Short books with simple story lines. The best ones are traditional fairy tales such as Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.)

You and another adult lock arms to create a hammock and hold the child between them in a horizontal position. Be sure both of you are close enough to apply a small amount of pressure to the child with your bodies.

To better set it up, determine a short amount of time for a play date (one hour or less when you are first introducing your child to play dates), and then set up specific activities or games. I suggest alternating between fine motor or tabletop games and gross motor games that require less interaction. If two children are simply jumping on a

By teaching your child specific skills that are essential for play, such as reciprocating the actions of another, maintaining attention on an activity, as well as engaging in representational use of objects, you supply the child with the tools of peer

When playing with your child who is sensory-sensitive, try to start with the activities that use deep-pressure input along with exposure to tactile or movement input. Deep-pressure input has a calming effect on the nervous system, counteracting the reactions to sensory input that would otherwise be perceived as noxious. As

Once you have played a familiar game with a child several times, you can begin setting up the game. Leave off some parts, such as the hammers for Whac-A-Mole or the shapes for Candy Land Castle, and then wait for the child to request the desired parts.

Put things together for a game the wrong way, and wait for your child to correct you (do this only once a child has a clear understanding of how it should be put together).

bubbles or winding a toy and then just stopping and waiting for your child to ask for help or say, “Go again” or “More.”

Additionally, spatial concepts are best understood in a three-dimensional world (big, small, on top of, etc.); children learn these kinds of words