About skillsforaction.com
Skills training for children with movement difficultiesIdeas and resources for parents, teachers and therapists
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Babies and toddlersLow muscle tone and joint hypermobility in babies and toddlers
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Children
DCD/dyspraxia |
Movement therapy web-manualInformation for OT's and PT's with links to activity sheets for home programmes |
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TAT Blog |
NewPhysioGym A task-based approach to intervention incorporating Mindfulness-in-Action
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CPD Workshops |
About skillsforaction.com
All children have the capacity to improve their existing movement skills and to acquire new skills through practice. The trick is to provide the child with the right learning opportunities - and then to support the learning so that the child's efforts lead to success. The aim of this website is to share with parents, teachers and therapists some very practical ideas that I have found to be useful in helping children to gain movement skills. I also hope that it will become a place where other people will share ideas and experiences - and in this way create a rich learning environment for all of us who live and work with children who need that little bit of extra help to learn to move and do things. Pam Versfeld |
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About the authorI am physiotherapist in private practice in Cape Town, South Africa. I am particularly interested in how children acquire skills and the importance of the emotional and cognitive skills in children's learning of movement-based tasks. Over the last 25 years there have been very significant changes in the scientific understanding of how movement and posture are learnt and controlled. Updated theories and exciting new ideas have been emerging thick and fast. These have had a profound effect on my own practice as a physiotherapist working with children and meant that I have had to question my deeply held beliefs and assumptions over and over again. I have tried to integrate theoretical understanding with practical experience in my practice - and the outcome of that integration is what you will find on these pages. From time to time I get feedback from someone who found the information interesting or helpful and that is very exciting. Please let me have your comments, good and bad, ideas, questions and suggestions. Send them to me at pam@skillsforaction.com or post them on the comments page. |
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DisclaimerThe content on this site is provided for general information purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. All liability is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any loss or damage whether direct, indirect or consequential that arises in connection with the use of or reliance upon any content forming part of this site. |
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