Slippery Squares and Spheres is a sensory integration activity designed for use with children with neurological, cognitive, or sensory disabilities for the user to develop fine motor skills. This comprehensive kit provides sensory stimulation by the tiny polymers that expand to over 200 times their original size when left sitting in water. The user can throw, squeeze and even just to watch as the Slippery Spheres and Squares slip, slide, bounce and expand to huge […]
BY KIMBERLEE RUTAN McCAFFERTY I’ve found the women of my generation to be more accepting of each other’s choices than articles I’ve read on the subject, and that makes me glad, because what we really need from each other is support and acceptance. A few months ago, a dear friend of mine lent me “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg. On the off chance you live under a rock and haven’t heard of the book, in […]
SensaTrak is designed for children who are working on improving their balance and sensory integration. The slightest movement inside the air-filled tube provides children with a variety input while trying to keep their balance. The rhythmic rocking can be a calming and soothing factor for some children; while the erratic bouncing, rotation and shaking can provide the just-right input for some kids. It is made of heavy duty vinyl. Color: Multiple colors. Weight limit: 65 […]
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), AND MISHA GAREY, DDS “When it comes to family arrangements, the United States has a North-South divide. Children growing up across much of the northern part of the country are much more likely to grow up with two parents than children across the South.” 1 TWO PARENT FAMILIES There is a kind of “two-parent […]
BY LYDIE RASCHKA With a grant from the National Inclusion Project, the Marquis Studios Inclusion Program was launched in 2011. As the six year olds filled the sunny art studio, they chanted the teacher’s name, “Hiromi! Hiromi!” With her frizzy pigtails, crinkly-eyed smile, and blocky gray tunic, Hiromi Niizeki looked like a big first-grader herself. This was Ms. Niizeki’s second season teaching visual art in the Inclusion Program, a project designed by Marquis Studios. Marquis […]
