Kids Education Archive
10 Reasons To Go Seamless
SmartKnitKIDS offers seamless socks, undies, bralettes, and Compresso-Ts that are perfect for kids with a sensory processing disorder, or for those who just hate socks and seams.
5 Tips for Helping Autistic Teens and Adults Manage Stress
Helpful and fun ideas for helping teens and adults with autism to manage stress and regulate emotions.
Summer Sensory Activities for Kids
Sensory play is a positive way for children to engage their senses and further their development. Here are several ideas for fun summer sensory play.
How to Have a Fun and Safe 4th of July with Sensory Sensitive Children
Helpful tools and tricks to help sensory sensitive kids have a safe and fun 4th of July.
Tips for Parents Navigating Sensory Processing Disorder
Helpful tools and tricks for you to support your child and move through those big emotions, together.
Back to School Tips for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Create a seamless routine, and help your child have an irritation-free transition from summer to fall.
10 Sensory Tools for Back-To-School
Here are some tools to help your children have a more successful school year.
Help Your ADHD Child Manage Back-To-School and Homework Time
Here are some tricks and tools to help your child transition from school to home with minimal meltdowns and maximum fun.
Helping Autistic Children Prevent Meltdowns This School Year
Help your child navigate their school environment with these simple and achievable tips.
Sensory Play Activities for a Rainy Day
Sensory play ideas to help your child seamlessly transition from the stimulating environment of their school to being stuck at home on a rainy day.
Choosing the Best Clothing for Sensory Sensitive Children
We have some helpful tips to support your child and avoid meltdowns while shopping for back-to-school this year.
After School Sensory Play Activities
Sensory play and sensory activities are beneficial, because they help to bring your child back to the present moment while building nerve connections in the brain. They will learn new skills while playing and exploring their world.
Tips for Recognizing SPD
Recognizing Sensory Processing Disorder in your own children can be challenging. Read our post to find a few guide points to recognizing SPD in your children.
Compressed on Time for Back to School?
With Back-to-School quickly approaching you may feel a little compressed on time to get everything that you need in time. Don’t worry, we understand just how exhausting this time of year can be for parents.
Breaking Down SPD Awareness Month
Sensory Processing Disorder is a mouthful to say and a difficult topic to wrap our heads around. Read this to help break it down into bite sized portions.
Make a Difference Day
The fourth Saturday every October is set aside as Make a Difference Day – a community service event with a mission to improve the lives of others. This is what we hope our products do every day – and they do!
Truly Seamless Socks
There are plenty of socks on the market that make a claim about being seamless. Not every one of them is truly seamless, however. Here is a breakdown of the different seam types, and why our SmartKnit socks are truly seamless.
Visiting Santa with an Autistic or Sensory Sensitive Child
The annual visit to Santa can be a scary and stressful activity for a child with autism or sensory disorder. Read our tips to help make your visit a success.
Winter Sensory Activities for Kids
Break up the monotony with these fun sensory activities for children, preschoolers, and toddlers to keep your kids busy.
Compresso-T Aids in Sleep Disturbances in Children with ASD
Do your children with ASD have difficulty sleeping? Compresso-T may be the answer you’re looking for.
Ways Parents Can Help with Autistic Children
As a parent of a child on the autism spectrum, it’s important to know how best to help them thrive. From early intervention therapies to structured routines, here are ways parents can help children with autism.
Great School Supply Additions for Children with Sensory or Focus Challenges
Parents around the country are shopping for backpacks, scissors, crayons, and notebooks. The most important supplies to your student, may not be the ones that are on any traditional list. A child with sensory processing disorder, autism, ADHD, or anxiety may face challenges with day-to-day learning due to fidgeting, inability to focus, or feelings of anxiety. Including some of these tools in your back-to-school shopping will help your child to have a more successful year.
Halloween Tips for Parents of Sensory Kids
There are many things that parents can do to make Halloween enjoyable for your sensory sensitive children as well. Follow these helpful tips and be on your way to a fun and safe Halloween for you and your sensory sensitive child.
Tips for Traveling with Children, Especially Those with Sensory Needs, During Thanksgiving Weekend
Thanksgiving weekend travel is already stressful due to the sheer numbers of fellow travelers, but it can be even more stressful for families with young children—especially children with special needs. So, if you’ll be among America’s travelers during Thanksgiving, follow these travel tips to help your family have a smooth and happy holiday trip!
Holiday Tips for Parents of Children with Sensory Sensitivities
The Christmas season is the most wonderful time of the year. However, the season can bring extra challenges for children with sensory processing disorder. Following these few helpful tips can help your child experience the joy and magic that we’re all familiar with.
Surviving Winter with Sensory Sensitive Children
Winter is a tough season for most people, but especially for parents of sensory sensitive kids. Concern can shift back and forth between keeping them warm and managing their sensitivities. The following tips will help navigate winter more successfully with a sensitive child.
Pets for Kids with Autism
Learn about the benefits of animals for children with autism. Find out how interactions with therapy animals can enhance communication and reduce anxiety in kids with autism.
Choosing Back-to-School Clothes for a Child with SPD
If your children live with Sensory Processing Disorder or other sensory issues, you might be dreading your annual back-to-school shopping. Following these eight tips will help you to select new school clothes that your child will be willing to wear!
Sports and Autism
Discover sports activities that are beneficial and challenging for children with autism. Learn about the positive impact of sports on children with autism and find the right activities to engage them.
Summer Travel Tips for Parents of Sensory Sensitive Children
Don’t let summer travel stress you out as a parent of a sensory sensitive child. This post covers proven tips to make your family vacation or reunion a success, from packing hacks to dealing with triggers on the road.
Choosing the Right Back-to-School Clothes for AFOs
Don’t let summer travel stress you out as a parent of a sensory sensitive child. This post covers proven tips to make your family vacation or reunion a success, from packing hacks to dealing with triggers on the road.
Sensory Processing Disorder and Proprioceptive Input
Is your child seeking more "body awareness"? Sensory processing disorder may be the culprit. Dive into the power of proprioception - the 8th sense - and how proprioceptive input through compression, weight, and pressure can soothe sensory needs.
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This is general information and not intended to diagnose or treat patients. It is the provider's responsibility to ascertain the appropriateness of individual applications
of compression therapy. Patients should always consult with their provider prior to wearing compression products.
Contraindications:
Compression products should not be worn and are contraindicated if you have any of the following conditions: severe arterial insufficiency, cutaneous infections,
acute dermatitis, wet dermatosis, uncontrolled congestive heart failure, skin irritations, allergies to dyes.