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https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/teaching-children-about-fidgets 2025-10-11T09:19:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/Fidget_65f2bdab-b36a-4338-a280-afea77d5f765.jpg?v=1760188794 Teaching Children About Fidgets rainbow pop-it fidget https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/fidget-solutions-for-anxiety 2025-10-11T09:19:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/child_with_fidget_spinner_1547b902-afd2-4a67-ba94-35742977acf1.jpg?v=1760188766 Fidget Solutions for Anxiety boy holding fidget spinners https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/teaching-impulse-control 2025-10-11T09:18:57-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/Girl_with_paint_on_her_face_f69ed125-1039-4a10-a9ea-201a3b909556.jpg?v=1760188737 Teaching Impulse Control girl who painted face instead of paper https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/why-is-this-child-refusing-to-write 2025-10-11T09:17:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/boy_unhappy_writing_f5b6b4d6-9e35-48f7-bcee-0c0e64fceaf8.jpg?v=1760188679 Why Is This Child Refusing to Write boy unhappy writing https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/gaslighting-in-pediatric-mental-health 2025-10-11T09:16:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/gaslighting_22ae8d63-8fb5-4280-a21f-4253188c9713.jpg?v=1760188611 Gaslighting in Pediatric Mental Health https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/are-vibration-plates-safe-for-children 2026-07-07T11:17:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/vibration_board_93bba077-25df-41b9-8156-40218a80158a.jpg?v=1783437423 Are Vibration Plates Safe for Children? view of man's feet standing on vibration board https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/rethinking-the-zones-of-regulation 2025-10-17T10:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/zones_of_regulation.jpg?v=1760191747 Rethinking the Zones of Regulation https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/is-it-sensory-or-behavior-a-question-that-is-still-being-asked 2025-10-24T10:00:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/2_children_jumping_on_the_bed_2d0fbb18-1f13-4aa0-bf3e-5f4d03180e72.jpg?v=1760191604 Is It Sensory or Behavior: A question that is still being asked https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/supporting-children-when-sensory-needs-differ 2025-11-07T06:07:38-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/sensory_mismatch_da7365f0-1ec7-4ca9-926e-b0e94322e925.jpg?v=1762513658 Supporting Children When Sensory Needs Differ https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/evaluating-sensory-processing 2026-04-19T18:57:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/sensory_a8117eb5-d518-4468-840a-adfc473c9996.jpg?v=1776639465 Evaluating Sensory Processing hexagons with icons of the senses https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/helping-children-build-social-connections 2025-11-21T06:00:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/shutterstock_2465141221_28170e11-1a51-4d8e-b158-17fb227cc6b1.jpg?v=1763336140 Helping Children Build Social Connections https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/when-kids-can-t-comply-what-adults-need-to-rethink 2026-01-09T06:00:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/children_in_class.jpg?v=1767917952 When Kids Can’t Comply: What Adults Need to Rethink https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/the-worry-buddy-an-anxiety-strategy 2026-01-17T13:06:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/brain_running.jpg?v=1768673162 The Worry Buddy: An Anxiety Strategy https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/why-are-screens-bad-for-anxious-children 2026-01-30T09:10:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/shutterstock_2679187813_f62c42fc-8601-41a3-bf28-b3dc8f51886a.jpg?v=1769782230 Why Are Screens Bad for Anxious Children? https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/how-professionals-talk-about-parents 2026-02-03T18:12:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/f35afa3af38cd18f9a22a74ef76fbd73.jpg?v=1770139371 A Hard Truth About How Professionals Talk About Parents teacher shaking parent's hand https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/screen-detox-for-kids-with-anxiety 2026-02-11T19:02:13-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/42932bf5ba2ef8848a9df6466f4a26b7_3024df96-8113-4c1c-8151-2150ce20e11a.jpg?v=1770854415 How to do a Screen Detox for Kids with Anxiety family in nature during screen detox https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/perspective-taking 2026-02-20T06:00:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/078485d3e0f302492073294eaf64df31.jpg?v=1770565697 Teaching Perspective Taking https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/is-social-anxiety-normal 2026-02-26T19:30:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/6259000f1ef02eddc7ca5b4895ca37db_716b681c-e654-4db7-9e04-531bc1055b76.jpg?v=1772152017 Is Social Anxiety Normal? 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sensory integration therapy showing OT with child on a swing https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/why-sensory-processing-questionnaires-are-incomplete 2026-06-12T13:55:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/ce23df848b4345d2811ef15c9fc389d3_d862d933-dc83-4163-bd46-1f68161ab7ac.jpg?v=1781286894 Why Sensory Processing Questionnaires Are Incomplete child with sensory processing issues having a hard time https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/screen-time-conversations-with-parents 2026-04-11T08:07:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/a263a1596e9fe06263de9dc831c0dbe4_d1114b1d-0d3f-4f9f-9496-889bfe36caf0.jpg?v=1775909214 Screen Time Conversations With Parents 2 children having screen time with parents in background https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/self-regulation-and-sensory 2026-04-19T18:44:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/6ac3586e2b411a16ce1f8e3bc6e80d00_08e92bd4-0f35-458e-912c-e4710907315d.jpg?v=1776637981 Understanding Self-Regulation in Kids: More Than Sensory Issues self regulation is not just sensory: picture shows sleepy boy at school with head on his desk https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/are-you-a-safe-person 2026-06-12T13:59:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/c372a563ac22733df3a51d51362dbd89_c89ea91e-cf53-4cd0-9e1e-4dd8bb610718.jpg?v=1781286686 Are You a "Safe" Person white woman with marginalized child doing a puzzle https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/importance-of-flexible-thinking 2026-06-17T12:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/45498cfead247de198673d2c7f31ac17_a8907426-ab11-4869-a748-e81018c80c93.jpg?v=1781654342 Why Is It Important To Have Flexible Thinking? flexible thinking, picture with girl thinking https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/book-review-breaking-free-of-child-anxiety-and-ocd 2026-06-24T13:48:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/56b38ad3aaa108a0fc34bdf96b8338ea_1793c608-3c2c-4b38-9900-0afdf564948a.jpg?v=1782097674 Book Review: Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD adult comforting a child with anxiety https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/how-flexible-thinking-issues-can-affect-relationships 2026-07-03T06:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/1626814fdbade6ad0d245b2f18b644fa.jpg?v=1782759156 How Flexible Thinking Issues Can Affect Relationships 2 children being flexible by playing together in different ways with connectig blocks https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/are-you-a-flexible-thinker 2026-07-10T06:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/529dd28bf7504c2e78352b85d44c0d6f_54a68b63-3af2-4d65-8256-3135e9504747.jpg?v=1782925491 Are You a Flexible Thinker? https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/breathe-for-self-regulation 2026-07-17T06:00:05-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/65340c1b8d07a69706f111cb4e81a907_7b0ad486-dc35-4b14-bacf-acef2544d889.jpg?v=1784071538 Teaching Kids to Breathe for Self-Regulation child blowing bubbles to breathe for self-regulation https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/what-makes-an-ideal-sensory-room 2026-07-31T06:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/c938938fe190995d1a7d38b67148f1bc_0730a7ff-9a65-4645-9170-602e2f3827a3.jpg?v=1785257974 What Makes an Ideal Sensory Room? child in a therapy swing in an ideal sensory space https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/5-common-clinical-traps-when-addressing-children-s-behavior 2026-08-07T06:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/8d9459da6c3c70c4e2be85869e81f370_288fb9de-e4be-4377-b77b-6be82d799ccf.jpg?v=1785956729 5 Common Clinical Traps When Addressing Children’s Behavior healthcare provider listening to child and parent and addressing child's behavior https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/how-do-you-assess-cognitive-flexibility 2026-08-17T06:26:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/ed2d20c3f3bcb8e77945c5b66b5cc96d.jpg?v=1786547689 How Do You Assess Cognitive Flexibility? therapist assessing cognitive flexibility in a young child https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/4-tips-for-building-rapport 2026-08-29T18:29:37-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/45c5a56be63e45e3c2f0d7afe5066c04.jpg?v=1788042344 4 Tips for Building Rapport man who has rapport with child https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/supporting-sensory-needs-in-school 2026-09-07T14:54:36-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/00647689ba10efa0044b949d0cce967f_66b3186a-3e73-4a93-8f05-de5786c8652f.jpg?v=1788793571 Supporting Sensory Needs in Schools children playing in a school setting https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/using-rewards-for-behavior 2026-09-18T14:55:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/e329a7e8eac991b0f47452b5e4ffa8ac_a5d3e397-11a3-4eeb-8818-6553c6239ad4.jpg?v=1789756109 Using Rewards for Behavior sticker reward chart for behavior https://thestressdetective.com/blogs/news/connection-is-the-most-effective-therapy-tool 2026-10-02T06:00:00-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0680/9665/5526/articles/d3ae8c2ab7fd6b004f5f0d0bedb4f349.jpg?v=1790811211 What is the Most Effective Therapy Tool? 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