Movement Rx

Head on over to BrainSync as we are closing out Movement RX. See you there!
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BrainSync Becky Lawson
Sensory Motor Instructor
Certified Interactive Metronome Service Provider
B.Sc. (OT) with distinction

I love seeing kiddos thrive!! When I'm not working with BrainSync clients I enjoy walking, the beach, playing games, and meeting up with friends. I love dogs, sunsets, nature, God, and my family. I am a wife and mother of two fantastic teenage kids.

I am truly excited to officially be a Certified Interactive Metronome Service Provider! Never heard of it? Check it out! The research and results are blowing me away.
I’m so committed to helping kiddos with self regulation, attention and focus, motor skills, executive function, academic performance and more! I also plan on expanding into helping athletes get the competitive edge they are looking for! (Ty’s working it!).
www.interactivemetronome.com

Interactive Metronome affects so many aspects of the brain which is why we see in improvement with academic skills, regulation, sensory processing, motor skills, and more!

Research on the effects of screens on sensory processing.

Screen Time and Sensory Processing in Children - What Does the Research Say? Learn more about screen time and sensory processing by taking a closer at the implications of screen time on young minds and bodies.

TESTIMONIAL OF THE MONTH:

We have been working with Becky for almost 7 months now and we are very pleased with the progress our 4 year old daughter has made. She is developing a confidence with her movement that seemed to be lacking before. She is now challenging herself with activities involving balance, jumping, and climbing. Becky is wonderful to work with and always meets my daughter where she is at that day. She was able to connect with my daughter right away and always makes her feel comfortable. We are especially grateful for the way she has helped our daughter learn to print both uppercase and lowercase letters and to tie shoes. She has picked them up so quickly because of Becky's teaching style. Becky provides tasks and challenges for us to work on at home in between sessions and lots of ideas for positive independent activities. She has been so flexible with scheduling, it is easy to find a day and time that will work. We are eager to continue working with her.
~Amy

Come on over to the BrainSync FB page as Movement Rx is closing out soon!

Click on the link to see if your child is a good candidate for Interactive Metronome.
Movement Rx is moving over to BrainSync - be sure to like us on Facebook.

www.interactivemetronome.com

BrainSync (closing out Movement RX) is now offering Interactive Metronome!
An evidenced based brain training program which taps into neuroplasticity to affect change in attention, focus, motor control, cognition, sensory processing and so much more!

Interactive Metronome IM is proven to improve cognition, attention, focus, memory, speech/language, executive functioning, comprehension, as well as motor and sensory skills.

To all our Movement RX followers!!

Follow us on our BrainSync page. Movement Rx is converting over. We offer Interactive Metronome now as a key evidenced based-brain training service!https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554631283579&mibextid=LQQJ4d

BrainSync Becky Lawson
Sensory Motor Instructor
Certified Interactive Metronome Service Provider
B.Sc. (OT) with distinction

I love seeing kiddos thrive!! When I'm not working with BrainSync clients I enjoy walking, the beach, playing games, and meeting up with friends. I love dogs, sunsets, nature, God, and my family. I am a wife and mother of two fantastic teenage kids.

Head on over to BrainSync’s website!!
www.brainSync.carrd.co

Movement RX will be switching over to BrainSync. Social media links coming soon…

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Whoa! Glad I'm adding metronome to the reflex integration and sensory motor activities! Winning combo!!
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.431835/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field&journalName=Frontiers_in_Public_Health&id=431835&fbclid=IwAR3fR9WKPRHEN6vZGxUDMUaPZHzzYeoG3Jyc1L3QokQc4t05YBwVrWhTaEU

Persistent Childhood Primitive Reflex Reduction Effects on Cognitive, Sensorimotor, and Academic Performance in ADHD A study was performed on 2,175 individuals between the ages of 3.2 and 22.04 years diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and drawn from 89 separate locations across the United States in satellite clinics with common practices and common staff training and equipment. The obje...

TESTIMONIAL OF THE MONTH!! WOW!!!

Cavin is a sweet 6 year old boy whose parents came to me looking for support for his handwriting (printing) skills. Upon chatting further we discovered that nighttime has been a challenge for him. Getting and staying asleep was difficult often taking up to 2 hours to fall asleep and then difficult to stay asleep. In addition, he was bedwetting most night. We looked at some of his primitive reflexes and began sensory motor activities to help support integration of the spinal galant, meet his sensory needs, and more. We also began a handwriting program. Cavin has been coming to his Sensory Motor sessions once a week for an about 5-6 weeks. We have great news! Mom has reported that his bedtime is much easier falling asleep within 5-10 minutes and staying asleep! He is no longer wetting his bed at night! She also reports that the teachers have noticed neater handwriting work at school! Wow! What great work this family has done following up with the activities at home. It’s magic watching kids thrive! We are now layering on brain hemispheric balancing work and movements to the metronome. Watch this space! Well done, Cavin!!

I’m excited for 2024! I have invested in Interactive Metronome (www.interactivemetronome) and will be a certified service provider! I’m blown away by the research and results! Partner this evidence based therapeutic brain training program with the sensory motor activities (reflex integration, ocular motor skills, sensory integration activities, etc) that we’ve been doing and you get BrainSync!! More to come! I’m excited!!

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"If a child skips crawling or barely crawled before walking, it is not a sign of a special talent. It is a warning flag that something is amiss in the orderly formation of the brain."

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https://www.yourtherapysource.com/blog1/2023/09/27/preschoolers-screen-time-and-motor-development/

Preschoolers, Screen Time, and Motor Developmentf Learn more about preschoolers, screen time, and motor development to encourage healthy motor development in children.

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Screen Time for Babies: Unsafe at Any Dose? A Japanese study reported that the more time per day 1-year-olds spent in front of screens, the worse their performance on standard developmental evaluations at ages 2 and 4. Delays in acquiring communication and problem-solving skills were the most prevalent and enduring effects.

CURSIVE WRITING CLINIC!

The Cursive Writing Clinic at Movement RX provides a fun multi-sensory approach following specific motor patterns (i.e. not the traditional pencil and paper, a to z method). The clinic makes penmanship fun, motivating, and most of all effective! Now with cursive writing back in the Ontario curriculum, it is more important than ever to learn these skills!

Does your child print letters from the bottom up or write reversals?
Does your child struggle with letter sizing, line targeting, or speed?
Is your child’s grip holding him/her back?

Did you know that cursive writing enables the mind to think abstractly? It also helps to develop language and working memory. It stimulates brain synapses and synchronicity between the left and right hemispheres! Whoa!! And for added bonus…it speeds up writing so your child can get thoughts to paper!

As a retired Occupational Therapist, I have been working on handwriting and fine motor skills with students for many years with fantastic results! I’ve seen first hand how cursive writing has ‘saved’ many kiddos from their struggle with printing.

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🧠 Did you know that crossing the midline - the invisible line running down the center of our body - can have a profound impact on our cognitive abilities?

💡Imagine this: when we engage both sides of our body together, like reaching across our body to touch our opposite shoulder, we’re not only activating our muscles but also stimulating our brain’s connections. 💪

💡 This powerful act of crossing the midline has been shown to boost focus, enhance coordination, improve learning, and even ignite creativity! 🎨✨

🚀 Whether it’s through fun activities like dancing, playing sports, or drawing, crossing the midline encourages the integration of both hemispheres of our brain, leading to improved learning outcomes and problem-solving skills! 🧩🧠

A few of our favorites include:
1️⃣ Cross-March: standing or seated, touch the right hand to the left knee and vice versa, alternating. Once your child gets it add in a walking March (forward & backward) and variations like touching the feet behind you.
2️⃣Bicycle: not only is this good for cross lateral work but it engages the core. Lying supine cradle your head in your hands, with knees in tabletop. Twist to one side touching the right elbow to the left knee and alternate with the other side.
3️⃣Windmill: stand with feet wider than hip distance and arms straight to a ‘T’. Sweep down, touching right hand to left foot, stand back tall, then alternate with the other side.

Use the magic of crossing the midline and unleash your child’s full potential! 🌟

Thanks to Brain Connex Therapy for the info!

CURSIVE IS BACK!!

Not only is cursive good for speed of writing, but it also is shown to improve brain development in the areas of thinking, language and working memory. Cursive handwriting stimulates brain synapses and synchronicity between the left and right hemispheres, something absent from printing and typing.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/cursive-writing-to-be-reintroduced-in-ontario-schools-this-fall-1.6452066?cid=sm:trueanthem:ctvtoronto:post&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2qF_H2w37a4TWAMhnVqkhYRS11e62JhdqxtdsW6BToNs3Dua4nq3oLH0U_aem_th_AXb_N5JYvUdTUCE1IpQKCOvtiyDcMw-l5f0w7u3OnlPVcD2WT51Sl_vD3cTHQuoDj8E&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Cursive writing to be reintroduced in Ontario schools this fall Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September.

Got a picky eater in your house?! Taking a non pressuring kid-friendly sensory-motor approach may just help!! The little Miss in our session yesterday happily tried and enjoyed 4 new foods! Carrots 🥕. Dates. Apples 🍎. And yoghurt!

This little guy that I work with just got a new sensory Body Sock! He hasn’t stopped playing with it since it arrived! What a great gift!

Self-regulation and self-control come from a mature nervous system. Only then can a child have positive engagements with others and respond to stressful situations with ease.

The nervous system naturally matures in a bottom-up fashion. Bottom-up means developing the brain stem first followed by cerebellum, diencephalon, and finaly the cortex.

When we use strategies that are top-down in nature, like Zones of Regulation or Meditation/Breathing exercises, with a child that does not have a mature nervous system they are unable to understand the "cortical" information.

We can develop natural self-regulation by first integrating primitive reflexes which assist in sensory integration, and continue developing the brain as it should --> bottom-up.
Join our self-guided INTEGRATE program to learn how to develop your child's brain from the bottom-up.

Let’s get those screens away and interact with the physical world!

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