Dealing with Dressups

Well, Hello and welcome to our new series on one-minute ideas. Simple, easy to use strategies to help you get on with the rest of the day. I'm Ash Bhattacharya and today's idea is all about dealing with dress-ups. Look, mornings are hard, the rush is terrible, and what we do not need is an added meltdown. Even though at times as a parent it might be kind of hard to avoid,yeah ? Now children with sensory processing issues find it hard to express their discomforts. To make matters worse, they feel discomfort more accurately than most of us and when it comes to clothing, this discomfort has a lot to do with the texture of the garment and how it feels on their skin. A safe way to begin is to cut off all the tags from the clothing and wash them several times before allowing your child to wear them. Try finding clothes without too many buttons or zippers. Try shoes with Velcros and see if that helps. Let your child make the choice. If it's the same jacket every day, then so be it. It keeps your child happy and you stress free. That stress free thing is super important because remember, it's just morning, the day is getting started and you have the rest of the day to go through. So I hope you found today's episode helpful, and I'll see you tomorrow with another episode of one minute ideas.