All professionals involved in the education, thought-structuring and support of children will find in this book a useful tool that encompasses every aspect they must consider to encourage children to fully achieve their development, while respecting their personality and observing social parameters. 

Children need time to develop naturally and to be able to integrate motor and sensorial skills in order to develop their physiological functions. This book emphasizes the importance of movement at school and stresses the value of promoting neurodevelopment in children through movement so it becomes part of their daily routine. Recent research on the brain exposes and endorses the countless benefits of movement.

The book takes a brief journey through several physiological aspects of a child’s development that have an influence both on the achievement of his skills and on his behavior and education. Many of the current difficulties during childhood are caused by a lack of motor and sensory maturity and failure to incorporate primary reflexes. A change of paradigm and a curriculum accommodation plan are needed if we are to transform learning difficulties into challenges everyone can surmount.  

Isabel COMPAN FERNÁNDEZ holds a Degree in Philosophy and Educational Science. She is a teacher and instructor at the training itinerary Brain Gym: BG 101®, BG 104®, BG 220, VC® BG 201, OBO®, BG 30® 7D, BGTT 401®, BG 105 DD®, BG 106 HO®, MBL®, BG 170 NEE®. IF of the International Brain Gym® Foundation, Edu-K®. Kinesiologist. TFH® Instructor: 1-2-3-4, founder of Estrella Emocional [Emotional Star]. RMTi® Instructor: RMT Essential®, RMT® Game, RMT School®, RMT 1®, RMT 2®, RMT 3®, RMT FF®, RMTMC®. Trainer in NLP and Bach Flowers. Collaborator of AVES (Volunteers for the Sick Association. Curable). Emotional Education and Bereavement counseling.

Montserrat PAGÈS ROSAS. Kindergarten and primary education teacher. Instructor of the Brain Gym training itinerary: BG 101®, BG 104®. She has taken several courses recognized by Brain Gym® International MBL®, BG 105 DD®, BG 106. She has background in Training-intensive integration of Pedagogy 3000, with Noemí Paymal, following the Ivette Carrión’s Asiri methodology, and ATB (Awareness Through the Body) of Auroville, BRMTi and BRMT1 (Rhythmic Movement and Archaic Reflexes), Segni Mossi’s movement and graphic sign, metamorphic massage technique and reiki (intermediate level of the Traditional Usuri method).

EXTRACT OF THE INDEX

I. INTRODUCTION. The body is essential for the integration of different learning. What, when and how to act upon the children needs.

II. BASIC CONCEPTS. Brain plasticity. The Movement Map and the Inborn Primary Reflexes. Behavioral and learning problems due to the lack of integration of Inborn Primary Reflexes.

• The senses.
• Stages of motor skills.
• Map and physiology of the brain.
• Laterality of the cerebral hemispheres
• Neuro-linguistic Programming.
• Multiple intelligences.
• Family constellations.
• Emotions, feelings and personality.
• Body language. Behavior at home and at school.

III. RESOURCES. Fundamentals of educational kinesiology: Edu-K. Brain Gym movements. RMTi movements. BG 170 movements for Special Educational Needs. MBL for kids of all skills. Individual and group Observation Sheets for educators.