Resources

“Behaviorally challenging kids are challenging because they’re lacking the skills to not be challenging.”
― Ross W. Greene, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

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I Can Do This!
– Additional Helpful Resources

Every child is capable of trying new things. This resource page is packed with links to research based articles, as well as tips and strategies for families and therapists to help their children take on challenges with confidence. There are also links to trusted websites that sell specialized equipment to help children with special needs achieve their goals, and additional websites that provide training for families in a wide variety of topics. Whether it's learning to swim, visiting the dentist, or mastering a new skill, we have tools to make the journey easier. Explore, learn, and grow—because with the right supports and tools, your child can say,

“I CAN DO THIS!”

Six children dressed as superheroes with capes, sitting on the ground with their backs to the camera, raising their fists in the air during daytime in a park with trees and city buildings in the background.

Additional Resources

Picky Eating:

  • Solid Starts: This website is a wealth of knowledge about how to safely introduce solid foods to infants, how to create a positive food relationship, and how to decrease unwanted mealtime behaviors (throwing, demanding dessert, etc.). The website includes a database of almost any food you can think of and shows how to cut it/prepare it safely for a variety of age levels. The team behind Solid Starts includes: feeding therapists (occupational therapists), a pediatric gastroenterologist, an allergist, a nutritionist, and a speech-language pathologist.

  • Your Kids Table: Pediatric occupational therapists created this resource to support picky eating, meeting feeding milestones (drinking from a cup, using utensils, etc.), as well as supporting children with sensory processing issues. They offer courses, workshops and handouts for families and therapists.

  • Yummy Toddler Food: This resource was created by a recipe creator, cookbook author and mother of three children, who wanted to create place to provide recipes and strategies for feeding a family, especially with young children. She has many delicious recipes, and explains how to be mindful of eating healthy while understanding that meals need to be affordable, quick, and enticing for even a young palate!

Behavior Management:

  • Big Little Feelings: This website was created by two friends/moms with backgrounds as a parent coach and marriage and family therapist. They have created courses and resources to support families navigating common challenging topics in the toddler years (ex. picky eating, potty training, sleep issues, tantrums, etc.).

  • Good Inside: Dr. Becky Kennedy is the clinical psychologist behind this incredible resource. She has books, online courses, and an app to help families understand why their child might be having big, challenging behavior, and what to do about it.

Child Development:

Learning Through Play and Videos for Medical Procedures:

  • The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne: This hospital produced videos that show children what to expect in a variety of medical procedures and tests. For example there are videos demonstrating CT scans, x-rays, MRIs, audiological evaluations, and more.

  • The Butterfly Pig: A pediatric nurse created this online resource and shop to sell play-sized medical equipment to help children act out an upcoming medical procedure on a doll/stuffed animal to reduce stress and fear of the unexpected.

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