Sensory Motor Programmes
Sensory Motor Programmes (Why is my child crawling at school?) Essential Moves is an early intervention programme targeting fine and gross motor skills, attention and concentration and activities to stimulate sensory integration. Sensory Integration is the ability of the brain to classify, organise, recall and use information that is received every second- from both internal and external sources. If the brain can’t process information smoothly, that information can’t be used and this will impact learning, behaviour and social interaction....
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Colic or Reflux or Just Overtired? What’s making yourbaby unsettled? By Natalie Ebrill Many parents seek help and relief for their “unsettled baby” who “cries all the time” and report that the baby has “colic” or “reflux” and sometimes both! I immediately ask the parents if the colic or reflux has in fact been diagnosed by a paediatrician or their General Practitioner. Often the answer is “no” and the parents are only surmising that due to all of the well meaning advice from friends and...
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Get Baby Moving In this fast paced age, parents are often keen to get their bubs up onto two feet. In fact it is often seen as a sign of achievement when babies walk early. However, the old adage, “you have to crawl before you can walk” is especially pertinent in this case. If babies are given plenty of time on their tummies from an early age, they will start to achieve gross motor milestones, which in turn develop the brain for later learning. Rolling develops muscle tone and helps integrate primitive reflexes, followed in a few months by...
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Latest research & articles Specific modes of Physical Activity & Cognitive Development in Children -JIM Dec 2011, Vol 16 No3, article by Wayne Haynes AJPH Article on LOOK Project...
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