Sensory Toys Help with Anxiety and Anger

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐨! How Sensory Toys Help with Anxiety and Anger (Alongside CBT):

Sensory toys like stress balls, fidget spinners, or textured objects 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧. When a child is anxious or angry, their brain feels overwhelmed. Playing with a sensory toy can help them shift their attention from those emotions to something calming.

With CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), we teach kids to notice their thoughts, feelings, and actions and how they’re all connected. Sensory toys support this by giving them a tool to manage the physical signs of stress while they learn new coping skills. For example, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐁𝐓, 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦.

Together, sensory toys and CBT work like a team: 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝.