scientist, and clinician who first demonstrated the benefits of mindfulness within mainstream Western medicine offers a book that you can use in three unique ways; as a collection of reflections and practices to be opened and explored at random; as an illuminating and engaging start-to-finish read; or as an unfolding 'lesson-a-day' primer on mindfulness practice."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Sound recordings.; Meditation.; Awareness.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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