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There can often be a real 'balancing act' when you are dealing with sensory issues. We all, I am sure, struggle with how much to push- in the name of desensitization- and what to just not do. When your child has sensory processing issues, that may also be combined with another diagnoses, every day routines can have many factors that come into play in deciding what we may do and choose to pass on. I like some of the discussion in this article, so wanted to pass it along. As well as the link to another article on the site about 'what to do when your child refuses to put on winter clothes"..yep..been there...

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/should-i-expose-my-overly-sensitive-child-to-the-things-that-upset-her

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/what-to-do-when-your-child-refuses-to-put-on-winter-clothes