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Digital Seminar

If Play is Happening in the Forest, Is There Any Kid Around to Experience It?

Distracted and Disorganized Kids in a Digital Age
Faculty:
Aubrey Schmalle, OTR/L, SIPT, Certified Tomatis Consultant
Duration:
1 Hour 33 Minutes
Copyright:
22 Apr, 2026
Product Code:
POS065727
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
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Description

Kids today are swimming in fast, fragmented digital input – and many spend their days distracted, disorganized, and dysregulated.

This session explains how heavy, visually dominant screen use can crowd out essential vestibular-proprioceptive-tactile experiences, strain attentional systems, and aggravate executive-function challenges – especially for children with learning or processing differences.

You’ll leave with practical ways to rebalance the brain-body connection using multisensory movement, nature-based routines, and targeted “digital detox” strategies that improve regulation, attention, and real-world participation.

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Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepepesi.com


Objectives

  1. Explain how overreliance on visual/digital input can disrupt sensory modulation, self-regulation, and neural integration.
  2. Describe the physiological and attentional effects of differential sensory activation (e.g. weak vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile input) in children immersed in screens.
  3. Apply concrete therapeutic strategies (nature-based, multisensory movement, digital breaks) to reduce disorganization and support attentional and regulatory growth.

Outline

4 D’s of a Digital Generation: Distraction, Disorganization, Dysregulation, and Digital Dementia

  • The speed of digital information vs. the pace of neurodevelopment
  • Growing impact of technology on learning and behavior
  • Unique challenges for children with learning, processing, and attention deficits

Rebalance the Brain-Body Connection

  • Role of the senses in self-regulation, perception, and adaptive response patterns
  • Sensory Imbalances: overusing vision in a screen-based world
  • Impact of weak links in sensory triads on learning and behavior
  • Influence physiology to reduce disorganization and dysregulation
  • Rebalance through controlled activation of multiple senses

Nature as the Antidote to the Digital Overload

  • How sensational movement outdoors resets dopamine and attention systems
  • Contrasting nature’s multisensory rhythm with the screen-based dopamine rollercoaster
  • Using digital detox strategies to restore regulation and engagement
  • Guiding families toward practical shifts that protect sensory health and resilience

Target Audience

  • Counsellors
  • Educators
  • Marriage and Family Therapists 
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapist assistants
  • Physicians
  • Psychologists
  • Physical Therapists
  • Speech-language Pathologist
  • Social Workers

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