• Encourages children to find ways to calm themselves.
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• Introduces children to different materials and textures.
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• Manipulate and play with different materials.
• Support self-calming and exploration with these silicone pendants.
• Silicone pendants provide a calming sensation and can help children feel relief from stress and anxiety.
• These chewable sensory pendants facilitate emotional regulation while introducing children to various textures, promoting exploration and creativity. Made from durable silicone, they are safe to chew. Provides oral stimulation which can help children to concentrate and focus.
• Chewing a pendant can help with oral motor development, especially for children with low tone. A speech therapist may introduce a chewy to help strengthen the muscles around the jaw for better speech development. An occupational therapist might use chewie's to introduce different textures.
Chewing provides proprioceptive input which is known to be calming and organising. This can create smoother and less anxiety provoking transitions throughout the day.