Sprout Children's Therapy Center

Thanks Tom Stoppard for this fabulous reminder.

No matter the topic or experience... #educators #discipline #students #newlensfordiscipline #coregulation #appliededucationalneuroscience #school #trauma #dysregulation

Sprout’s new school readiness group: The Garden. Please check out our website for more info! https://www.sproutctc.com/the-garden

We could not be more excited to announce our latest: A school readiness group with available spots this fall! Please check out our website for more info: https://www.sproutctc.com/the-garden Keep an eye out for our flyer as well!

Reframing "Attention Seeking" I've written about this before, however was spurred into action again today after attending my second Circle of Security training ...day, where we are encouraged to understand "attention seeking" as Connection Seeking. I also believe that behaviours described as 'attention seeking' are often expressing need for attunement and attachment. The needs exist on a continuum, and often the 'behaviour' becomes more confronting, confusing or chaotic to match the underlying need and emotion. See more

Such a good question! In times of stress, we can either use our nervous system to co-regulate or co-escalate. As Stuart Shankar says you can’t lend calm if you’re not calm. You can only lend your chaos. Kristin Wiens, northstarpaths.com

Loving this phrase and all it stands for

Keep on keepin on

Here’s a colorful craft that’s perfect for these hot summer days! #SproutSummerSeries credit: teachbesideme.com

This is a fantastic article put together by a fantastic human. Thank you Lisa! https://medium.com//35-summer-activities-to-support-young-

Here’s a craft idea you & your children can get creative with, using materials right outside of your home Check out the second picture for some beautiful designs that one of our wonderfully creative Sprout OTs, Melissa, made! Materials can range from glue, paper clips, tape, glitter, printable outlines, foliage, twigs, flowers, pinecones, etc. to make your outdoorsy masterpiece ... #SproutSummerSeries photo credit: Pinterest