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What is mindfulness? What does mindfulness do? How can my child benefit?
Practising mindfulness means paying attention to what is happening in our minds, body, and immediate environment, while remaining present, compassionate and curious. Overtime, mindfulness practises improve our ability to cope during times of high stress. Because of this, mindfulness results in greater mental clarity, an increased ability to care for and love ourselves and others, and achieve improved mental and physical wellbeing.
The reason for this is because our senses help engage us in the present and help us to notice what is happening around us. By focusing on one sense, we engage in mindfulness. Mindfulness activities like mindful smelling and mindful listening are great strategies that can help manage these thoughts and feelings of worry and anxiety. There are many more strategies that can be used. Mindful listening and smelling are just a small snippet of what can help these thoughts and feelings.
Meditation is another form of mindfulness as it focuses on the present moment. It also allows your mind, body, and spirit to rest and therefore can benefit your mental, physical, and spiritual health. Mindfulness meditation focuses on breath work to calm and reduce negative feelings in the body.
There is a plethora of activities that can help bring mindfulness forth. To start your child’s mindfulness journey at home, we have provided you with some at home suggestions below.
Prefer guided mindfulness interventions for your child? Our Mindful Magic group program provides innovative methods of mindfulness to help reduce stress, worry and anxiety, teaching children how to work their own magic using their mind.
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]]>What are the benefits of Physiotherapy for children? How can Physio help my child specifically?
Physiotherapy in simple terms can be broken down into two words – Physical: meaning body structure and function and Therapy: meaning the process we use to develop, rehabilitate and improve the physical. A physiotherapist will analyse and treat your child’s movement abilities and strategies which include things like sitting, standing, walking, running, jumping and using their bodies to play and navigate their world.
Below are 5 reasons why your child could benefit from Physiotherapy:
1. Learning starts with movement. Did you know that while your little one was growing inside of you their brains were already learning some super cool stuff through movement? In Physiotherapy we look at your child’s movement and that can tell us loads about their development
2. Prevention is better than cure. Bringing your child in for a physiotherapy assessment does not necessarily mean they have a movement disorder, but it can give you more information on how to support them at home and even in their current therapies or groups.
3. A solid foundation allows you to build a higher tower. We have all watched kids try to build a tall tower and the higher they go the more unstable things get. Movement difficulties like balance can be difficult to spot when kids are young, we may think: “they will grow out of it” but as time goes on this can really affect their performance. Physiotherapy helps to identify areas where kids may struggle later, through movement analysis and observations.
4. A moving body is a healthy body. Children who are allowed to explore and move have shown to be healthier and happier. In physiotherapy, we not only encourage movement, but we have specialized skills and handling techniques to help your child move in a healthy way
5. Confidence goes a long way. Children who are struggling with movement difficulties may appear shy or withdrawn. Being free to play with friends, show off tricks and explore are skills that your child can learn in physiotherapy.
A child who is comfortable in their body and movements tends to be a calmer and happier child.
Interested in starting physiotherapy for your child? Contact us.
Roxanne is our Physiotherapist at Spring Forward. View Roxanne’s profile to learn more about her.
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