Comments on: Anat Baniel Method – My Impressions http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/anat-baniel-method-my-impressions.html Life with holoprosencephaly Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tina http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/anat-baniel-method-my-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-20282 Tina Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:39:39 +0000 http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/?p=2347#comment-20282 Hi, I love your blog and want to share some info. I have a kid with mild CP and did extensive reading on brain plasticity. I found that providing a child with incentives to do what I want them to do (i.e. movement) works wonders. Also reinforce with verbal cues no matter what anyone says. For instance my kid had a stiff right arm. My PT directed me to check with my OT. In desperation, I started moving my kid's arms myself as a fun exercise and lo and behold - when she realized that she could move it, (she was 2 at the time) she started doing it on her own. I then gave her incentives, like giving her a cup of juice or something she wanted, always keeping it in a position that I wanted the arm to move in - and now she just walks and runs and bounces around like any 4 year old. I am so proud of her. I plan to start a blog to document all the things I've done. But do email me if you have any queries and I'd be happy to share them with you. I found that there are lots of things we can do in the everyday home environment to move our kids along. Especially since I totally agree with your being in balance startegy. I've been there.....and have tried ABM and feldenkrais and Medek - which by the way I think works wonderfully. My kid learned to walk thru Medek.... Hi, I love your blog and want to share some info. I have a kid with mild CP and did extensive reading on brain plasticity. I found that providing a child with incentives to do what I want them to do (i.e. movement) works wonders. Also reinforce with verbal cues no matter what anyone says. For instance my kid had a stiff right arm. My PT directed me to check with my OT. In desperation, I started moving my kid’s arms myself as a fun exercise and lo and behold – when she realized that she could move it, (she was 2 at the time) she started doing it on her own. I then gave her incentives, like giving her a cup of juice or something she wanted, always keeping it in a position that I wanted the arm to move in – and now she just walks and runs and bounces around like any 4 year old. I am so proud of her. I plan to start a blog to document all the things I’ve done. But do email me if you have any queries and I’d be happy to share them with you. I found that there are lots of things we can do in the everyday home environment to move our kids along. Especially since I totally agree with your being in balance startegy. I’ve been there…..and have tried ABM and feldenkrais and Medek – which by the way I think works wonderfully. My kid learned to walk thru Medek….

]]> By: Tara http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/anat-baniel-method-my-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-20142 Tara Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:42:17 +0000 http://www.prayfornathan.org/blog/?p=2347#comment-20142 Thank you so much for such a comprehensive discussion of AB's method! Tara Thank you so much for such a comprehensive discussion of AB’s method!

Tara

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