When learning to write, children must develop many skills, including strong core and neck muscles to maintain good posture. Gross motor skills (arm muscles)  need to develop before handwriting; fine motor skills can progress naturally.

Parents often wonder why their child prefers the floor to the desk or the kitchen table for homework. By "on the floor", I mean lying on their tummy, propped up on their elbows. Children can stay in this position for hours, happily working away. 

One of the most common concerns parents raise in my therapy practice is this: “My child knows what to do, but they just cannot start.”  

This difficulty is often misunderstood as lack of motivation, avoidance, or defiance.  The reality for many neurodivergent children is that this is not a matter of attitude;  the problem lies much deeper. It is rooted in executive function and, more specifically, the working memory.

If your bright and active nine-year-old still wets the bed, you're not alone, and it's not their fault. This blog explores the connection between unintegrated reflexes and nighttime accidents, and how therapies like MNRI can help resolve bedwetting quickly and effectively.

When Miriam, a mother of four, called me, she was at the end of her tether: her 4-year-old could not speak. She had already waited a year for her doctor to refer her to a speech and language therapist and, despite pinning all her hopes on this, she was deeply disappointed when no tangible progress seemed to come from it.

Poor emotional regulation can obstruct progress, stopping us from achieving our goals. Most adults will find a way to regulate their emotions for the majority of the time, but children need to learn how to navigate their emotional states as they grow. Most of the time, this is all perfectly normal and you will find a way to address it naturally as your child develops.

Whether or not we are as adept at balancing as The Cat in the Hat, we could all do with better balance. Good balance makes it easier to move and helps prevent injury. It is interesting to note that in China, the average number of falls among the elderly is significantly lower than in Western countries.

Tennis is seldom played quietly, and the players make grunting sounds as they hit difficult volleys across the net. This is a great example of how we link actions of our hands and mouths together when we perform an activity.

If your child avoids opening crisp packets or tying shoelaces, they may have weak hand grasp. Learn how reflex therapy, finger exercises and everyday activities can help build fine motor skills.

If your child always seems floppy, uncoordinated, or runs funny, you’re not imagining it. These movement quirks may be early signs of deeper neurodevelopmental gaps, often missed in traditional assessments. From reflex integration to parent-led therapy like Bal-A-Vis-X, this blog explores how to decode your child’s movement challenges and what steps you can take to help them thrive.

If your child consistently struggles with catching or throwing a ball, it may be more than just clumsiness. From reflex integration delays to poor hand-eye coordination and dyspraxia, this blog explores the deeper reasons behind these challenges. Discover how movement therapy and targeted exercises can help your child improve focus, balance, and physical confidence.

Letter and number reversals? Poor handwriting? The problem might be simpler than you think. This blog explores why clockwise movement is key to developing strong writing skills and how simple exercises can help children build the right habits from the start.

The ability to move both parts of the body is only possible if the information is transferred across each side of the brain. This is the same for connecting the top and bottom halves of the body and, also the front and back.

A parent came to me, shocked to hear the evaluation for her daughter. After a two-month break from intensive occupational therap,y her 7-year-old daughter was displaying weak core strength.