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, they can guide the child through the process, essentially eliminating tantrums.The set point that every human’s body is trying to get to is also called a sensory threshold. It is where neurochemical changes take place in the brain. There are neurotransmitters that help a person reach their optimum functioning level. You are at your best when you can balance the input that is constantly coming into your sensory system.For the majority of humans, we’re more or less sensitive in at least one of our senses.If you are more sensitive, you are an over-responder.A note:Usually a person is an over-responder in a couple of senses, just-right in others, and potentially an under-responder in the rest.Because of this, the child’s behavior can be very tricky to understand.The under-responder is the person who has one or more senses that don’t get enough sensory input to reach the just-right point.They need to see, hear, or smell more.There are two different ways of being under-responders:Passive Under-ResponderThis child gets accused of being lazy, unmotivated, or sluggish.This child needs more sensory input but doesn’t pursue it.Sensory-Seeking Under-ResponderThis child is very hyper: climbing walls, yelling, slamming into people.They need more input, and they are ON IT.God created children like this. Working within the confines that God gave them, parents can acquire the tools to know when their child is going to be overloaded, and respond accordingly. The goal is to set kids up to be able to deal with their own sensory systems well.Reach out to Kelly!InstagramSensory Profile QuizMonthly MembershipPlease subscribe to the podcastYouTubeApple PodcastsSpotify

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