The MindfullMoves Blog
Create change (and a learning moment) for your child with special needs just by exploring reaching!
How does adding in an intention (reaching for a fun toy in this case) change the way your child's ribs move as they reach???
Get down on the floor and let's explore!
Try it yourself first...
TRUST...
What does the Pelvis have to do with Head Control and Tummy Time...
Turns out... a lot.
My daughter struggled with head control for a very long time. I thought she needed to "strengthen" her neck muscles.
Thankfully, my Anat Baniel Method® training taught me a few things about learning...
- How many ABM® lessons your child...
Early morning stiffness gone in under a min. No stretching!
I’ve always had “tight” hamstrings.
It wasn’t until I discovered ABM® and STOPPED stretching that I could touch my toes for the first time in my 40+ yr life.
Change in under 1 min.
No stretching. No pain.
Just...
You can access the potential of your child's brain with a few simple tools (Anat Baniel calls them: the 9 Essentials®)
Let's take a closer look at Movement with Attention and how FAST you can engage your child's brain, just by bringing attention to WHAT they are doing.
BUT......
As an Anat Baniel Method® of Neuromovement® practitioner, I get a lot of questions from parents asking if it can help their children with a wide variety of conditions and diagnoses.
Can ABM® help my child with cerebral palsy?
Can ABM® help my child with...
This is one of the hardest questions I get asked as an ABM practitioner!
It seems silly, because after 9 years of taking my daughter to practitioners, 3 years of training and 5 years of practicing, I should probably be able to answer this simple question in one sentence.
But... well...it's...
I remember my first time visiting an ABM® practitioner with my daughter. I was soooo nervous. I had NO idea what to expect. Sure, I'd watched a few YouTube videos, but I honestly couldn't tell what they were doing.
Now that my daughter is 9 years into ABM lessons and I've...
What types of changes in your child with special needs do you celebrate?
- Do you follow the milestone chart to determine what success looks like?
- What milestones you are waiting for?
- Are there changes that you might have missed out on celebrating?
Alllll the experts...
Subtlety is the Reduction of force.
Reducing force is important for our brains! It increases our sensitivity, which allows us to notice more differences!
Noticing finer and finer differences, is the basis of how our brains learn.
Often we’ll use more force, more effort and try again,...