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Explore FREE tools, activities and emotional learning supports designed for use at home, school and in therapy settings.

Created by paediatric Occupational Therapist Beryl Smith.

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Regulation-Informed Practice Starter helps therapists and educators begin applying a regulation-informed lens to everyday practice, with practical prompts to consider capacity, timing, support, participation, and the child’s internal and external environment.

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Ready to Participate? helps parents, educators and therapists recognise regulation capacity, consider readiness, and adjust support and expectations before asking more of a child.

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Learn to Spot Dysregulation Before It Escalates helps parents, educators and therapists recognise early signs of dysregulation, understand changing regulation capacity, and respond with the right support before overwhelm builds.

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Before You Step In – Pause, helps parents, educators and therapists slow down, notice a child’s regulation state, and consider capacity, timing and support before responding or adding another demand.

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Step In or Step Back? A Practical OT Guide helps occupational therapists make clearer decisions about when to offer support, when to reduce input, and how to match co-regulation to a child’s capacity, needs and environment.

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Co-Regulation Quick Guide helps parents, educators and therapists understand co-regulation, recognise when a child needs adult support, and respond in ways that match the child’s capacity, needs and environment.

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5 Simple Ways to Build Your Child’s Self-Worth gives parents practical, everyday ideas to strengthen confidence, nurture a positive sense of self, and help children recognise their strengths, value and unique qualities.

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5-Minute Strength Finder for Kids helps children recognise their strengths, build self-awareness and confidence, and start positive conversations about what they enjoy, value and do well.

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I Am Amazing Poster from the What’s Right With Me? pack helps children recognise their strengths, build positive self-awareness and celebrate the qualities, abilities and interests that make them unique.

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Self-Care Workbook for Working Mums is a practical resource designed to help busy mothers reflect, reset and make space for their own well-being, with simple prompts and strategies that support balance, self-awareness and sustainable self-care.

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5 Signs You’re Trying to Teach Too Soon helps parents, educators and therapists recognise when a child may not yet have the regulation capacity for learning, and how to adjust timing, expectations and support before adding more demand.

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Parent Reflections offers simple prompts to help parents pause, notice patterns, reflect on their child’s regulation needs, and consider how timing, expectations and support may be influencing participation and connection.

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What’s Right With Me? helps children recognise their strengths, build self-awareness and confidence, and develop a more positive understanding of who they are through simple, strengths-based reflection and activities.

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Clinical Reasoning: The Skill that ChangesEverything helps paediatric therapists strengthen decision-making, reflect on why an intervention is chosen, and consider the child, occupation, regulation capacity, timing, and internal and external environment.

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Chore Development Timeline helps parents understand age-appropriate household responsibilities, build independence gradually, and choose practical chores that support participation, confidence and everyday life skills.

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Why Adults Love Our Free Resources

âś” practical and easy to use
âś” therapist-designed and family-friendly
âś” supports emotional wellbeing and regulation
âś” encourages meaningful conversations and connection
âś” simple strategies for everyday life
âś” engaging printable activities children enjoy
âś” helps adults feel more confident and supported
âś” suitable for home, school and therapy settings

These resources were created to provide calm, practical support that families, educators and therapists can begin using immediately. 

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These FREE resources were created to provide families, educators and therapists with practical tools that support emotional wellbeing, confidence, regulation and everyday connection.

At Sensory SMART OT, we believe that helpful support should be accessible, practical and easy to use in real-life situations. These FREE downloadable resources are designed to offer simple starting points, meaningful conversations and supportive strategies that can make everyday life feel a little more manageable.