Little Sensory Avoiding Sprockets: Part of the The Fabulous Fight or Flight Stress System Series

Little Sensory Avoiding Sprockets is an innovate rhyming resource to help children understand how their brain functions, providing a rich, developmentally appropriate, & engaging discussion to help children understand how their body responds to the Seven Sensational Senses if they are "Sensory Avoiders". . . including some playful embodied & somatic strategies that might help children regulate, feel safe, & connect with others. The illustrations provide a calm, peaceful, & regulating background to the information provided. The reader can use the imagery to facilitate discussions, connecting right-brain imagery with left-brain language, providing access to metacognitive functioning in a playful way.This book provides helpful information to explore neuroscience, our stress responses, embodied play, movement, breath, & yoga. It is important to note that these metaphors and activities can be woven into stressful situations with a child, by following their lead, in a non-scripted & non-coercive manner. The use of playful, trauma-informed invitational language eliciting exploration, curiosity, mastery, non-coercion, & choice is empirically grounded, cultivating a felt sense of safety within the story. Based on the needs & directives of the individual child, be sure to review & discuss potential risks or limitations of any activity before beginning, as not every movement or shape or activity is appropriate for every individual child or adult.It is my hope that this book will become a valuable resource for you!If you enjoy this story, please look for The Fabulous Fight or Flight Stress System ~ for Little Sprockets, Little Sensory Seeking Sprockets, The Fabulous Fight or Flight Stress System ~ Neuroscience & Polyvagal Theories through Animal Metaphors, A Body-Based Journey through Nature & Animal Metaphors ~ Trauma-sensitive Yoga & Embodied Play and The Fabulous Fight or Flight Stress System ~ Activity Book (sold separately) which provide additional resources, body-based activities, child-friendly activity pages and handouts, strategies, techniques, and more! The activity books were created upon request to highlight and follow the examples given in the book, in detail, for caregivers, therapists, and teachers to use when working with children. There are also games and card decks available, too!www.moonphoenixrising.etsy.comwww.moonphoenixrising.org Read more