Children are special. Just like us, they need praise to encourage their strengths and also need gentle correction to help them overcoming their weaknesses.
This is what we do in these classes. Children are motivated to exercise, come over their fears and believe in themselves. There are two different type of classes run in Monkstown and Sandyford. FUN FITNESS
This class is about having lots of fun. Through games and pretend play we work on their most important skills( gross and fine motor skills, coordination, balance, agility, core strength) that
17/01/2018
A toy every child should have...
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=p-H7XmbcDK0
Bilibo Bilibo is a new kind of toy. The iconic shells leave room for the child's imagination. Instead of imposing a specific play pattern, Bilibo is open for a wide...
17/01/2018
Why balance is important???
https://ilslearningcorner.com/2016-05-why-balance-how-does-it-facilitate-attention-focus-and-higher-learning/
Why Balance? How Does it Facilitate Attention, Focus, and Higher Learning?
15/01/2018
15/10/2017
"You love me!!! Don't accept me as I am"
Down Syndrome Film "Looking Up On Down" (Glow Films/Feuerstein Institute film by David Goodwin) A short documentary film directed and narrated by David Goodwin about a little girl from England with Down Syndrome and The Feuerstein Institute in Jerusalem...
Get your pencils out and start ticking!!!!
Children really should be able to do all those things by that age...
No, you still don't believe me.....you are saying they all develop in their own space...and he is fine. That is all true but.....
Does he have difficulties playing simple things like football or catching a ball, hates monkey bar, can't ride a bicycle? Maybe hates doing homework and gets up several times during that 30 minutes....fidgeting on chairs, leaves the table during dinner time?
Did I hear you saying yes to some of those questions?
Ok. Don't panic! That just mean he is not there yet....but can be helped to get there faster!!!!
Gross Motor Development Checklist - Kid Sense Child Development < Back to Child Development Checklists Instructions: Answer all questions up to your child’s current age bracket by answering ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Interpretation: If you tick 2 or more boxes with a ‘Yes’ then contact Kid Sense Child Development on 1800 KIDSENSE (1800 543 736). Does your child have difficu...
19/09/2017
I know, I know...but I can't emphasize enough how important gross motor skills are!!!
Gross Motor Skills - Kid Sense Child Development What are gross motor skills? Gross motor (physical) skills are those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing, walking, running, and sitting upright. It also includes eye-hand coordination ski...
A little help to know what to look for when it comes to the possibility of dyslexia...
The Primary School Signs: Ages 7-12 Years | Special Education Support Service Pupil’s Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________ The Primary School Signs: Ages 7-12 Years. If a pupil, between 7 and 12 years of age, displays any of the following characteristics, the teacher should intervene. The presence of a number of these characteristics or those on the pre...
Early signs of dyslexia...age 5-7
The Early Primary School Signs: Ages 5-7 Years | Special Education Support Service Pupil’s Name: _________________________________ Date: _____________ The Early Primary School Signs: Ages 5-7 Years. If a pupil, between 5-7 years of age, displays any of the following characteristics, the teacher should intervene. The presence of a number of these characteristics or those on the pre...
19/09/2017
CREATIVE BODY AND BRAIN FITNESS (age 6 and up)
FREE TRIAL CLASS!!!
Does your child has difficulties with
- reading (suspected /diagnosed with dyslexia,)
- fine motor skills (struggles with holding a pencil, staying between lines, using scissors, doesn't want to draw...)?
Has he/she got
- speech problems?
- difficulties with coordination, balance (clumsy, can't catch/ throw/ kick a ball, slow going up and down stairs, has a funny way of running)?
-ADHD/ADD or just can't sit still in school, gets up all the time during homework time?
Don't worry! These classes will help him/her overcome these difficulties.
Mounttown Community Center: Monday and Wednesday 4-5pm
Sandyford Community Centre: Tuesday and Friday 4-5pm
Max 6 children in a class.
€12,50/ drop in
€80/ 8 classes (used within 4-6 weeks)
Book your place now!
Zsuzsa: 089 472 3354
[email protected]
14/09/2017
First step of helping children? Understand how they feel about their difficulties!!!
A Child's View of Sensory Processing Learn about sensory processing from a child's prospective.
