Tegan Piacentini

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A movement based, non-invasive approach to improve learning, behaviours, attention, focus, motor skills & emotional regulation by integrating primitive reflexes.

"Why does my child have retained reflexes?" is one of the questions I get asked most.There's rarely one single answer. I...
03/09/2026

"Why does my child have retained reflexes?" is one of the questions I get asked most.

There's rarely one single answer. It can relate to a stressful or traumatic birth (including by caesarean), limited tummy time as a baby, delays in crawling or other gross motor milestones, or a fall or injury along the way.

None of this is about blame. Every birth and every baby is different. What matters most is what we do next, and the nervous system has a wonderful capacity to mature and adapt with the right support, at any age.

If you're noticing signs in your own child and want to chat it through, I'm always happy to help.

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🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

Schools are full of well-designed, well-intentioned approaches. SEL programs, behaviour frameworks, self-regulation stra...
03/09/2026

Schools are full of well-designed, well-intentioned approaches. SEL programs, behaviour frameworks, self-regulation strategies. Almost all of them work top-down, aimed at the cortex: the thinking, reflecting, choosing part of the brain.

For a lot of kids, that's the right entry point. For others, it just doesn't land, no matter how well the program is built or how well it's taught. It's not a willpower problem, and it's not a program problem. If early reflexes haven't integrated, the foundation is still under construction, and no amount of top-down strategy can out-argue a nervous system still managing the basics.

It's a genuinely frustrating thing to watch. Good work, done properly, that still doesn't get a child where they need to be.

Body to Brain Learning works from the other direction. We start at the foundation, so the strategies schools are already using finally have solid ground to build something great from.

🖐️ Body to Brain Learning @ School™
🌐 www.bodytobrainlearning.com
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Retained reflexes don't always look like a clinical checklist. Sometimes they look like a child who tries so hard with t...
02/09/2026

Retained reflexes don't always look like a clinical checklist. Sometimes they look like a child who tries so hard with their handwriting but it still comes out messy. Or the one who seems "clumsy" no matter how much they practise. Or big reactions to noise that other kids don't seem to notice. Once you see it through a neurodevelopmental lens, you can't unsee it!

None of this means a child isn't trying. It can simply mean their nervous system needs a bit more support to mature and catch up to where it's ready to be.

If any of this sounds like your child, you're welcome to reach out. I'm always happy to chat through what you're noticing.

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🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

Did you know your baby is born with a whole set of automatic reflexes designed to help them move, protect themselves, an...
01/09/2026

Did you know your baby is born with a whole set of automatic reflexes designed to help them move, protect themselves, and eventually build the coordination they'll need for life? 🧠

We also live in a world that loves to "contain" our babies - swaddles, capsules, bouncers, we see you 👀 (no judgement, I get why they are seen as convenient). But babies need plenty of free movement and floor time too, so those early reflexes have the chance to do their job and integrate the way they're designed to.

If you've ever wondered why tummy time gets talked about so much... this is part of why.

More on what happens when reflexes don't integrate coming up this week 👇

Who knew something this simple could make a difference?No fancy equipment. No specialist training. Just a few minutes wo...
31/08/2026

Who knew something this simple could make a difference?

No fancy equipment. No specialist training. Just a few minutes woven into the day, and these three actually do something, here's why.

Cross-Crawl gets both sides of the brain talking to each other, it's called bilateral integration, and it's a big part of how the brain organises itself for focus. Lazy 8 Eye Trace works the visual tracking muscles that reading and writing rely on more than people realise. Animal Walks give the body heavy, proprioceptive input, the kind that settles an overwhelmed nervous system and builds the core strength most kids need more of.

None of this replaces an assessment if something bigger's going on. But for the everyday moments, before school, before homework, in between everything, these are simple, free, and useful!

Swipe through and give them a go this week.

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🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

The teen years are hard enough on their own.Changing relationships, shifting moods, a body and brain that feel like they...
30/08/2026

The teen years are hard enough on their own.

Changing relationships, shifting moods, a body and brain that feel like they're being rebuilt in real time. That's a heavy load to carry before anything else gets added to the pile.

What often gets missed is that retained primitive reflexes can be quietly compounding all of it. Not causing the moodiness or the friction, but making an already tricky stretch that bit harder to navigate, showing up as lower frustration tolerance, a shorter fuse, or a nervous system that's more easily tipped into overwhelm. There's also the academic challenges that come with retained primitive reflexes!

Most teens don't need one more thing added to their plate. Sometimes what they need is one less thing working against them.

Swipe through for what this can actually look like day to day.

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🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

I get it. There are a lot of therapy "offerings" out there right now, and it's fair to be sceptical.Primitive reflex int...
28/08/2026

I get it. There are a lot of therapy "offerings" out there right now, and it's fair to be sceptical.

Primitive reflex integration isn't a trend I picked up because it sounded good. It's evidence-based, and the research behind it keeps growing. But, popularity and evidence aren't the same thing. Some approaches that were once considered best practice have since been reassessed, sometimes because the neurodivergent community itself spoke up about what those approaches actually felt like from the inside. Research matters, but so does asking who funded it, who it was designed by, and who it was actually designed for.

Before this, I spent years at the coalface as a school principal, watching kids struggle in ways that didn't always have a name. That experience shapes how I practice just as much as the research does.

If you're sceptical, good. Ask me anything.

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🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

I was a school principal before I did this work. I loved it but it was a tough gig. Same with teaching.Behaviour is the ...
26/08/2026

I was a school principal before I did this work. I loved it but it was a tough gig. Same with teaching.

Behaviour is the part everyone notices first, but it's rarely the whole story. I've watched the same neurodevelopmental gaps show up in a child's handwriting, in how they hold a pencil, in reading fluency that just won't click, in maths concepts that don't stick no matter how many times they're retaught. None of it looks related on the surface. Underneath, it often is.

Once staff learn to see kids through that lens, everything shifts, not just how behaviour is managed, but how reading intervention is planned, how a maths block is run, how a "reluctant writer" is actually understood. It's subtle, but it touches almost everything a classroom does.

That shift is the whole reason Body to Brain School exists.

If you're a school leader wondering whether this could make a real difference for your staff and your students, let's talk. I'd love to show you what's possible.

🖐️ Body to Brain Learning @ School™
🌐 www.bodytobrainlearning.com
📩 [email protected]

I'm an INPP (Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) trained practitioner, which means my work is grounded in a sp...
26/08/2026

I'm an INPP (Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) trained practitioner, which means my work is grounded in a specific, structured approach to identifying and supporting neurodevelopmental delay.

In simple terms, a neurodevelopmental delay is when part of the nervous system hasn't matured the way it typically would, often because early reflexes never fully integrated. It's not about intelligence or effort. It's about the underlying wiring doing more work than it should.

On their own, the signs in this carousel could mean a hundred different things. A tough week, a personality trait, an off day. But when several of them show up together and stick around, that pattern is worth paying attention to. That's usually when it's less about a single struggle and more about the foundation underneath it.

If you're seeing some signs, I'd love to help you get some clarity.

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🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

Transparency matters to me.🏵️That's why I lead with a complimentary consult, before you commit to anything, you get a re...
23/08/2026

Transparency matters to me.🏵️

That's why I lead with a complimentary consult, before you commit to anything, you get a real conversation about whether this is the right fit, what it costs, and what to expect. No surprises, no fine print you find out about later.

This carousel is part of that same approach. The questions I get asked most, answered honestly, including the ones about funding that don't always have a simple yes.

Got a question I haven't covered? Drop it below or send a DM.

📩 [email protected]
🌐 www.teganpiacentini.com.au

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