Optimal Development and Creating a Place for Things
Hello Proactive Parent, Grandparent, or Therapist,
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Optimization and Improvements I Noticed with My Kids this Last Week
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Home Improvements and Movement
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July 29 - Aug 2 DO ML WITH ME Schedule and Links (Replays Available in Optimal Development Program)
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New YouTube Videos
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Blog Post Review
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Upcoming Webinars
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Upcoming Travel Intensives and In-Person Clinic Training with Michelle - Limited Time
One subtle difference I noticed with my daughter, Christina, this week after I did ML on her came when walking into the grocery store. I am always pulling her to some degree as I walk, and this time she walked right with me. I didn't have to do any pulling, It was cool!
Julia is finally off oxygen, which means her breathing is optimizing.
Margaret can maintain sitting and spin herself around in circles to self-play a bit. The right arm is still pretty useless, but occasionally it moves.
BIG SUPRISE this week, Margaret is actually getting a few words besides mom. Her new words this week were "Bug," "Silly," "Dad," and while there were no words, it seemed like she was actually trying to sing along to a song from the movie Frozen. The fact that I am getting any language means that I am doing some good stuff with her. I am pretty proud of myself for that. It's exciting to know I can help her when just recently her PT was just canceled due to the therapist moving.
Alice continues to practice jumping and is actually getting some air. We still have some work to do there, but again, things are optimizing.
I would love to hear about your wins this last week while doing ML with your kids or even your struggles.
I know one struggle many parents have is working with an active child. I had two sessions with my 3-year-old son Daniel this last week on the pubic bone strike and working on convergence. He was super active during those sessions. Those might be worth a watch if you want some insights on how to work with an active child. If you are in an ML subscription program, you can access those videos by going to the ML Product "Archived Do ML With Me (Zoom Recordings)" and looking under the sections "Pubic Bone Strike" and "Vision." If you have yet to join a subscription program, I recommend getting into the Fast Start Support Program (which is being changed to the Optimal Development Program). You get 60 days free access and can watch Zoom sessions I do with my kids on a weekly basis, CLICK HERE to join this program. REMEMBER, don't try watching everything (that creates feelings of overwhelm); find topics that are relevant to your situation so you can gain insights on how to more effectively work with your child.
Home Improvements and Movement
Above is a picture of my ongoing house project (If you can' see the picture, approve blocked content for this email). My husband has been building walls for me (for the last several months) so I can get everything organized and labeled. For ONE, everyone knows where I would put things away, and for TWO, ultimately, I want to spend less time cleaning and more time with my kids.
By building shelving that equal-sized clear totes can fit into and labeling the totes, my kids and husband are more likely to clean up because they know that if they put things away in the right place, I am not going to come and redo their work. It's still an adjustment to get them to do it, but it's one I am going to stick with teaching them because, in the long run, it's going to make everyone happier.
This last week, my husband got our library wall built, so I could finally get all our books and give them a place. Are my kids still leaving books out everywhere? Yes, but that will change with time because now THE BOOKS HAVE A PLACE! You may think, "They still won't get it." but what is cool about the way I am organizing is that I am using the principles of Movement that Michelle teaches to keep my home clean.
I won't go into too much detail now, but this cleaning method will work unlike anything else I have tried over the last twenty years of my life, and especially over the last eight years of having children. As you open your Sunday night emails, I will share little hints with you about how I am using gentle touch, rotation, momentum and tonus, weight transfer, counterbalance, and midline crossing.
It's as exciting for me to see optimization and progress in my house work and family relationships as well as in my children's optimal development. Stay tuned for more movement and organization tips!
Below is my schedule for ML Home-application. You are not alone. Pick a time and come Do ML With Me!
The passcode is Optimize for EVERY Zoom link.
On Monday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. MDT, I will work with my 7-year-old on Speech and Facial Nerves (I am feeling mom guilt for dropping the ball on helping her regain speech functions. I am going to focus this week's efforts on speech with her. Not just ML, but she has a speech pad, and we do ASL. I am going to make a better schedule to work on these things with her consistently as well as ML)
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On Monday, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. MDT, I will work with my typical 6-year-old (for 30 minutes) on Jumping (I noticed her trying to jump up and get the monkey bars this last week, and she does not have that milestone movement in her body)
And I will work with my typical 8-year-old (for 25 minutes) on increasing momentum in the pelvis.
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On Monday, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 7-year-old on Speech, Mouth, and Tongue Work
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On Tuesday
- from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. MDT, I will be working with my husband's shoulders, incorporating Michelle's Grabbing the Feet Exercises (31 years old).
- from 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. MDT, I will be working with the pubic bone strike with my active 3-year-old.
- from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 2-year-old on seizure recovery and cross planes.
- from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 5-year-old on Coordinating the Pelvis and the Chest while increasing momentum.
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On Wednesday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. MDT, I will work with my 7-year-old on Ears and Midline Crossing to optimize speech functions.
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On Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 7-year-old on Collar Bones to optimize speech functions.
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On Thursday from 7:00 to 7:55 a.m. MDT, I will work with my 15-month-old on cross planes and vision using an object and hands-on to optimize jumping skills.
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On Thursday
- from 2:15 to 2:45 p.m. MDT, I will work on myself to increase rotation in my lower back and sacrum (34 years old).
- from 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 3-year-old on vision and foot coordination.
- from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 2-year-old on seizure recovery and putting Movement Structure Back into her mostly paralyzed right arm.
- from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 5-year-old on anger management.
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On Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:55 a.m. MDT, I will work with my 7-year-old on weight transfer and the shoulders.
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On Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. MDT, I will work with my 7-year-old on weight transfer and the spine.
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If the schedule above is confusing to you, below is a picture showing the times I am working on my children. If your email browser blocks pictures, be sure to approve the content in this email so you can see the image below. Remember that the time zone is MDT.
Some things to remember:
- The time zone is MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)(Colorado time zone).
- You can attend any Zoom, but if you have an active or less active child, typical to severe special needs, I tried to specify on the calendar when you can catch a session that might be more fitting for your particular home situation.
- You can hop on, be on mute, and turn your video off if you would like. You are not required to talk during this time, but you are more than welcome to observe a home session if you want to do that.
- You are not required to do the same thing I am doing. I will be doing my home ML session, and you can be doing yours.
If you still have questions, please reply to this email and let me know.
If you have specific lessons you would like to see me do with my kids, please reply to this email and let me know.
Parents and professionals have loved this unique insight into my home movement lessons; I hope to see you there, too!
My goal is to encourage you to make your own ML schedule with your kids and then organize your lives to stay true to that schedule. It's okay if my times do not work for you. Make a schedule that does, and then start consistently doing your movement lessons.
Remember to define the exceptions to your schedule so that you don't beat yourself up for not sticking to it, and then stick to your schedule otherwise. (Like when I go out of town, and I am not with my kids, I am not going to beat myself up for not being able to work on them) Sticking to a schedule is critical to seeing change and feeling like you are genuinely making a difference in optimizing your child's development as you give them optimal movement experiences.
If you are not sure where to start, start by:
(1) Enrolling in the Fast Start Support Program - CLICK HERE to join for 60 DAYS FREE!
(2) Do the "What is Movement Lesson Course." Do that course for a week
(3) Then you want to spend at least one week with each of the developmental courses, doing them in order so you can learn how to evaluate and see optimal movement and development
(4) If you have done all the courses in the Fast Start Support Program, then you want to get into the Complete Optimal Development Program so you can start Segment One Training - CLICK HERE to join
(5) if you still have questions, respond to his email.
If you are in a Movement Lesson support program,
- I help you understand and learn Movement Lesson faster
- I teach you how to start having immediate success in optimizing your child's development
- I help you transition into Michelle's language of development and the movement process so you can really catch the essence of what she expresses in her videos
- I help you feel hope and confident that you can do this
- I fill in the gaps that are preventing you from having more frequent and amazing home movement lessons
Below, you will see new content published this week and where you can find it. Again, don't feel like you have to go through it all; watch what is relevant to you today and what you need. If you need help finding content, please respond to this email with the specific information you are looking for.
Catch the New YouTube Videos of the Week.
>>> CLICK HERE to watch our MILESTONE MONDAY video on "Optimal vs. Non-optimal (Pre-crawl) Going Into All Fours Baby Milestone"
. >>> CLICK HERE to watch our WEBINAR WEDNESDAY video on "The Essential Guide to Baby Development Milestones From Tummy Time to Feet Grabbing"
>>> CLICK HERE to watch our FREEDOM FRIDAY on "5 Autism Warning Signs Before One Year of Age & Proactive Parenting Plan"
>>> CLICK HERE to watch our most recent ALL ABOUT MOVEMENT Podcast Episode, "How to Evaluate for Movement," with Michelle Turner and Scott Davies
Read our Blog
>>> CLICK HERE to read about "3 Ways to Make Time For Learning Child Development"
Michelle's Upcoming Webinars - CLICK HERE to sign up to watch them live
- (AUGUST 8, 2024) Optimal Development and Crawling
- (AUGUST 22, 2024) Warning Signs: Crawling
Travel Intensive Opportunities with Michelle Turner
The Czech Republic (September) - SOLD OUT!
Orlando, Florida (November) - SOLD OUT!
Training Opportunities with Michelle Turner
Beginners Touch Training in Arizona
>>> CLICK HERE to reserve your spot now! (October)
Newborn Movement Assessment in the Czech Republic
>>> CLICK HERE to reserve your spot now! (September)
Remember, whenever you do a movement lesson, you give your child the gift of optimal development.
Respectfully,
Erin Fulks
Movement Lesson™ Practitioner
Movement Lesson™ Support