Let’s first look at what ‘sensory integration’ is. The official name of sensory integration is ‘sensory integration’. This idea was proposed by Dr. Jean Ayres of the University of Southern California in 1969. Sensory integration refers to the process in which an individual forms an effective combination of various sensory stimulation information (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.) entering the brain in the central nervous system. That is, individuals effectively use their senses in a specific environment to obtain information from different sensory pathways (vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, movement, vestibular sense, proprioception, etc.) from the environment and input it into the brain. The ability to process input information (including interpretation, comparison, enhancement, inhibition, connection, and unification) and make adaptive responses.

Theoretically speaking, all children will have more or less sensory integration problems after birth. The first stop of so-called "optimal education" is to pay attention to "sensory integration training" for children from an early age. '. If your child has any of the above symptoms of "sensory integration disorder", it means that the child's "sensory integration disorder" problem has become more obvious, and more attention should be paid to systematic sensory integration exercises.

The popular term for 'sensory integration disorder' is: "a very slight disorder occurs in the development of children's brains." Drugs are ineffective and must be corrected through training. In other words, sensory integration disorder is not a disease. Children with sensory integration disorder have normal intelligence. It is just that there are obstacles in the coordination of the child's brain and various parts of the body, which prevents many excellent aspects from being expressed. Usually, children's sensory integration disorders can be easily corrected through training before they are 12 years old. Once they are over 12 years old, they will become fixed and cannot be changed. This is why some children are very smart and active when they are young, but they are average when they grow up.

Common problems with sensory integration disorders include:

(1) Tactile problems:

1. Avoid contact and stick to certain objects and have to hold them all the time. Have a sense of security, do not like to play games with physical contact, and dislike certain textures of clothing;

2. Hate being touched, hate haircuts, bathing, brushing teeth, and dislike manual work such as painting, sanding, and masonry;< /p>

3. Loves to fight, loses temper and hits others, reacts violently to non-malicious physical contact;

(2) Vestibular sensory function problems:

1. Staggering around in class, holding the pen improperly when writing, and having incorrect posture when sitting upright, reading, and writing;

2. Line skipping and missing lines are prone to occur during reading. When the head moves, the eyes are in space to see objects. Unstable;

3. Motion sickness, seasickness, easy dizziness during large movements;

4. Structural and spatial perception impairment, difficulty in distinguishing subtle differences in images;

5. Avoiding or fearing exercise, mainly using eyes to coordinate movements during exercise;

(3) Proprioceptive function problems:

1. Slow writing speed, irregular handwriting, Often use excessive force when writing;

2. Poor sequence and time awareness in learning and other activities;

3. Easy to learn poorly due to non-intellectual factors and complete simple actions Frequent failures, low self-confidence, easily frustrated when encountering difficulties, and strong dependence;

4. Difficulty learning fine movements such as tying shoelaces and buttoning, poor gross and fine motor skills, and clumsy movements , does not like somersaults, and is not good at playing with building blocks;

5. Unsociable, withdrawn, easily lost in unfamiliar environments;

Trampoline exercise is an important means of children's sensory training! Among many children with sensory integration disorders, disorders of balance, coordination and vestibular sense are the most basic and important problems. Among the training methods for these points, trampoline is the most common and the most effective method. Jumping exercises help stimulate the child's sensory system, improve the integration of proprioception and vestibular sense, cultivate a sense of balance, and train the child's hand-eye coordination, which is of great help to the child's independent movement and the maturity of sports planning. Jumping on the trampoline can also help children's emotional stability and enterprising spirit to overcome difficulties. Formal sensory training is not as simple as ordinary fun. If you find that your child needs training in this area, it is recommended to carry out formal and systematic trampoline sensory training, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Since children's balance and coordination are still developing, their movements are sudden and uncertain, and it is very easy for them to lose their balance and fall.

Choosing a safe trampoline for this reason is crucial in sensory training. There are several important factors to consider when it comes to trampoline safety:

1. Exposed trampoline frame: Hard metal frames are one of the biggest dangers jumpers face and can cause serious fractures, scratches, and skull injuries. !

2. Insufficient protective pads: After being hit several times, the protective pads will begin to wear, deform, and tear, and will seriously lose their ability to absorb impacts.

3. Spring: The spring will produce bump elasticity, which can sometimes hurt the jumper even under the protection of the protective pad.

4. Rigid protective net support pole: Even if the rigid metal pole is wrapped with protective pads, it cannot protect the jumper from rapid collision with the metal pole and cause injury.

5. Light frame: When the jumper jumps or hits the net support pole, the light support frame of the traditional spring trampoline will soften, wrinkle or even collapse.

For this reason, choose a trampoline with a soft ridge guard (the net support rods cannot be rigid materials such as metal), and there should be no hard objects in the trampoline space that children can access. Do not use a trampoline with springs, because even with a sponge protective pad, it is not safe for young children.