Beginnings

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

TACTILE EXPLORATION AND DISCRIMINATION

Strategies to help the touch or tactile sensitive individuals learn to overcome these hypersensitive and begin to enjoy touch sensations, in a balanced, healthy way.Since Sofea has hypersensitive to touch, Ms. Teo gives us some tips, among the salient:

1. Gentle but firm rubbing
2.Wrapping snuggly in a blanket (use different type of blanket, e:g: weighted, furry, etc)
3.Gently bouncing up and down especially in a vertical position. This activity may stimulate inner ear (balancing)
4.Introduce new sensation, for example, rubbing with rough towel, if the baby seems discomforted by this, gently but firm rub with soft towel over the same area.Besides, tell the baby what is going on, and what you want to do next, encourage communication between baby and you.
5.Each week introduce new unique texture "toys". Expose the baby to it for a few seconds or minutes (if the baby feels comfortable) several times a day.

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