There is no doubt that Hanukkah is one of the happiest holidays we have.
The swirls, the songs, the family candle lighting and of course the donuts and fritters - all of these make it one full of good things, but as such - also with a lot of stimulation.
How will children with difficulties in regulation or those who have a very sensitive sensory system deal with them?
And how can you help them?
Dorit Ben Meir
, a diagnostician and therapist for motor development, sleep counseling and infant massage, asks that you pay attention if your child is put off by one or more of the following things:
● When spinning like a merry-go-round at Hanukkah parties in the garden
● When there are many transitions between light and dark at Hanukkah parties in the garden
● When the fire is lit in the Hanukkah
● When The lighting of the candles, when the smell of the dying and melting wax rises
●And of course, from the smells, tastes and touch of the donuts and fritters
, so what can be done?
●Do the children in kindergarten go around like merry-go-rounds?
Your child really does not have to move around with his whole body.
You can turn only a leg or only a hand.
You can hold the child's arms in deep contact and turn slowly together as your hands wrap around his body.
Since you probably won't be able to make it to the party in kindergarten this year, you should instruct the kindergarten teacher to do so.
●Strong lights?
Put on or have the kindergartener put on glasses for the child.
Yes, yes, dark glasses during a party or while the lights are flashing will regulate the feeling of glare and the difficulty to deal with it.
Loud sounds?
Earplugs will muffle the noises and the child will be able to deal with them.
Strong smells and tastes?
Keep the menorah away from a prominent place after lighting it and also, while eating the donuts, allow the child to choose which one to eat if at all... not every child likes the texture of the donut or the contact with the oil left on the hands.
In conclusion, it is important that you be sensitive to your child, experience the holiday with him in the way that suits him and know how to regulate for him the things that are a little too much for him.
A baby spins a carousel on Hanukkah (Photo: ShutterStock, Shutterstock)
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