Developmental Movement

A typically developing child progresses through a sequence of movements including lifting the head, sitting unsupported, rolling over, crawling on the belly, crawling on all fours, and eventually walking. This series of movements is extremely important for a child's overall development, allowing him or her to become neurologically organized and meet his or her physical, social, emotional, and cognitive milestones with ease.

The development of a child's reflexes and these movement patterns work hand-in-hand. Primitive reflexes need to be integrated, or partially integrated, for a child to be able to move in the correct manner. When the child repeats these developmental movements, it allows the reflex to fully integrate (become inactive). When obstacles interfere with this developmentally necessary process, problems can arise in all areas of growth.

The good news is that neurodevelopmental movement programs allow children to redo these necessary movements. My work combines reflex integration and neurodevelopmental movement techniques to create individualized programs for children. The overall goal of these programs is to build and strengthen neural pathways so children can succeed.