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    Proprioceptive Activities: 301 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2Y1

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    Proprioceptive activities provide sensory input to help a child understand where their body is in space. These activities stimulate the skin, muscles, and joints to send information to the brain about movement and body position. Proprioceptive activities have longer lasting benefits than other sensory strategies as they can increase focus and improve motor skills and body awareness. Suggested activities include deep pressure massage, brushing the skin, pushing or carrying heavy objects, jumping, climbing, pulling toys, roughhousing, and obstacle courses incorporating whole body movement.

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    Proprioceptive activities provide sensory input to help a child understand where their body is in space. These activities stimulate the skin, muscles, and joints to send information to the brain about movement and body position. Proprioceptive activities have longer lasting benefits than other sensory strategies as they can increase focus and improve motor skills and body awareness. Suggested activities include deep pressure massage, brushing the skin, pushing or carrying heavy objects, jumping, climbing, pulling toys, roughhousing, and obstacle courses incorporating whole body movement.

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    Proprioceptive activities provide sensory input to help a child understand where their body is in space. These activities stimulate the skin, muscles, and joints to send information to the brain about movement and body position. Proprioceptive activities have longer lasting benefits than other sensory strategies as they can increase focus and improve motor skills and body awareness. Suggested activities include deep pressure massage, brushing the skin, pushing or carrying heavy objects, jumping, climbing, pulling toys, roughhousing, and obstacle courses incorporating whole body movement.

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    Proprioceptive Activities: 301 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2Y1

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    Proprioceptive Activities

    Your child gets information from their skin, muscles and joints that goes to their brains. This
    proprioceptive information then goes to the muscles where they are ‘told’ what to do and then
    to the rest of the brain where it combines with other information to figure out where the body
    is and how it is moving. Below are activities that can help your child feel where their body is
    in space, feel more grounded and have a calming effect. Proprioceptive activities have longer
    lasting effects than other sensory strategies and can increase focus. They are also good for
    developing better body awareness, thereby improving motor movements.

    Activities to try:
     Deep pressure to the body by giving big hugs, squishes, ‘sit’ on them, roll a ball over
    their trunk/legs/arms

     Use a therapy brush on arms, legs, trunk and back

     Push, lift and carry heavy items (eg. move the furniture around the house, push heavy
    laundry baskets, carry books)

     Do wheelbarrow walking (hands on ground, feet held by adult)

     Jump on a trampoline. If no trampoline, jump on ground.

     Climb a steep hill

     Pull a friend across the floor on a blanket

     Rough house with another child or adult or pet (with


    safety guidelines in place)

     Climb on outdoor climber

     Do obstacle courses; start with 3 requests and add as your child’s movements
    become smoother and faster. Change and add requests to the obstacle course as
    they improve. Example of obstacle course: jump up and down, run to the wall, roll on
    the floor.

     Activities involving the whole body, especially the arms are best

     Many playground activities are very stimulating. Try to find games that need to be
    done slow and require heavy work.

    301 Dogwood Street, Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2Y1


    Telephone: (250) 286-0955 • Fax: (250) 287-2676
    Early Intervention Program – Occupational Therapy

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