The backpacks are packed and the pencils are sharpened, but preparing your child for a successful school year extends well beyond school supplies and curriculum nights. Foundational connections in the brain, or reflexes, shape our social, emotional and physical well-being as we navigate through life’s daily interactions. In a classroom setting, a child’s reflex integration is critical to their learning, and simple, targeted exercises can strengthen their ability to succeed this school year.

From a clinical perspective, I often send a follow up text message to see how a client responds to our time together. Here is a message that I received from a mother of a client, with regards to her middle school-aged daughter’s response.

I am delighted to have been asked as a Physical Therapist who consistently blends the teachings of RMTi into my professional practice, to share my thoughts and experiences. In the last 10 years, there has been a growing interest by health care providers in the United States to learn more about reflex integration.

It’s that time of year where many of our older children are finishing up their semester. Some recently completed their final exams, projects and papers. Others will begin the process in the coming weeks. Parents watch as their kids take on the demands of cumulative study: creating an organizational plan, prioritizing what to complete first, being forced to focus for long periods of concentrated work, and figuring out how to manage the stress of it all. 

syn apse

\’si-naps

noun

a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received. the junction between two nerve cells.
verb

to join together or the act of joining