Seed & Sew's Regulation Quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  My child enjoys...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Hugs and snuggling.
  • B.
    Rough and tumble play.
  • C.
    Retreating to cozy spaces (tent, fort, pod swing, etc.)
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 2.
  My child...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Liked to be bounced to sleep as an infant.
  • B.
    Tends to get motion sickness.
  • C.
    Tends to avoid swings and slides on the playground
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 3.
  I've noticed my child...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Feeling strongly about the way their clothes fit or feel.
  • B.
    Has a tendency to use too much force as expected for their age during peer interactions, petting animals, etc.
  • C.
    Becomes car sick easily.
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 4.
  My child often...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Has a strong and long-lasting reaction to daily sounds (lawnmower, blender, sibling crying etc.)
  • B.
    Becomes distracted in noisy settings.
  • C.
    None of the above.
• 5.
  My child...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Has variable sleep and eating patterns.
  • B.
    Needs a longer time to recover following a stimulating activity.
  • C.
    Appears to be more focused and regulated after physical activity.
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 6.
  My child enjoys...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Pushing or carrying heavy things.
  • B.
    Jumping on the bed/couch/other surfaces.
  • C.
    Using full muscle force for activities and interactions with others.
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 7.
  My child...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Loves to spin.
  • B.
    Can move from one place to the other by navigating around objects in their way.
  • C.
    Becomes upset if their head is tilted back (diaper change, hairwashing)?
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 8.
  I've noticed my child...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Exhibit discomfort with body care tasks (diaper changes, teeth brushing, nail cutting etc.)
  • B.
    Likes to swing or dip upside down.
  • C.
    Feeling strongly about the texture of food.
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 9.
  My child often...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Avoids activities with a large amount of sound (i.e. group play, music class).
  • B.
    Responds to certain smells or tastes with avoidance or a strong reaction (i.e.gagging).
  • C.
    Notices and has a strong reaction to bright lighting.
  • D.
    None of the above.
• 10.
  My child...(select all that apply)

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  • A.
    Strongly benefits from a routine and familiar activities to stay calm.
  • B.
    Withdraws in busy or loud environments.
  • C.
    Craves intense physical activity on a regular basis throughout the day.
  • D.
    None of the above.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Your child seeks muscle input!

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  Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your child's nervous system and supporting their unique needs. According to your responses, your child seeks muscle input! So, what does that actually mean? Keep reading, friend...We all have unique sensory profiles, which means that the way our central nervous system regulates will be unique, too. Our nervous system processes input through our 8 sensory systems:👉 Sight (Visual)👉 Smell (Olfactory)👉 Hearing (Auditory)👉 Touch (Tactile)👉 Taste (Gustatory)👉 Muscle Input (Proprioceptive)👉 Movement (Vestibular)👉 Internal (Interoceptive)Depending on our sensory profile, the inputs that are most regulating (or most draining) will vary from person to person. Humans who seek muscle input are regulated by proprioceptive input. Ready to support your child's regulation TODAY? 👇1. Check out our list of muscle input (proprioceptive) activities: 👉 Pushing a laundry basket around the house, collecting items as they go👉 Playing a delivery game using heavy water jugs👉 Wheelbarrow walking 👉 Roll your child up in a blanket like a burrito and apply deep pressure👉 Different animal walks: bear walk, crab walk, snake slither👉 Jump and crash onto the couch or a pile of cushions👉 Tug-of -war👉 Deeper pressure massage👉 Tight hugs2. Sprinkle activities throughout your child's dayEvery time your child engages in an activity that regulates their nervous system, it's like charging their battery. They're able to cope with the daily stressors of life (loud noises, screens, bright lights, schedule changes, unknown expectations etc.) with more ease. When you add an activity to your child's day, research shows it recharges their battery for 90-120 minutes. This means that we can best support kids by offering a regulating activity every two hours or so, to keep their battery from being drained excessively. 3. Use muscle input as a coping strategySprinkling activities throughout the day is what we call proactive regulation, but we can also use muscle input for reactive regulation--helping a child to regulate in a hard moment, meltdown, tantrum, etc. When a child is having a meltdown they are in their amygdala, their feelings brain. They don't have access to their prefrontal cortex, their problem-solving brain. When we offer regulating activities to them in the moment it's a way to bring their whole brain back online so we can move through the steps of emotion processing together. That might sound like...👉 Would you like to do 10 big jumps before we solve this problem?👉 Would you like a deep squeeze to help your body calm? 👉 Would you like to bite down on this chewy toy before we chat about this? Hey there, I'm Alyssa Blask CampbellAnd as a teacher & a parent, I get it.I'm a teacher, parent, and an emotional development expert with a master's degree in early childhood education. I co-created the Collaborative Emotion Processing method, and researched it across the country. My book, Tiny Humans, Big Emotions is publishing in October with HarperCollins!I'm on a mission to change the ways adults experience children’s emotions so we can respond with intention to raise emotionally intelligent humans.Searching for Extra Support? I've Got Your Back1. Join me on Instagram. I post strategies to help you transform your relationship with your child. 2. Download my free guide of Activities for Kid's Regulation. It'll give you loads of calming activities to choose form. 3. Tune into my podcast here. The Voices of Your Village podcast is a place where parents, caregivers, teachers and experts come to support one another on this wild ride of raising tiny humans. We combined decades of experience with the latest research to create the modern parenting village.P.S. Check Your Inbox! I'll be in there with a PDF copy of your quiz results 🙌
• 2.
  Your child seeks movement!

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  Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your child's nervous system and supporting their unique needs. According to your responses, your child seeks movement! So, what does that actually mean? Keep reading, friend...We all have unique sensory profiles, which means that the way our central nervous system regulates will be unique, too. Our nervous system processes input through our 8 sensory systems:👉 Sight (Visual)👉 Smell (Olfactory)👉 Hearing (Auditory)👉 Touch (Tactile)👉 Taste (Gustatory)👉 Muscle Input (Proprioceptive)👉 Movement (Vestibular)👉 Internal (Interoceptive)Depending on our sensory profile, the inputs that are most regulating (or most draining) will vary from person to person. Humans who seek movement are regulated by vestibular input. Ready to support your child's regulation TODAY? 👇1. Check out our list of movement activities: 👉 Bouncing on a yoga ball, a Hippity Hop or Rody👉 Swinging👉 Holding their hands and letting them climb up your body and flip over👉 Dance party👉 Jumping rope/10 giant jumps👉 Spinning on an office chair👉 Set up "stones" on the floor with yoga blocks, books, etc and have your child hop from stone to stone👉 Jumping on a trampoline2. Sprinkle activities throughout your child's dayEvery time your child engages in an activity that regulates their nervous system, it's like charging their battery. They're able to cope with the daily stressors of life (loud noises, screens, bright lights, schedule changes, unknown expectations etc) with more ease. When you add an activity to your child's day, research shows it recharges their battery for 90-120 minutes. This means that we can best support kids by offering a regulating activity every two hours or so, to keep their battery from being drained excessively. 3. Use movement as a coping strategySprinkling activities throughout the day is what we call proactive regulation, but we can also use muscle input for reactive regulation--helping a child to regulate in a hard moment, meltdown, tantrum, etc. When a child is having a meltdown they are in their amygdala, their feelings brain. They don't have access to their prefrontal cortex, their problem-solving brain. When we offer regulating activities to them in the moment it's a way to bring their whole brain back online so we can move through the steps of emotion processing together. That might sound like...👉 Would you like to have a dance party before we solve this problem?👉 Would you like to do some big bounces to help your body calm? 👉 Would like to do some spins before we chat about this? Hey there, I'm Alyssa Blask CampbellAnd as a teacher & a parent, I get it.I'm a teacher, parent, and an emotional development expert with a masters degree in early childhood education. I co-created the Collaborative Emotion Processing method, and researched it across the country. BOOK I'm on a mission to change the ways adults experience children’s emotions so we can respond with intention to raise emotionally intelligent humans.Searching for Extra Support? I've Got Your Back1. Join me on Instagram. I post strategies to help you transform your relationship with your child. 2. Download my free guide of Activities for Kid's Regulation. It'll give you loads of calming activities to choose form. 3. Tune into my podcast here. Voices of Your Village podcast is a place where parents, caregivers, teachers and experts come to support one another on this wild ride of raising tiny humans. We combined decades of experience with the latest research to create the modern parenting village.P.S. Check Your Inbox! I'll Be in There with a PDF Copy of Your Quiz Results 🙌
• 3.
  Your child has a heightened awareness of sensory input!

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  Congratulations — by completing this quiz, you've shown your commitment to understanding your child's nervous system and supporting their unique needs. According to your responses, your child has a heightened awareness of sensory input! So, what does that actually mean? Keep reading, friend...We all have unique sensory profiles, which means that the way our central nervous system regulates will be unique, too. Our nervous system processes input through our 8 sensory systems:👉 Sight (Visual)👉 Smell (Olfactory)👉 Hearing (Auditory)👉 Touch (Tactile)👉 Taste (Gustatory)👉 Muscle Input (Proprioceptive)👉 Movement (Vestibular)👉 Internal (Interoceptive)Depending on our sensory profile, the inputs that are most regulating (or most draining) will vary from person to person. For humans with a heightened awareness of sensory input, they often experience the world in an intensified way. Their brains tend to have to work harder to filter and organize the information coming in from their 8 sensory systems because they have incredible attention to detail and notice things that other humans might overlook.Often this means that children with a heightened awareness need more sensory breaks throughout the day. Ready to support your child's regulation TODAY? 👇1. Check out our list of sensory break ideas: 👉 Decrease background noise where you can (music, tv, etc.) or some headphones they can wear if they need a break from noise👉 Provide a dimly lit, quiet space for them to give their nervous system a break.👉 Provide your child with a weighted blanket or weighted stuffy to snuggle.👉 Collaborate with other caregivers to create a space where your child can retreat if needed (i.e. a small play tent at child care, or a cozy corner at school). 2. Sprinkle breaks throughout your child's dayEvery time your child give their nervous system a break, it's like charging their battery. They're able to cope with the daily stressors of life (loud noises, screens, bright lights, schedule changes, unknown expectations etc) with more ease. When you give your child a break, research shows it recharges their battery for 90-120 minutes. This means that we can best support kids by offering a regulating sensory break every two hours or so, to keep their battery from being drained excessively. 3. Use breaks as a coping strategySprinkling breaks throughout the day is what we call proactive regulation, but we can also use breaks for reactive regulation--helping a child regulate in a hard moment, meltdown, tantrum, etc. When a child is having a meltdown they are in their amygdala, their feelings brain. They don't have access to their prefrontal cortex, their problem solving brain. When we offer regulating breaks to calm in the moment it's a way to bring their whole brain back online so we can move through the steps of emotion processing together. That might sound like...👉 Would you like to go sit in the cozy corner together before we solve this problem?👉 Your body seems overwhelmed. I'm going to dim the lights and turn down the music. 👉 Would like to snuggle your weighted stuffy before we chat about this? Hey there, I'm Alyssa Blask CampbellAnd as a teacher & a parent, I get it.I'm a teacher, parent, and an emotional development expert with a master's degree in early childhood education. I co-created the Collaborative Emotion Processing method, and researched it across the country .I'm on a mission to change the ways adults experience children’s emotions so we can respond with intention to raise emotionally intelligent humans.Searching for Extra Support? I've Got Your Back1. Follow me on Instagram. I post strategies to help you transform your relationship with your child. 2. Download my free Activities for Kid's Regulation Guide. It'll give you loads of calming activities to choose form. 3.Tune into my podcast here. Voices of Your Village podcast is a place where parents, caregivers, teachers and experts come to support one another on this wild ride of raising tiny humans. We combined decades of experience with the latest research to create the modern parenting village.P.S. Check Your Inbox! I'll Be in There with a PDF Copy of Your Quiz Results 🙌