About half of my patients have outgrown my old quiet tent so I got a new one. This tent is both bigger so that the bigger kids can fit in it, and it’s also a bit darker so it works well for kids who need a bit of a “womb space” to help themselves regulate. I also got this giant cushion to put inside for the older kids (and myself).
Since the new tent doesn’t have windows it’s a bit harder to use for social skills (for example: working on greetings by hiding out of sight of the kid and then popping back into sight and saying “hello,” then saying “bye bye” before I move it out of sight again), but it’s equally as easy to use for following directions (such as telling the child to put a small toy in/on/under/behind/in front of the tent).
I still have this nightlight, which has a remote so that kids can use it as a cause-and-effect toy or even follow directions when I tell them which color to press. The kids still love it and I love that it’s so easy to disinfect!
Here are some more of my favorite Zones of Regulation tools.