Articles by Lakota
Therapy Shoppe Fidget Kit Review and Giveaway (5/1)
Thank you to Therapy Shoppe for providing product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions belong to myself.
My son and daughter have both been using a calm down tool box in their calm down area within our home for about a month or so. At first we started with having just 3 or 4 knick knack things the kids already owned and had played with before. These preowned toys were fun for a little while but quickly lost steam after a few uses in the calm down area.
Not really knowing what Read more [...]
How Therapy Shoppe Can Help Create Peace Within Your Home ~ Giveaway (4/25)
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As I have mentioned in previous posts, in order to help my children self regulate their strong emotions we have a calm down area in our home. Within that calm down area are small fidget toys, stuffed animals, a big gel tile, and some lavender essential oil soaked rice bags. The tent provides a bit of privacy as well as visual and auditory shut out from the rest of the house's hustle Read more [...]
Helping Fidgety Hands at School ~ A Therapy Shoppe Review and Giveaway (4/6)
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As I have mentioned in a previous post my son has needed some extra sensory development to calm his emotions. One of the main signs that my sons teacher and I noticed was the desire to chew and mouth things in the classroom. My son would chew his fingernails to the point of pain and would chew his shirt sleeves until they were tattered and soggy. I knew that my son was dealing with Read more [...]
Fun and Function Gel Tile Review
Thank you to Fun and Function for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions belong to me.
My son has always had extreme emotions from the time he started communicating. His emotions ranged from very upset and embarrassed about slips and falls at age 1 to enraged about blocks tipping over for a few years. My son also had a speech delay where he knew, understood, and used sign language but felt to much pressure to step out and attempt word pronunciation. My husband Read more [...]
Obermeyer Men’s Wasatch Jacket Review
Thank you to Obermeyer for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions are my own.
Michigan is pretty known for cold bitter winters. Michigan is also pretty known for a fluctuating winter weather pattern. Some winter days in Michigan can be in the single digits with other days in the 40's. My husband has typically always toughed out every bitter Michigan winter with a thick sweatshirt or two. Limiting outside time to a minimum during the winter is how he was able Read more [...]
