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Profound development can happen with infants and toddlers when we meet them as they are, rather than assuming they will fulfill our expectations.
Facilitating movement development during the first year of life can particularly strengthen the child's physical, emotional and intellectual abilities. Traditionally, it was thought that when a child is experiencing a developmental delay, they would satisfactorily work it out without intervention. While they can move beyond that stage, the lack of satisfactory development will result in a compensation rather than a recovery. The evolutionary skill to perform the developmental patterns with the body is intrinsically linked with the development of the brain. The chance to have a deeper foundation to work from when the obstacles to good developmental patterns over overcome could make the opportunities of healthy expression more accessible.An infant may develop, for instance, an inhibition to using their right arm effectively due to an accident when three months old . The compensation resulting from that inhibition could appear later as a shoulder that strains easily, affect their overall posture, and even influence the ability to think clearly. 'As the twig is bent, the tree will grow.' That inhibition could be overcome and reintegrated if the child receives the kind and engaging support of an Infant Developmental Movement Educator toward a path of natural development which leads the child into greater use of full body connectivity. Children want guidance and we can facilitate their needs.
Infants who may be experiencing difficulties including frequent crying, trouble sleeping, digestive problems, birth defects, trauma, movement and neurological problems, developmental delays and more can greatly benefit from Infant Developmental Movement Education.Annelies Smith has helped babies who:
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