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Sensory Friendly Easter Egg Hunt (Part 2)

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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.

Sensory Friendly Easter Egg Hunt (Part 1)

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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!

Special 20th Anniversary Thank You

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It was a during a car ride to Rhode Island in early 2003 that our Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Educational Operations came up the idea to create an educational resource for children the likes that no one has ever seen before. Since then, we have been blessed with the best tutors and staff anyone could ever ask for. As we celebrate our 20th school year, we would like to thank some important people that made Y3K Tutor In Your Home the award winning success it is today.

 

Arnold Goldstein – Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Educational Operations

 

Marjorie Pearlstein – Chief Administrative Officer

 

Jack Tunney – Vice President of Human Resources

 

Sarah S. – Tutor

 

Anna M. – Tutor

 

Bob P. – Tutor

 

Rick F. – Tutor

 

Robert B. – Tutor

 

Alicia R. – Tutor

 

Don M. – Tutor

 

Executive Function and COVID-19

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There is a special part of our brain that is responsible for executive function skills.  These skills include our ability to organize, plan ahead, and especially important in this day and age of COVID-19 . . . our ability to sense danger.  The problem is that this all takes place in the prefrontal cortex and this area of the brain does not fully develop until we are well into our 20’s.

Therefore children and teens may not sense COVID-19 danger and choose not to social distance.  It is up to us as responsible parents to monitor and keep our kids safe.  We need to make sure our teens are following social distancing. It is your responsibility as a parent to make sure they follow the rules even when they are out in public places like a field, playground, or hanging out with their friends.

Coronavirus Social Distancing

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Now that schools are closed and a number of employees are working from home amid the coronavirus outbreak, people need to practice the concept of social distancing. It is the only thing that is going to immediately address the situation that we’re experiencing here in the United States. Y3K Tutor In Your Home asks all families to help flatten the curve. This means to spread out the impact of the virus over time instead of allowing it to spike as we’ve seen in Italy, for example, where the number of confirmed cases increased rapidly. A spike could overwhelm our health care system, even here in the United States.

Unfortunately there can be no play dates for your children, because you don’t know what the other child has been exposed to and might be bringing into your house, where it could be passed on. Avoid large public gatherings or venues where many people congregate such as malls. Social distancing is a way to protect yourself from contagious diseases, including the flu, the common cold or coronavirus (COVID-19). It involves maintaining at least a six-foot distance from other people, getting away from anyone who’s coughing or sneezing, avoiding shaking hands and using technology to meet instead of meeting in person when possible. As a nation we can work together and get it done!

 

Carter Nursery School

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We enjoy helping the community whenever we can.  This is why we donated our tutoring and test preparation certificates to the Family Fun Morning Auction at  the Carter Nursery School of Needham, MA.  The money we raise is so valuable to their school.  It helps fund equipment upgrades, specialists’ visits to classrooms, and more.  Be sure to look for our Y3K Tutor In Your Home donation at the auction and please help the Carter Nursery School children of Needham and the surrounding towns.

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