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Parents are worried about children returning to school and failing!
It’s a horrible thought…
Your little one, suffering at school. Whether they’re struggling to make sense of the lessons, or even being bullied for being “different”.
All you want to do is swoop in and protect them! I know, I’m a mom myself. And even as they get older, that protective feeling doesn’t get any less…
If I take my mom hat off for a minute, and put my Occupational Therapist one on, I can tell you a fact:
Poor Sensory Motor Skills are the culprit for most problems in the classroom.
It’s true.
Things like:
- Concentration
- Handwriting
- Sitting still in their chair
- Coordination
- And more
Are all impacted by poor Sensory Motor Skills.
And how a child reacts to these problems is different in every case.
Some go into their shell, become anxious and have bad associations with school, even experiencing physical symptoms like stomach pain and headaches at the thought of going to school.
Others act out and are unfairly labeled “troublemaker” or “lazy” when they actually have no control over their ability to complete the allocated tasks.
One thing is consistent throughout every child I see though:
Improving their Sensory Motor Skills improves their performance in the classroom. Fact.
And as they have to be at school for 12 years (not counting further study after that) it is SO important to give them the best possible foundation for their schooling career!
Even if you feel they are doing “Okay” and there’s nothing really wrong… helping your child’s Sensory Motor Skill development will only give your child even more of an advantage.
Ron Huxley LMFT 
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