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Tips for Traveling with Kids
Ah, spring break—the perfect time to escape the daily grind and create lifelong memories with your kids. But before you hit the road, there’s one thing that stands between you and a smooth vacation: packing. Fear not! Here’s a curated shopping list to keep your sanity intact and ensure your next getaway is one for the books.
1. Snacks, Snacks, and More Snacks: Nothing curbs a mid-road-trip meltdown like a stash of their favorite munchies. Think granola bars, fruit snacks, and maybe a secret chocolate stash for you.
2. Portable Entertainment: Tablets loaded with movies, audiobooks, and games are lifesavers. Don’t forget headphones—unless you want to listen to “Baby Shark” on repeat.
3. Travel-Size Toiletries: Pack mini everything—shampoo, soap, toothpaste. Compact is king when you’re lugging around kids and gear.
4. First Aid Kit: Bumps and scrapes are inevitable. Stock up on Band-Aids, antiseptic wipes, and a few fun stickers to make the boo-boos better.
Help! My Child is Having a Meltdown Every Day!
Sensory Processing Disorders can be so confusing to parents as well as the child. Sometimes they can be very obvious such as when a child frequently covers their ears with their hands or refuses to eat certain textured food. Other times, it may not be as obvious to a caregiver because they see meltdowns, refusals, and tantrums that seemingly come out of nowhere and may seek out an evaluation for behavioral issues first.
To make SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) more confusing, children can experience as either hyper-sensitivity (over-responsiveness) or hypo-sensitivity (under-responsiveness) to sensory stimuli. This is also called “sensory-seeking” and “sensory-avoiding”. These sensitivities can reduce a child’s desire for ordinary social interactions, learning, and other regular activities that help a child develop their social-emotional well-being. This is why it’s so important to understand and manage sensory sensitivities.