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Moving beyond diagnosis
I have been really excited to highlight this topic over the last few weeks of shifting the focus from a person's condition or diagnosis...
Preparing our children for school. How movement can target cognitive development.
Just like that, we are at the end of another year, and what a year it has been! Every day, I feel so privileged to have the opportunity...
Strategies to Reconnect and Hold a Child’s Engagement in the Classroom
It’s not always easy to maintain constant child engagement and participation. Quite frankly, for a young child, expecting them to...
Coordination Plays a Vital Role in School Readiness
Did you know that coordination plays a vital role in school readiness and the ability to complete many daily activities? According to...
Why We Choose to Practice Pilates
We often get asked, “Why Pilates?” Short answer: Pilates is wonderful! Yes, but let’s flesh this out a little… Traditionally, Pilates is...
A ‘Building Block’ of Development: Let’s Talk Sensory
A pillar of child development, the sensory system allows for us to explore our possibilities and limitations when it comes to movement....
Bringing Balance back into our Kids Lives
It’s been a rocky start to 2022, but with kindergartens and schools now back in full swing it is time to regain some balance into our...
How exercise and physical development can impact sensory development
In terms of development there is an extremely strong link between sensory input and motor output; our senses and how we respond...
Why louder is not better when teaching kids
“If my hands are on my head, pop your hands on your head! “ One of my go to Pilates adventure rules to keep us safe and strong. I have 3...
How regular exercise can improve concentration in kids
Have you ever been at a conference struggled to stay focussed throughout an entire presentation? What about a particularly long staff...
My Top 3 exercises for Cognitive Development
What is cognitive development? What does it mean and how can we encourage it? Well firstly cognitive development is the development of...
My Top Exercises for Baby Development 1-3 months
Those first 3 months of motherhood and caring for your new bub can be a real mixture of feelings. While most of our focus is on feeding,...
Stop Stressing New Mums. Optimal Milestones timeframes rather than Critical.
It can get very consuming when you are a new mother to look at milestones and become anxious about those milestones. However current...
How to promote baby development in the first month of life.
You have been pregnant for what feels like eternity and all you can think about it keeping bub safe and doing the right thing for you for...
CHILD DEVELOPMENT – What does a child need most?
Child development is on every parent’s mind, we have a bit of anxiety around how our child is going to progress. So the best and only...
Emotional Development & Movement for Kids
Emotional regulation is one of the biggest challenges and developmental stages for a young child and their family. They are having new...
Ready Set Prep-Child Development & Gross Motor Skills
The transition into the first year of school or prep is a huge milestone for many kids. It can often be daunting for both parent and...
Clumsy Kids
‘My child can barely can stay up right, it is hard not to get frustrated with them but they just slop around the place all day long.’...
Crazy about crawling
There is no doubt that as new mums we hear that crawling is one of the most important milestones in our baby’s development. But there is...
Building resilience in our youngsters
Protecting your children from the world and keeping them from harm’s way is a natural inclination, however wrapping them up in cotton...
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