Ep. #22 - What's Your Over-Under?

In Part II of her series on Making Sense of Your Child’s Behavior, Kelly is talking about the three ways that the sensory system works: over-responsiveness, under-responsiveness, and the just-right point. Understanding the sensory system will heighten your ability to navigate both your own and your child’s behavior.

The body is automatically trying to reach its “just-right” point, but that set point is different for each individual. This is the way God created us, and parents and children will find it easiest to work with the flow that God has created.

Over or under-responsiveness in children can look like misbehavior. Your child is trying to understand and manage what their sensory system needs, but they aren’t equipped to accomplish that task. When parents understand this,  ...