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There is a large variety of benefits in participating physical play with children and mental wellness for all concerns, especially now with COVID that seems to be the focus instead of the wellness and healing family units.

i would like to see an add campaign that promote, families engage in a number of physical activities they can engage in with their children at home. Brain gym exercises are simple activities that improve cognitive function. There are many activities that families can enjoy and participate in with their children.indoors and outdoors, using these opportunities to bond, socialise and build relationships. , partnership games games to reach and extend body like rowing (back on to the floor join feet with other child creating circular motions with your legs), cooking cleaning and art/craft projects. For examples using, large balls to roll around on (mum’s/dad’s fit ball example), dance and movement games, stop and go games with or without music. I also think there is a lack of media role models or examples on social media that do not demonstrate how children can use their environments to exercise and build core muscles without leaving the home. I see many children stuck at home participating in sedentary activities. Thankyou for the insight, I feel that families are becoming very distant with children physical development due to Western life style.

Have difficulty with complex gross motor skills – star jumps, skipping. Cross Crawls is another popular Brain Gym exercise which asks the student to bring their opposite elbow and knee together as they march, another example of crossing the midline and providing the motor integration that children who skipped crawling may have missed.

May have difficulty visually tracking an object – i.e.

Exercises cross crawls, windmills, sidebends.

Rotate their body rather than reach across the imaginary midline. Additionally, when kids cross midline, both sides of the brain communicate with each other which is very.

Cross Lateral means one side of your body crosses the midline to coordinate with the limbs. See more ideas about brain gym, exercise for kids, gross motor activities. Many of the Brain Gym exercises are Cross Lateral exercises. See more ideas about brain gym, exercise for kids, gross motor activities.

Delayed hand dominance – use their left hand for activities on left and right hand for activities on right, with no crossing over. Explore Heart and Homeschool Blogs board 'Cross the Midline Exercises' on Pinterest.

Them swap hands when doing activities, e.g.

If your child has problems crossing the midline you might see:

Body awareness/sensation – information from the body’s joints/muscles tell the brain about the body’s position.

Planning and sequencing – ability to complete multi-step skills.Hand dominance – this allows advanced movement across the midline for tasks such as writing.Core strength or muscles of the trunk needed to stabilise your child’s body so that they can use their arms and legs with control.Bilateral integration - This is using both sides of the body at the same time.Necessary building blocks for crossing the midline: