@TheOTButterfly on Parenting Neurodivergent Kids

Every child’s brain works differently. A scratchy t-shirt tag or excited squeals at a birthday party might be no big deal for one kid… and cue a *total* meltdown for another. What’s going on for kids who feel extra sensitive to sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or textures? And what can parents do? This week, Dr. Becky talks to Laura Petix—the pediatric occupational therapist behind @TheOTButterfly and mom to a sensory sensitive four-year-old herself—to answer these questions and more. They talk all about parenting neurodivergent kids, whose brains process the world in unique ways, and offer practical strategies to support their needs. Whether you’re familiar with terms like “occupational therapy,” “neurodivergence,” and “sensory processing” or hearing them for the first time, you’ll leave this podcast with a deeper understanding of how sensory systems shape behavior and why it’s so important to believe what our kids perceive. Join Good Inside Membership: http://www.goodinside.com Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Want More? Check these out: Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach - https://youtu.be/WQNM5EyDtKE How Do I Handle Screen Time With My Kids? - https://youtu.be/LCwlJw70VHY Why Won't My Kids Listen To Anything I Say? - https://youtu.be/Rb7FSL1y3Oo Stop Calling Your Kid "Defiant" - https://youtu.be/DJXEYwgwNwY Motherhood Doesn’t Have to Be Martyrdom - https://youtu.be/ywJMtRHzqFY

Dr. Becky KennedyhostLaura Petixguest

May 6, 202246mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: May 6, 2022
Duration: 46m
Channel: Good Inside with Dr. Becky
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Every child’s brain works differently. A scratchy t-shirt tag or excited squeals at a birthday party might be no big deal for one kid… and cue a *total* meltdown for another. What’s going on for kids who feel extra sensitive to sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or textures? And what can parents do? This week, Dr. Becky talks to Laura Petix—the pediatric occupational therapist behind @TheOTButterfly and mom to a sensory sensitive four-year-old herself—to answer these questions and more. They talk all about parenting neurodivergent kids, whose brains process the world in unique ways, and offer practical strategies to support their needs. Whether you’re familiar with terms like “occupational therapy,” “neurodivergence,” and “sensory processing” or hearing them for the first time, you’ll leave this podcast with a deeper understanding of how sensory systems shape behavior and why it’s so important to believe what our kids perceive. Join Good Inside Membership: http://www.goodinside.com Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Want More? Check these out: Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach - https://youtu.be/WQNM5EyDtKE How Do I Handle Screen Time With My Kids? - https://youtu.be/LCwlJw70VHY Why Won't My Kids Listen To Anything I Say? - https://youtu.be/Rb7FSL1y3Oo Stop Calling Your Kid "Defiant" - https://youtu.be/DJXEYwgwNwY Motherhood Doesn’t Have to Be Martyrdom - https://youtu.be/ywJMtRHzqFY

SPEAKERS

Dr. Becky Kennedy
host
Clinical psychologist and founder of Good Inside, hosting the parenting podcast “Good Inside with Dr. Becky.”
Laura Petix
guest
Pediatric occupational therapist focused on sensory processing/sensory integration and parenting neurodivergent kids, known online as @theotbutterfly.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky Kennedy and Laura Petix, @TheOTButterfly on Parenting Neurodivergent Kids explores understand sensory needs to better support neurodivergent kids at home Occupational therapy is framed as helping people participate in meaningful daily “occupations,” and for kids that means play, learning, routines, and relationships.

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