When parenting feels like a daily battle, there’s usually more going on beneath the surface. This episode explores how behavior is communication—and how understanding sensory needs can bring peace, connection, and joy back into your home.
In this heartfelt episode, occupational therapist Cherie Francis-Boegeman joins Jill Stowell to explore how sensory needs, emotional safety, and connection can bring calm and joy back to your parenting journey. This conversation is real, validating, and full of hope.
In this episode:
✅ Why “bad behavior” is often a sign of lagging sensory and emotional skills
✅ The power of unstructured play and 3D movement in child development
✅ Practical ways to reduce meltdowns and reconnect as a family
SHOW NOTES
Cherie Francis-Boegeman
Books Mentioned
📖 Sensory Integration and Learning Disorders – A. Jean Ayres
📖 Balanced and Barefoot – Angela J. Hanscom
Collaborative Problem Solving
🧠 About CPS and upcoming classes
▶️ What is CPS?
▶️ CPS episode with Stuart Ablon
▶️ CPS episode with Debra Ann Afarian
Connect with Stowell Learning Center
📞 Talk to a Learning Specialist
📞 877-774-0444
The challenges that come with dyslexia and learning differences don’t have to last a lifetime. When we stop using Band-Aid approaches and start strengthening the root skills that are missing, real, lasting change is possible—for your child and your family.
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