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Sensory Friendly Easter Egg Hunt (Part 2)

March 26, 2024 By Y3K

Sensory friendly Easter eggs shouldn’t be filled with candy or other foods. The reason is many children with sensory processing issues have difficulty with food due to certain textures and flavors. This often causes food aversions (a strong dislike for particular foods). Each child has their own unique issue with certain textures and flavors so there is no such thing as a universal food that they can all enjoy.

A way of including all children would be to fill the sensory friendly Easter eggs with various toys like cars, dinosaurs, animals, and stickers. Using toys ensures that the kids would leave with the toys to play with, rather than candy or food that may be left behind uneaten. If you try a sensory friendly Easter egg hunt this year, please let us know how it went. Also let us know if you have any other suggestions to make it an even more successful event.

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Sensory Friendly Easter Egg Hunt (Part 1)

March 19, 2024 By Y3K

No need to have children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing issues be excluded from Easter egg hunts.  Sensory friendly Easter egg hunts are a great activity to include all children. However in the past, many special needs friends were excluded. Now Easter egg hunts can be made for kids with sensory issues.

There are several ways you can create an Easter egg hunt that is sensory friendly. Loud music should not be played. The more open space to move around, the better. You may want to limit the number of children participating at once so it does not end up being too crowded. Placing the eggs in easy to find spaces can be helpful too.

What should you put in the plastic eggs so neurodivergent children with sensory processing issues can all enjoy? Check back here next time for the creative and surprising answer!

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: accommodations, ADD, ADHD, anxiety, Asperger's, Autism, brain, children, developmental delays, disabilities, Easter, fine motor, inclusion, kids, parenting, PDD, special education, young children

Best Special Needs After School Programs Award 2023

November 29, 2023 By Y3K

Our work tutoring special needs students was honored by the Boston Parents Paper. They presented us with the Family Favorite Special Needs After School Programs Top 5 Award. Thousands of parents voted for Y3K Tutor In Your Home in each of two separate rounds. We are flattered that all you families chose us as your favorite after school special needs leader. Thank you for the award!

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Y3K Tutor In Your Home was honored with the Family Favorite Special Needs After School Programs Award 2023.

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Fear

April 26, 2023 By Y3K

Fear is interest paid on a debt you may not owe.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anxiety, inspiration, learning, OCD, parenting, peer pressure, responsibility

Peace in Life

July 28, 2020 By Y3K

The less you respond to rude, critical, and argumentative people, the more peaceful your life will become.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: adults, advice, anxiety, attitude, behavior, behaviorally challenged, breaks, bullies, bullying, children, crusty adults, health, inspiration, kids, suicide, teenagers

Worrying

July 14, 2020 By Y3K

Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening.  It just stops you from enjoying the good.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: analyzing, anxiety, attitude, failure, learning

Coronavirus – Limit Your Information Intake

April 10, 2020 By Y3K

If you watch a news channel, you will notice that every 30 minutes you will see “Breaking News” that looks and sounds just like the “Breaking News” from 30 minutes before. Listening to the same type of hype over and over is not helpful. It will only cause fear and hysteria.  They are only reporting the bad while ignoring the good to fit their narrative.  Similarly watching the stock market hysteria is not helpful.  The market will go up and it will go down. Instead of watching 24 hours a day of panic, you need to go on with your life.

In 1940, England was being bombed 57 consecutive nights by Nazi Germany.  Every night the Brits waited for the air raid sirens. Each night they hid in fear. Then the next morning came and sun rose out into the sky. After a morning damage assessment, they went on with their lives.

It makes it a lot easier to go on with your life when you surround yourself with positive people. We all know people who look at the glass as half empty instead of half full. Now is not the time to get dragged into their anxiety. Social distancing may the perfect antidote to remain positive and filter out the negativity. If you see these “the sky is falling” people on TV, turn the channel. Too many fake news commentators now predict the end of the world and the permanent collapse of the stock markets. They have been wrong at least since 1940 England. They remain wrong today.

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Hope

August 20, 2019 By Y3K

It is hope, not despair, which makes successful revolutions. This is true in history, in everyday life and your child’s education.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: accommodations, achievement, anxiety, depression, inspiration, success

Become Somebody

July 9, 2019 By Y3K

One dreamed of becoming somebody.  Another remained awake and became somebody.  Stay awake and get it done!

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: achievement, analyzing, anxiety, attitude, grades, parenting, success

Lost Pleasure

July 30, 2018 By Y3K

The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by wanting more.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: anxiety, attitude, depression, inspiration, parenting, success

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