Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul”. - Oscar Wilde
BUSY HANDS
- Help calm and create. The shower is the best example of this. Who doesn’t have great ideas in the shower!
- Some people even keep a chalkboard in the shower to capture these thoughts as they arise.
- Fidget spinners, jigsaw puzzles, playing with a bead necklace, a zipper, are all ways to help calm and stimulate creativity.
CHEWING
- Pacifiers help babies feel calm.
- Chewing on gum can also help older children with ADHD feel calmer.
- The Therapy Shoppe carries a great range of items for children to chew on. Beware of choking hazards. Not for young children
SMELL
- Certain smells or essential oils can be transformative.
- Most people know the tranquility of lavender, the vibrancy of citrus, the calm of a forest.
- It isn’t just the smell, but the essence of the goodness of the plant or herb itself that is transformative.
- Please contact us if you’d like to learn more about plants and essential oils, we have a research department specifically dedicated to this area (including the music of the plants developed in Italy).
EXERCISE
- Need we say more? To pacify those with hyperactivity, mind, and body need to be calmed and nurtured, often for hours, or many times a day.
- If exercise coincides with the great outdoors, it’s usually the most beneficial since nature is known to be grounding and rejuvenating.
YOGA & TAI CHI
- Are also known to help enormously with ADHD. Accessing the body in this way helps calm the mind.
- A calm mind helps the body relax, but it works the other way too; a calm body helps the mind relax.
ROCKING
- Rocking can be a form of self-soothing.
- Restless legs may release stress and anxiety.
- It’s important the child has these outlets, rather than internalizing emotions. Better still, the anxiety and need to self soothe is addressed and accepted.
DIET
- Chemically dyed candies, caffeine, and processed foods are known to agitate children with ADHD
- Children with ADHD often have a pure and sensitive constitution, both physically and emotionally.
- The more natural the food, the healthier your child will be.
- Journal on what agitates and what calms them down, bearing in mind that their emotional state will also have an impact on their digestion too.
The senses are of the earth, the reason stands apart from them in contemplation”. - Leonardo da Vinci
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Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul”. - Oscar Wilde
BUSY HANDS
- Help calm and create. The shower is the best example of this. Who doesn’t have great ideas in the shower!
- Some people even keep a chalkboard in the shower to capture these thoughts as they arise.
- Fidget spinners, jigsaw puzzles, playing with a bead necklace, a zipper, are all ways to help calm and stimulate creativity.
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CHEWING
- Pacifiers help babies feel calm.
- Chewing on gum can also help older children with ADHD feel calmer.
- The Therapy Shoppe carries a great range of items for children to chew on. Beware of choking hazards. Not for young children
SMELL
- Certain smells or essential oils can be transformative.
- Most people know the tranquility of lavender, the vibrancy of citrus, the calm of a forest.
- It isn’t just the smell, but the essence of the goodness of the plant or herb itself that is transformative.
- Please contact us if you’d like to learn more about plants and essential oils, we have a research department specifically dedicated to this area (including the music of the plants developed in Italy).
EXERCISE
- Need we say more? To pacify those with hyperactivity, mind, and body need to be calmed and nurtured, often for hours, or many times a day.
- If exercise coincides with the great outdoors, it’s usually the most beneficial since nature is known to be grounding and rejuvenating.
YOGA and TAI CHI
- Are also known to help enormously with ADHD. Accessing the body in this way helps calm the mind.
- A calm mind helps the body relax, but it works the other way too; a calm body helps the mind relax.
ROCKING
- Rocking can be a form of self-soothing.
- Restless legs may release stress and anxiety.
- It’s important the child has these outlets, rather than internalizing emotions. Better still, the anxiety and need to self soothe is addressed and accepted.
DIET
- Chemically dyed candies, caffeine, and processed foods are known to agitate children with ADHD
- Children with ADHD often have a pure and sensitive constitution, both physically and emotionally.
- The more natural the food, the healthier your child will be.
- Journal on what agitates and what calms them down, bearing in mind that their emotional state will also have an impact on their digestion too.
The senses are of the earth, the reason stands apart from them in contemplation”. - Leonardo da Vinci
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