Helping Kids Be Kids

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss the vestibular sense (sense of balance and movement), what it looks like to have a high and a low vestibular threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different vestibular needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen to Venture into Vestibular! Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q-74D2B799M Check out our blog on the vestibu...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss proprioception (sensing one's body position in space), what it looks like to have a high and a low proprioceptive threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different proprioceptive needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen for a discussion on Processing Proprioception! Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mraJzOa0GW8 Check...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss visual processing, what it looks like to have a high and a low visual threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different visual processing needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen to get a Look into Visual Processing! Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/slxhhoz1Hsk Check out our blog on seeing: https://www.littlelightho...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss the tactile sense (touch), what it looks like to have a high and a low tactile threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different tactile processing needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen for a Touch of Tactile! Check out our blog on Touch: https://www.littlelighthouse.org/supporting-sensory-needs-tactile-sensory-needs/ Every...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss interoception (sensing internal signals from one's body), what it looks like to have a high and a low interoceptive threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different interoceptive needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen to take A Look Inside Interoception! Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aoXKMOEGUG4 Every kid dese...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss the gustatory sense (taste), what it looks like to have a high and a low gustatory threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different gustatory processing needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen for a Taste of Gustatory! Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/CExliJqMP9Q Check out our blog on taste: https://www.littl...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss the olfactory sense (smell), what it looks like to have a high and a low olfactory threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different olfactory needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen to learn some Facts About Olfactory! Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/WbI9dD9aPrk Check out our blog on smell: https://www.littl...

In this episode, Hannah and Ann discuss auditory processing, what it looks like to have a high and a low auditory threshold, and what you can do to accommodate for kids with different auditory processing needs to help them feel regulated. Give it a listen to hear All About Auditory! Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/s-xM3espC2g Check out our blog on hearing: https://www.littlelight...

What is sensory processing? What is a sensory threshold, and how does that threshold affect our nervous systems? There are more than five senses?! In this season of the Helping Kids Be Kids podcast, Little Light House Director of Education, Hannah Jimenez, and Outreach Manager, Ann Chinworth, answer all these questions and more. By the end, you'll know all about what sensory processing can look li...

In the podcast episode titled 'From Diagnosis to Resilience: Empowering Parents of Children with Special Needs,' host Mindy Wiggins engages in a heartfelt conversation with Kimberly Fritz, a dedicated mother whose son, Noah, has special needs. Kimberly shares her journey from the initial realization that her son was different to navigating the challenges of obtaining a diagnosis and findin...

Teens share their unique perspectives on the blessings and challenges of being the sibling of someone who has special needs. For more information on the information discussed in this episode, visit https://positivepsychology.com/coping/ https://positivepsychology.com/maladaptive-coping/ https://positivepsychology.com/coping-skills-worksheets/ Little Light House:  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.littlelighthous...

Betty Esparza is an LLH parent whose daughter Alyssa is part of the 50th graduating class.  Betty chatted with us about her journey with Alyssa and Russell-Silver Syndrome.  For more information on Russell-Silver Syndrome visit https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/4870/russell-silver-syndrome Little Light House:  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.littlelighthouse.org⁠/link-in-bio/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join THECREW:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht...

Join us as we interview Jeremy Warren is the executive director of DOSA (Dads On Special Assignment), a group specifically for fathers of children with special needs.  For more information about DOSA and how you may get involved, Jeremy may be reached at jw@dosausa.org or check out dosausa.org   Little Light House:  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.littlelighthouse.org⁠/link-in-bio/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join THECREW:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https...

Insight from parents of children with special needs. Listen in as a group of Little Light House parents talk about the challenges their families have face and give advice on how similar families can get through them stronger than ever. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or where ever you get your podcasts! Little Light House:  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.littlelighthouse.org⁠/link-in-bio/⁠⁠⁠ HKBK Instagram: ...

Traveling with a child with special needs can present unique challenges, but with careful planning and preparation, it can also be a rewarding and enriching experience. Join our host as she interviews Lorie McNeal, of Dreaming About Vacations and Dreaming About the Mouse, a travel advisor certified to plan for hundreds of destinations.  She can be reached at lorie@dreamingaboutvacations.com or (91...

Kim Kite is the Director of Volunteers at LLH.  Her story of being the sibling of a person with special needs and how she came to work at the Little Light House is so encouraging.  Little Light House:  ⁠ ⁠https://www.littlelighthouse.org⁠/link-in-bio/⁠ HKBK Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingkidspodcast⁠⁠   Join THECREW:  ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQZ65_fqxI

Brittany Chandler is an LLH parent whose daughter Brooklyn is part of the 50th graduating class.  Brooklyn’s unique journey with down syndrome, arthritis, and tuberculosis is inspiring.  The information in the article that Brittany referenced can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8932915/ Little Light House:  ⁠ https://www.littlelighthouse.org⁠/link-in-bio/ HKBK Instagram: ...

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Learn to identify and accommodate your sensory differences as well as your child's. In this episode, Jodi Howe, Occupational Therapist, discusses the senses, including proprioception and vestibular. We talk about sensory processing, thresholds, and Winnie Dunn's Sensory Profile. Sensory seekers benefit from fidget toys, a rubber band, or a piece of Velcro under their desks. Sensory avoiders are he...

This week we bring back our most popular episode.  Little Light House: https://www.littlelighthouse.org HKBK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helpingkidspodcast HKBK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helpingkidspodcast Join THECREW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQZ65_fqxI

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Did you know that children between one and two years old are five times safer riding rear-facing than forward-facing? Did you know that nine out of ten car seats are installed improperly? With expert advice from our friends at Safe Kids, you can have peace of mind knowing that your child is as safe as possible in the car. Learn more about child passenger safety at  www.safekidstulsa.com . Lit...

Join us for our final episode from our month of encouragement for dads on life with multiple children with special needs.  Little Light House: https://www.littlelighthouse.org HKBK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helpingkidspodcast HKBK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helpingkidspodcast Join THECREW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZQZ65_fqxI

Sean Novak's daughter was born with a syndrome so rare; it went undiagnosed for years. Eventually, they learned that Gretchen has PURA Syndrome. When the Novak family was expecting their fourth child, Sean was laid off from his job. In this conversation, he shares how he had to face the fear of not providing for his family. 

In honor of Father's Day, Shawn Sejera, Philip Abode, and Sean Novak have an honest conversation about being a father to a child with special needs. They cover topics including what they expected fatherhood would be like and how reality is different, the impact their children's needs have on their marriage and how they protect their marriages, and what advice they would give to other dads.  L...