On Being Creative: lessons from the littles
I invite you to get quiet for a moment and, the best you can, recall the first few months of a little one’s life. Those tiny beings, when they are awake, are not typically still….
Author: Marsha Novak
HIE- a love story
HIE- a love story For those of you unfamiliar with HIE, and perhaps more so for those of you who are-what can HIE and a love story possibly have in common? Quite sure it…
Children with CP and Other Conditions Involving Mobility Challenges: The Anat Baniel Method(sm) as the Standard of Care
Anat Baniel is a genius at understanding how children develop and how special needs children with mobility challenges can be best supported in achieving the best possible outcomes. I am privileged to have studied with…
Sensory Processing Disorders and the Autism Spectrum
Although it is common for children with sensory processing disorder and those on the autism spectrum to behave in similar ways, not all children who have sensory challenges are “on the spectrum”. It is also…
Is Your Child Struggling in School and You Don’t Know Why?
Is homework a frequent struggle? Do learning challenges create school related anxiety that of course makes learning even more challenging? Maybe you have tried extra tutoring and it has helped some, but … ? Of…
When Passion Leads to a Problem (High Performing Kids)
Many children are involved in performing arts or sports. This can become a big part of their lives. It may be a large part of your child’s sense of who they are and the gateway…
How to Build a Better Brain: Infants and Children
I am quite sure that there is no one single easy answer to this question, but one very often overlooked vehicle is through movement. In this article I will explore the connection/contribution between movement and…
ATNR and Dyslexia
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Did you know that many children who have dyslexia have not fully integrated their “ATNR” (shorthand for the name of the reflex) and that working on the integration of that…
Neonatal Reflexes and School Success
REFLEX: an involuntary immediate reaction to a stimulus. So what are neonatal (sometimes called “primitive”) reflexes, and what do they have to do with school success? These reflexes develop either in utero or occasionally during…
Carla Reed on ABM for Children
I’m about to head down to Portland to work with Sylvia Shordike, one of the ABM trainers to do some work with children who have special needs. This work is sometimes challenging to explain. Carla…
