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Children have trouble concentrating? It may be due to a sensory disorder

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By Baru KuPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Sensory integration training is the ability of children to effectively use their senses, different sensory pathways, such as hearing, taste, smell, touch, etc., to obtain information from the environment, input it into the brain, the brain, and then process the information and make adaptive responses.

The sensory integration series is mandatory training for children from 0 to 6 years old. What will happen to a child with a dysfunctional sensory integration series? A child who is unable to concentrate and pay attention when doing things, always looking around and dawdling.

cannot sit still, hyperactive, cannot be quiet, cannot wait, cannot sit still, cannot stand still; the child is prone to mood swings, irritable, difficult to control emotions, does not listen to persuasion, does not obey discipline; poor self-awareness, always makes behavioral mistakes, clumsy, always does the wrong thing.

What are the causes of disorders? The reasons are genetic factors, for example, the mother's work during pregnancy is more intense and busy, too much pressure, not enough exercise, too much housework, or poor posture, it will affect the fetal balance of the gravity sense not enough, the mother during pregnancy, passive smoking or drinking alcohol, drinking strong tea, coffee, causing placental vascular atrophy, affecting the fetal development, resulting in poor sensory development after birth;

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There are also environmental causes, first, parents are overprotective of their children, spoiled and spoiled, resulting in a lack of operational skills, do less, too much protection; second, urban family miniaturization of life, space is small, crawling is not enough, resulting in sensory integration disorders; third, premature practice toddler, balance and head support are not enough, so the toddler can not be used; fourth, too many requirements, discipline too strict, resulting in plucking Fourth, too many requirements, too strict discipline, resulting in frustration, as well as insufficient movement, delayed correction, resulting in the lack of confidence of young children, can cause sensory integration disorders.

How can we train? We can also practice at home, through the virtual design of some scenes in many aspects, training the child's sense of sight, hearing, and smell, so that the child sports combination, not only physical functional training, but also enhances self-confidence, and under the guidance of the feeling of control of their own body, from the original anxiety into a pleasant, positive. We can carry out the following training for children, the first point, suitable for outdoor activities, arrange swimming, ball, rope skipping, shuttlecock, rolling rings, hopscotch, and other activities; the second, fine activities, these activities we can practice at home, arrange for children to wear beads, pinch beans, install models, do crafts, etc., practice about 15 minutes a day, try to let children complete independently; the third, these are also Suitable for completion at home, and children to carry out some game activities, such as crawling, tumbling, balancing, rocking and other activities, play 30 minutes a day on; in addition, there are occasional trips, hiking, hiking, etc.

Meanwhile, in terms of life skills, mothers should let their children dress and clean up, make their beds, wash and bathe, and so on. When the child is doing these things, the mother should be patient and watch over the child, moving her mouth but not her hands, to encourage him to take care of himself. Mom should also make use of the good times on the way to school, at dinner, on walks, and before bedtime to talk to her child and exercise his speech skills.

Sensory integration training needs to be patient, to interest the child, to build the child's self-confidence, to make the child feel happy in the game, tand o have an effect so that the child has a variety of sensory stimulation every day.

Sensory integration disorder, in a nutshell, means that all the sensory organs and all the senses do not develop in a balanced way, and cannot develop in a synergistic and integrated way. Hearing this information, you can observe whether your child has these symptoms, and then target sensory integration training.

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Baru Ku

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."

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