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A Nervous System Tool for Children, to dampen the perception of threat in their environment and body because a balanced Nervous system builds a rested Child and a rested Parent.
Lavenderbuddy®
Discover the bear that does more than cuddle—it connects.
Thoughtfully designed to support all children and may be extra helpful for Neurodiverse Brains, Visual Impairment Cerebral/ Cortical or Ocular challenges and Trauma.
Lavenderbuddy ® isn’t a plush toy—it’s a multi-sensory companion for comfort, focus, and nervous system flow.
🖐️ Tactile/Touch – Ultra-soft, low-pile plush for soothing tactile feedback with embroidered points for finding with fingers.
👁️ Visual/Sight – Colorful embroidered focus points to support focus for breathwork, with added learning for colour and numbers
👂 Auditory/Sound – Safe Velcro opening provides gentle auditory feedback and promotes fine motor skills
👃 Olfactory/ Smell – A removable stitched sealed pouch of dried lavender flowers promotes relaxation and activates the Vagus nerve to signal to the body from the brain, to dampen that activated state. Added sleep support when used at bedtime transition. Can be removed and used separately.
🤗 Proprioception – Large size for tight hugs and inside pouch to added weighted items of your choice or an ice pack when poorly.
Whether it’s helping with bedtime transition, managing external and internal sensory overwhelm, or connection between a parent and a child, Lavenderbuddy ® is here to gently guide your child to find what is safe for them and for their unique needs.
Our Team.
All of our Staff at Lavandula HQ are happy to be of Service, to making sure all our children have an Inclusive Tool and knowledge to access support for their Body and Brain regardless of their Needs, Diagnosis or Visual Impairment. We want to impart some knowledge for Parents too, for understanding the end result we and other's may see in our children's actions, is actually an unconscious process in the anatomy of their Brain and Nervous system that can be different in all of us.
Neurodiversity, Visual Impairment and Trauma can leave our children in constant survival mode which many do not understand and we want that important knowledge shared.
The Brain Body connection
The Nervous system connects the two and our nervous system change state from rest and digest to fight or flight and back again is incredibly important for pleasure, health and survival and many of us can draw on our internal and external resources for a nervous system that can flow back and forward between the states
It's not a goal to reach a Calm/ Balance state all the time and stay there, it's a daily dance that also protects us.
1.The Brain sends messengers using electricity and chemicals to our Nervous System and organs and feedback is looped back to the brain.
2. The Brain then processes that information ,from our external and internal environment we experience with our Sensory System.
When this flows correctly, we thrive.
Why it may be challenging for children who are Neurodivergent, have Cerebral/ Cortical Visual Impairment or Trauma, to " Regulate " their nervous system and here is why it wont always work:
These types of brains above have higher levels of neuroception, where the brain is always aware of potential triggers or perceived risk and threat, leading to greater levels of heightened arousal and survival mode all day.
This chaos gets bigger with added challenges we see below, and may carry over to bedtime.
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Sensory defensive: Children with this condition over respond excessively to sensory input as their body innefectively processes it and may be battling with this ALL day, making it tough to transition from wakefulness to sleep. This can lead to bedtime resistance or frequent night waking.
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Stress Hormones: That internal heightened state and energy inside the brain and body that is not understood, released or dampened, may contribute to disrupted sleep cycles as Stress hormones like cortisol may stay elevated, preventing deep, restful sleep.
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Melatonin Disruption: Sensory overstimulation can interfere with melatonin production, the hormone responsible for sleep regulation. Screen exposure and heightened emotional states can further delay sleep onset.
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Seeking extra Comfort and Security: Some children may struggle to sleep alone because their nervous system craves the calming presence of a caregiver. Physical closeness, even with a Bear can dampen their arousal levels and promote a path to bring the body and brain down from that heightened state.
Using Lavenderbuddy ® repetitively and consistently may build a stronger foundation for their Nervous System and Brain to soothe that overload from the Multi Sensory feedback responses they can access.
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Take him anywhere!
Transitions from a safe familiar place to the outside World can be tough.
Your child deserves support in new spaces to reduce perceived fear of the unknown and from sensory stimulation, so our backpack with an embroidered visual and tactile logo to locate it when put down and hang ear defenders from, lets them bring their Lavenderbuddy ® to wherever they need to go.
New House, A different house when co- parenting, Into the car, Travelling long distances for a Holiday or trip, Airport ,Dentist or Hospital visits, New School or Nursery and environments can change daily.
Sometimes he peeks out the backpack and waves at everyone but he loves to be beside your child in their bed at night so they do not feel alone.
Reviews
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" She has not put it down"
"Helps so much at bedtime"
"Brings so much comfort"
"Amazing tool for our children"
" Has really helped, especially this year!"
"What a gift, we all need to be learning our
children about how amazing they are and can be"
" Best thing I have ever seen for children"
"Wish they sold this when I was a child"
