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What does a tidy bedroom have to do with school performance?
Dec 01 2022- Usha Patel
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Room tidying is a very contentious subject, but there is a lot more to encouraging a tidy bedroom than just maintaining a positive environment for your child. Believe it or not, the very act of regular tidying can actually help them in other areas of their life too, including school! It’s all part of building certain processes and routines that are important to their overall development.
Should I be worried that my child can’t catch?
Nov 24 2022- Usha Patel
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Some children, especially those with poor coordination, struggle to catch a tennis ball with any success – they may stand, hands outstretched, ready and waiting, but seem surprised when the ball actually gets to them, jumping away as if in fear of it hitting them, and no matter how much practice they have this will keep happening. Their throwing skills are likely to be just as poor: confusing overarm with underarm or perhaps trying to aim the ball at a target but never ever getting it anywhere near.
Polyvagal Theory: The science of feeling safe
Nov 17 2022- Usha Patel
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Renowned researcher, Dr Stephen Porges, developed Polyvagal Theory which is also referred to as the “science of feeling safe”. This key scientific finding focuses on the body and nervous system and how your child’s sense of safety, or perceived threats, can impact on their behaviour.
Why, Forbrain® Headphones are a worthwhile investment
Nov 10 2022- Usha Patel
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How we we perceive, assimilate, analyse and adjust to new information through sound is a natural process which relies on the listener being able to discriminate between sounds, patterns of sound in language and integration of rhythm – but for some children, the process is more difficult, not because they have hearing issues but their brains struggle to decipher and make sense of sounds for example having trouble differentiating between ‘f’ or ‘th’ sounds.
How changing habits can aid concentration
Nov 04 2022- Usha Patel
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Whenever we learn a new task it seems to take ages, but with every repetition, the time it takes to complete it decreases until it becomes automatic – we no longer think about it…it has now become a habit!
I often start my habit change work talking to clients about about their identity and how they perceive themselves. People often use words like: kind, ambitious, hardworking, resilient and other positive terms. I get them to repeat a phrase for all their statements:
