While there's a lot you can do to manage sensory integration needs when your child is small, eventually she will need to understand how her sensory systems work and what she can do to balance them out. Make no mistake — your child will develop her own strategies whether you talk to her or not. However, those strategies will often be disruptive or inappropriate, made not out of understanding but out of self-defense. Giving your child information about her sensory integration problems can help you make appropriate plans together.