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By: Pest Control Seattle

Pest Control Seattle — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:40:51 +0000

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By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:50:14 +0000

My son is 7 and while I do not think he has dyspraxia he struggles with co-ordination, throwing, catching etc and spends a lot of time “flapping around”. I purchased your book from Amazon as I was interested in your work & thought that doing the exercises with him would help his co-ordination etc. We started yesterday & are going to do them throughout the summer holiday. Are there any videos or demonstrations anywhere that I could watch to ensure we are doing them properly? I do not understand how to do the windmill exercise (I just can’t visualise it) and I was wondering how far apart to put the hoops. Yesterday went well & both my children (4 year old daughter was desperate to join in) had great fun doing the exercises, any help or advice you could give me would be appreciated, thanks.

By: sue

sue — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:26:15 +0000

hi thanks for your reply,do you know of any excercises i can be doing are they in your book which you mentioned,i would like to get them started if possible,because i have a feeling that at school his motor skills will be delayed if left, we do get him to excercise at home with playing he loves football & we do encourage him to kick with his not so good side & to try and catch with two hands.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:50:14 +0000

Dear lynn, thank god I have found someone who thinks like me, I am e-mailing my phone number as we speak.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:41:10 +0000

I am not a miracle worker and dont promise to cure children but I have helped support children with real weaknesses. All of the children that are on the programme have a weak side and with continued exercise they have over come this and the programme has strengthened this. At 3 years old this is young but if they are left and start in education (learning) this stops because of motor skills difficulties and thats when problems start. If you can buy my book please do, but if you can start the exercises at his school you not only catch and help others and its much better and more fun. If you can contact me by my e-mail address I will help you as much as i can.

By: sue

sue — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:50:00 +0000

Hi i have little boy who is 3yrs & 6mths he has right side hemiplegia which affects his balance and walking ,he is very shy with people & always falling i think he finds it very hard to mix with other kids as his talking has been slow he is due to start pre school nursery in sept and i was if you had any advice on to get him a bit more confident and his balance on doing everyday activities, we live in huddersfield and i think your programm was on the local news.

By: Lynn Stammers

Lynn Stammers — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:24:44 +0000

Hi Hazel,
I would love to meet up with you and discuss your work. I too have developed a programme for physical development which I have taken to Marrakech and presented at a world congress this year.

I am a teacher in a Reception Unit in a school in Batley and for many years had concerns about children being pushed into the NAtional Curriculum before they are neurologically ready.

My work is based on neurological developement not on Dyspraxia but as a SEN specialist I believe that motor development has implications for learning.

I could go on for ever about this, I am passionate about the body being a child’s first language and the need to provide children with opportunities to use it rather than just sitting on the carpet or at a table trying to write when they are not ready.

Hope you get in touch.

Best wishes
Lynn

By: Hazel

Hazel — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:23:14 +0000

Dear Manuela
Unless I see your son I am afraid it is difficult to say just what is wrong. I am not making thousands from my book but if you were to read it, it may give you some answers. It sounds very much as though it maybe motor skills difficulties that are causing your little boy to have problems. If you started doing the exercises now, at his age in 6 monthes you would see the difference. I have many e-mails every week from all over the world to my address which is on the website. E-mail me and I will try and give you more advice if you need it, but please start the programme now as it does work. Speech is another thing that improves

By: manuela

manuela — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:57:19 +0000

Hi, my son is 5, he wasnt diagnosed, but I believe something is wrong. He had a bit of speech therapy when he was 2,5 but discharged not long after. He,s doing fine but he,s clumsy almost all the time, he drops things, he falls, he spills he get tired very quiqly. Sport is not really for him. He,s in reception and school is a nightmare for him. His speech is still not good, sometimes he cannot make proper frases, if he cant find a word, he,s uses sings.
He knows all the sounds but he cat blend them together , in one word is hard….I think he,s dyspraxic. How can I find out, where shall I ask and what tests shall he have?
Please help us.

By: Hazel

Hazel — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:18:23 +0000

I just wish you had got in contact with me 5 years ago as the programe I do makes such a difference. My son was just the same and now he is a strapping 29 year old lad, who I think will never leave home. I have supported children for many many years with this problem and I am afraid this is not just Dyspraxia but a boys thing as well. You can use strategies and most High schools have a system for this as it is an age old problem. They usually provide a planner with a time table. You look in it every night and get his things ready. Please dont think you are babying him. He has a difficulty and he has it imbedded into his brain so you have to help him. It is not worth getting into a state worrying if he has remembered. Help him. Why see children struggle to tie shoe laces when you can buy velcro. In time he will get into a routine, trust me. At collage (if he goes) my son had verbal exams and ended up with distinction as a chef after 3 years. Keep in touch any time as us Mums need to stick together.