If you\u2019ve read my blogs previously, you might know that for the past two posts, I have discussed the power of the outdoors and the power of water. I\u2019d like to add to this \u201cpower\u201d list, if I may, by discussing the power of heavy work.<\/p>\n
Now I\u2019ll be the first to admit that I have not always had a ton of success getting my child to completely buy into doing a bunch of heavy work. But he does do some, and it definitely has helped him. Whether he believes it or not, the fact of the matter remains that heavy work provides a lot of deep pressure on his muscles which helps him with his sensory processing struggles, motor planning, and ability to focus.<\/p>\n
And even though we struggle to get our heavy work done, I have heard tell of other people who have had good luck with such things. For example, I know a mom who often has her child such move a load of firewood across the yard before he comes in the house after school. And then on the next day, he moves it back to where it was.<\/p>\n
I realize (and she does too) that it seems a little weird but he enjoys it\u2026especially once he realized how much it helps him. I may be making a leap in my assumption, but in addition to the heavy work, this also gives him time to decompress, as well as gives him time outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine.<\/p>\n
But for most of us, we probably want more typical (and maybe easier to sneak in) ideas. So here are a few I have put together for you, in no particular order:<\/p>\n
There are many other ways to get your child some heavy work into their day; take a look around to see what things they already enjoy and capitalize on that.<\/p>\n
I know it might seem like I\u2019m adding to your already-busy plate by suggesting you add this in, but I want to encourage you that if your child struggles with knowing \u201cwhere their body is in relationship to others\u201d, making time for heavy work should become a priority. If you do, I would venture to guess that you will see that they don\u2019t need to get that input by jumping off furniture and crashing into people.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
Kris<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve read my blogs previously, you might know that for the past two posts, I have discussed the power of the outdoors and the power of water. I\u2019d like to add to this \u201cpower\u201d list, if I may, by discussing the power of heavy work. Now I\u2019ll be the first to admit that I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kriss-corner"],"yoast_head":"\n