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Tools for Parents™ handbook: A Handbook to Bring Sensory Integration into the Home
By Diana A. Henry MS, OTR/L
 
Based on parent surveys and the successful Tools For Parents program, a handbook of TOOLS for parents, caretakers, therapists, children and their teachers.
You'll find the following topics and more … Parent Sensory Tools Survey - Your Child's Sensory Needs - Challenging Behaviors  -  Getting Ready  - The Homework Place  - Can't Sit Still - Scissors, Pencils & Computers - Playgrounds and Parks - Seeing - - Holiday Helpers - Heavy Jobs - Making Friends.
 
Emphasizing SENSORY INTEGRATION, this companion to the Tools for Teachers™ and Tools for Students™ videos/dvds reinforces the Tool Chest™ handbook activities used by the teachers and therapists in the classrooms. The Tools for Parents™ handbook takes the next step! It embeds strategies to enhance sensory processing and sensory integration (SI) into everyday home/community activities and challenges. Collaboration is easy between home and school.