The sock seam.
The hand dryer.
The fifth time you've called their name.
If your child falls apart over things other kids barely notice, or doesn't seem to notice things at all, I'll help you figure out why and what to do about it at home.
I'm Melissa Summers, a sensory educator. I teach parents how their child's senses work, in plain English, with real things to try this week.
Three ways to work with me, starting at $37.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
You've tried the reward charts.
And the consequences. And the time-outs. And the calm voice, and the not-so-calm voice. Some of it worked for a day.
Here's what most parenting advice skips: a lot of those hard moments start in the body. Tags that feel like sandpaper. A cafeteria that sounds like a stadium. A kid who crashes into the couch because their body is asking for something they can't put into words.
Once you can see what's underneath, you stop guessing.
You'll still have hard days. They'll just start making sense.
YOUR PATH
Three ways to work with me
Not sure? Start with Sprout. It's $37, and the full amount counts toward Seedling if you want more.
The Sprout
$37
The Quick Start
A short video and a toolkit that put words to what you've been seeing. You'll learn the one idea that changes how you read your child's behavior (I call it the Iceberg), an at-a-glance guide to all 8 senses (yes, there are 8), and decoder cards that turn "why is my kid DOING that?!" into something you can respond to. Watch during naptime, use by bedtime.
The Seedling
$197
The full picture, at your own pace.
An online course you work through on your schedule, with each module building on the last. By the end, you'll know which senses are behind your hardest moments, which tools fit your child, and how to build a daily rhythm that works in your actual house.
The Taproot
$1600
8 weeks, one-on-one. Me, in your back pocket.
Private coaching for parents who want help in real time. We meet by video once a week. Between calls, you send me a voice message when something happens, and I help you read it and figure out what to try. Together we build a family binder of plans and notes that's all about your kid.
I take a handful of families each year, and we start with a short call to make sure it's a fit.
Why $1,600? I priced it as a real commitment on purpose. Most of the change happens at home between our calls, and it's easier to keep going on a hard Tuesday when you've decided this matters.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Hi, I'm Melissa.
I'm a licensed occupational therapy assistant (COTA/L) with 16 years of working alongside kids whose nervous systems run loud. Through Root & Rise, I work as a sensory educator, which means I teach parents. I don't evaluate, diagnose, or treat your child. If your child already has a therapist, this helps you carry the work through the other 167 hours of the week. I started Root & Rise because I kept meeting families drowning in strategies, with no one explaining why any of them should work. I'm based in Colorado. I'm also a mom. I know what it's like to be the one Googling at 10:47pm, wondering if you're doing this right.
You are.
HOW IT WORKS
The S.O.I.L. Framework
Four steps, in this order.
S
Sensory Discovery
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Figure out how your child takes in the world: what's too loud, too bright, too itchy, and what they go looking for. |
O
Orient the Body
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Learn quick activities (I call them sensory snacks) that help your child's body settle when things start to slide. |
I
Integrate the Home
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Make small changes at home so the hard moments happen less often. |
L
Life in Full Bloom
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Build routines your family can keep, and get back to enjoying each other. |
Connection over Correction.
Your child was never the problem.
The world can be very loud and very bright, for some of us.
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