Published on 12, July, 2020
Our son is seven/non-verbal and generally doesn't have too many behaviour issues but recently his been getting more sensory seeking. We've been doing sensory circuits, brushing, joint compressions, etc. during the day but at bedtime it isn't enough and he goes into an sensory seeking overload and is hitting/kicking basically until he runs out of puff and has got it out of his system. Then he just gets back into bed, settles down and goes to sleep.
We were thinking of buying a punch bag for him to get it out of his system instead of directed at us. Has anyone had any success with this and if so can you recommend a good bit of kit?
Thanks in advance, Neal
I had a very similar problem with my little boy when he was around 2 years old. He is 4 and copes better with his outbursts now. Both me and my wife believe the punch bag helped him tremendously and I would recommend this to anyone in a similar situation.
There are plenty of good punch bags out there and you don't have to spend a fortune. We chosse to get a free standing punching bag as you don't need to hang it from anywhere and they are also quite portable.