Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
Laura Petix, The OT Butterfly
Calling all parents! Do you have a neurodivergent child with sensory processing challenges or Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)? Looking for some practical tips and advice from an Occupational Therapist’s expert in sensory development? This podcast is for you! Every week, Laura Petix, (aka The OT Butterfly) will educate you on the impact that sensory processing has on your child’s learning and behavior. She’ll teach you the why behind your child’s behavior, how to identify their sensory profiles, how to support them using sensory strategies and how you can engage with them using the just right challenge. Being a parent of a child with SPD can feel so isolating, but Laura’s here to let you know, you are not alone. Get comfy, press play and imagine yourself hanging out with your new OT mom bestie.
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How to talk to your child about their neurodiversity
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
06/13/22 • 21 min
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When you have a child who’s neurodivergent, should you talk to them about their neurodiversity? When should you talk to them about their neurodiversity? And most importantly, HOW do you talk to them about it? All those questions answered in this episode.
Links:
Work with me: www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Transcript/show notes at www.theotbutterfly.com/37
instagram: @TheOTButterfly www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Episode 31 How to talk to friends and family about neurodiversity
email: [email protected]
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
How to use exercise to regulate your nervous system with Dr. Shannon Ritchey
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
02/19/24 • 44 min
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We cannot co-regulate our kids if we aren’t regulated ourselves. And most of us (I’m raising both of my hands here) need to make extra effort to activate our parasympathetic nervous system because our sympathetic nervous systems can go into overdrive so quickly as parents to neurodivergent kids. Chronic dysregulation and chronic sympathetic nervous system activation is definitely a THING, our kids can experience, and we can too. And when we’re chronically dysregulated, literally everything in our day just becomes harder, less efficient, and we become crankier, more burnt out, and less able to access the best parenting skills. I put off creating an exercise routine for a long time because I just wasn’t the most active person and it didn’t motivate me- which I’ll share in the podcast, but trust me when I say- it’s true! It’s true what they say- consistent movement in a way that feels good to your body, that incorporates a good warm up and cool down can do WONDERS for your mental health, and I am truly a better parent and wife now that I have a fitness regime that works for me.
Dr. Shannon is a former physical therapist and the founder of Evlo Fitness. Her mission is to help women get stronger and build muscle with less strain on their bodies. She believes in the power of educating about the physiology of our bodies to create fitness programs that aren’t overly depleting or exhausting.
This episode dives in to:
> A little background on my workout journey
> Why it’s important to NOT skip the cool down in an exercise program
> What is gentle consistency (TM) and how can it help you maintain an active lifestyle that works for you
> How to get started with an exercise routine if you feel completely overwhelmed
Links:
Fit Body, Happy Joints podcast episodes Laura recommends:
Productive vs. unproductive stress
Nervous system tools to improve your results
How to train your nervous system
Code THEOTBUTTERFLY on www.evlofitness.com for 1 month free trial
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
The best app for kids that won’t leave them in tears… even when they need to turn it off
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
10/21/24 • 49 min
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I’m an Occupational Therapist, and I’m also a Mom with an invisible mental load that never ends. Screen time is a tool that I am NOT afraid to use. But not all screen time is created equal.
Some games or apps are more dysregulating than others, which is probably a HUGE reason for the meltdowns and behaviors that come up when it comes to turning off the device. Since the day I was introduced to Pok Pok (in 2021) until now, this has remained our ONE app that has never, and I mean NEVER caused behaviors or meltdowns.
Melissa Cash is the Co-Founder and CEO at Pok Pok, the award-winning company reinventing healthy screen time for kids. One of Canada’s Top 100 Most Influential People of 2024, Melissa is also an advocate and start-up advisor for women and underrepresented founders. Previously, she was a Product Designer for the Walt Disney Company and worked at start-ups in Europe and Canada.
Esther Huybreghts is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Pok Pok. With a Master's degree in Animation from the RITCS institute in Brussels, Belgium, she's the creative visionary behind the award-winning children's app Pok Pok, reimagining the way young children interact with technology from the ground up.
Ready to try Pok Pok for yourself? Click [ here ] and use code 25OTBUTTERFLY for a 25% off annual subscription, and a 7 day free trial!
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
The trauma experience in parenthood with Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
07/04/22 • 61 min
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I’m interviewing the talented and brilliant, Dr. Casiddy Freitas. I was on her podcast last year and since then, we’ve been insta-friends, colleagues and we definitely share the same for you page on tiktok (if you follow her, you know what I mean!). If you don’t know her, Dr. Cassidy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist offering virtual supportive therapy to parents in California. She's a mom to three and hosts the top-rated parenting podcast Holding Space. She has a special place in her heart for sensory sensitive kiddos, as she has two of her own and is married to a grown-up one too! You can learn more about her therapy practice at www.drcassidymft.com and you can connect with her on Instagram @drcassidy (www.instagram.com/drcassidy). You can find her podcast Holding Space here and on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
Stay tuned to hear some GEMS that she shares about how trauma can show up in parenthood and some of the best practices to support yourself in those moments of stress.
Links:
my website: www.theotbutterfly.com
Book a 1:1 consult with me: www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Find me on instagram: @TheOTButterfly
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
Talking about neurodiversity with family or friends
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
05/02/22 • 20 min
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When you have a neurodivergent child, most family gatherings, playdates or holiday parties can usually come with a lot of extra stress.
Maybe you have well-meaning friends or family who want to help during a meltdown. Or the judgey Aunt who always makes a comment about your child's diet.
Parents always ask me, how can they advocate for their child's needs and still show up to these family parties? Listen to this episode to find out my "script"
Transcript/show notes at www.theotbutterfly.com/31
instagram: @TheOTButterfly www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
email: [email protected]
New- Sensory Is Behavior course: www.theotbutterfly.com/behavior
Instagram small sensory cup reelInstagram large sensory cup reel
work with me: www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
The role of OT in a school based setting: unpacking IEPs and 504 plans with Casey Waugh, MS OTR/L
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
04/03/23 • 52 min
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It's Occupational Therapy month and we are celebrating by highlighting some of the ways you can get OT support for your children. Today we're talking about OT support through the public school system, specifically in the United States. This episode covers basic information about IEP services and 504 plans, how they differ and how to effectively create a support team that has your child's best interests in mind.
Casey Waugh is a pediatric occupational therapist with 11 years of experience in outpatient, early intervention, and school settings. Casey’s passion is to elevate parent confidence through education and advocacy. Her social media channel OT Time with Casey was created in response to a desire to help fill gaps between professional knowledge and parent knowledge. Casey has focused her effort on learning and training in the areas of feeding, sensory processing, and special education processes particularly in regard to ADHD and OT in schools. On a personal note, she is a mom of two active and sweet little boys, and the idea of a perfect date night with her hubs is a night on the couch watching The Office with their cats Frank and Beans.
Links
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/69
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Book a free consult with CaseyFree download: how to start the conversation with your child's school about sensory needs in the classroom
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
How to advocate for OT with your pediatrician: with Dr. Krupa Playforth
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
04/10/23 • 48 min
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In honor of Occupational Therapy month, I’m interviewing Dr. Krupa Playforth to help us understand the challenges parents and doctors face when it comes to referring kids with sensory needs to OT. Dr. Playforth and I will unpack from a parent perspective, therapist and pediatrician perspective and give tips on specific questions to ask/what to say in order to best advocate for OT services with your pediatrician.
Dr Playforth is a board-certified pediatrician (and a mother of 3) who believes every parent deserves clear, evidence-based, nuanced answers to their child health questions. Although social media and the internet are powerful tools, they can also be a mine of misinformation. Using a combination of sincerity, dry humor, and practical tips from her own experience as a mother, she created The Pediatrician Mom - a safe space and resource full of free information for parents on everything from milestones and constipation to ADHD and COVID. Dr Playforth can be reached at www.thepediatricianmom.com or on social media (@thepediatricianmom).
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What makes someone a “good pediatrician?”
- How you can rephrase certain questions to get more support from your pediatrician
- What are some common roadblocks parents run into when trying to advocate for OT services with their pediatrician
- Questions to ask the pediatrician if they don’t give you a referral to OT right away
- Strategies, scripts and tips for getting a referral to OT
- How you can self-refer to OT if you need to.
Links:
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/70
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Find more from Dr. Playforth www.thepediatricianmom.com
www.instagram.com/thepediatricianmom
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
Using music as a vehicle to support the neurodivergent brain, with Diana Cameron of Kindermusik
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
06/12/23 • 47 min
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Kindermusik is a purposefully created multisensory music and movement program for ages 0-7 that provides neurodivergent children the opportunity to improve in all learning areas by consciously stimulating the whole brain.
Kindermusik creates shared research-based curricula that:
- Empower educators
- Strengthen family and teacher-child relationships
- Enhance community connections
- Build a deep-rooted love for learning
while providing early development strategies that are memorable, playful, and fun.
Diana has been working with neurodivergent children for over 30 years using music as a vehicle for change. She has a background in music, early childhood, learning differences, and sound therapy. Her personal and professional life has always been involved with children and adults with additional needs.
For the past 25 years, Diana has taught the Kindermusik curricula. Diana has seen firsthand the profound impact carefully crafted music programs can have on children and the neurodivergent brain.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What is Kindermusik
- What is the role of music in a neurodivergent person?
- Why auditory processing can be so impactful on learning and behavior in a child
- How does a Kindermusik class cater to the sensory needs of each individual?
- How does Kindermusik help social and emotional skills in the ND child?
- Tips for parents- how you can get started today
Links:
Kindermusik: www.kindermusik.com
Diana's book: https://www.amazon.com/Insights-into-Autism-window-Childs/dp/0645389234/
Research studies:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/abt-media/pdf/science/Lucker_Doman_Autism_Research_Treatment.pdf
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03057356211008968
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
Neurodiversity in Society: Embracing Differences for a Better Future (roundtable discussion)
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
11/06/23 • 74 min
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I recently had an open discussion with my instagram audience on whether or not someone with a clinical diagnosis of anxiety would be considered neurodivergent. This stemmed from an inner conflict I was experiencing and trying to decide– am I neurodivergent?
I actually shared a more in depth view of where I stand on this topic personally and it’s in the previous episode, 88 if you want to go back and listen to that after this.
This question brought up such great conversations in my DMs and I realized how nuanced this topic was, and how much I wanted to bring this discussion to a larger platform and to include different voices on the topic.
So I reached out to some of my most respected peers in this space who all have some personal and professional tie to neurodiversity.
I invited Dr. Cassidy Freitas (LMFT), Andi Putt (speech therapist) and Mr. Chazz (teacher of teachers and parenting coach) to join me for this round table episode.
I asked questions like
- What does the label of neurodivergent/ neurotypical do for people and society
- if we classified too many mental health diagnoses as neurodivergent, would that “dilute” the meaning?
- If we include mental health diagnoses, it can seem like majority of the population would classify as neurodivergent, what does that mean for a "neurotypical" label if they are in the minority?
- Should you tell your child’s teacher about their neurodiversity at the beginning of the school year?
- I asked them to weigh in on a thought someone shared with me that said “is anyone really neurotypical?”
Links:
Mr. Chazz Instagram
Mr. Chazz podcast episode: “Conscious Discipline with a ND child”
Mr. Chazz podcast episode: “How to handle hitting with an OT” Mr. Chazz podcast epsiode: " Vestibular Processing with an OT"
Dr. Cassidy podcast episode:” The trauma experience in parenthood”
Dr. Cassidy podcast episode: “Raising a sensory sensitive child”
Andi Putt podcast episode: “Celebrating Autism with a neurodiverse lens
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
Kristi Palmer {KIVA founder} on de-stigmatizing cannabis use for millennial parents
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents
01/22/24 • 47 min
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In this episode I chat with Kristi Palmer, founder of Kiva Confection edibles, about how cannabis products can be integrated into our busy lives as parents. Kristi shares how she uses edibles to manage the chaos of dinner time and her kids' bedtime routine. I also discuss how edibles help me relax in the evenings and get a great night's sleep. We talk about dosing, favorite products, educating kids, and more. If you've been curious about edibles but have reservations, give this episode a listen - it may give you the courage to try something new that could make your life a little easier!
Kristi Palmer is the co-founder and President of Kiva Confections. In 2010, Kristi and Scott Palmer were on a mission to bring the highest-quality, safest, most delicious cannabis products to consumers and began making chocolate bars out of their California home kitchen. Now established leaders in the cannabis industry, pioneering product innovation and consumer education, the company is focused on growth and expansion. Kiva offers something for everyone with their award-winning Camino and Lost Farm gummies and fruit chews, Petra mints, Terra chocolate bites, and Kiva chocolate bars. The #1 edibles maker in California, Kiva’s products can be found in 10+ states and thousands of dispensaries across the U.S.
Links:
https://www.kivaconfections.com/blog/kristi-palmer-kiva-co-founder-and-canna-mom
**We are currently on a hiatus until 2025** Sensory Detectives Boot camp Waitlist
Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast
The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly
Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult
Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book
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How many episodes does Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents have?
Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents currently has 134 episodes available.
What topics does Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents cover?
The podcast is about Parenting, Kids & Family, Podcasts, Neurodiversity, Social Sciences, Gentle Parenting, Science, Autism and Neurodivergent.
What is the most popular episode on Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents?
The episode title 'Breaking holiday traditions: What I’m doing differently with my neurodivergent child.' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents?
The average episode length on Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents is 31 minutes.
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The first episode of Sensory W.I.S.E. Solutions Podcast for Parents was released on Aug 10, 2021.
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