Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks Pam for the vote of confidence. Kim On 3/1/06 9:39 AM, " pamela.ryan@... " wrote: > Good point, as usual, Kim. > I don't know a lot about it myself, but I know that when the methods were > used, progress was noted. Now, I am not a PT so they probably have different > ideas about what is progress to them based on their field and knowledge and > their own goals. So...like anything, I guess, there can be limits. > > Kim. I can't believe anyone would make you go back to school for anything. If > I ran the world, you would SO have your PhD, EdD, whatever in neuropsych! > > pam > > > Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS > Licensed Educational Psychologist > Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program > 175 North Beacon St. > Watertown, MA 02472 > >> ---------- >> From: CHARGE on behalf of Kim Lauger >> Reply To: CHARGE >> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:56 AM >> To: CHARGE >> Subject: Re: feldenkrais >> >> Okay I couldn't resist looking it up after Pam's comments. >> >> My first instinct is that it would be great for you or me and great for >> Aubrie in place of or to enhance her Karate, but that for the >> neurodevelopment enhancement, I would stick with HANDLE. >> >> I am sure the movement is addressing vestibular and proprioceptive systems >> which are so key for our kids, I just don't know enough from the web site to >> know what the movements are and the underlying purpose of each one to be >> able to compare it to what HANDLE does. >> >> I am picturing Brain Gym which is very effective for many, but when a child >> can't do that movement pattern they are instructed to keep working on it. >> With HANDLE they would be wanting to enhance the weak systems before the >> child was introduced to that movement, so they would be able to do it when >> it was introduced. I do not know if the Feldenkrais would be like Brain Gym >> or HANDLE in this example, but I would want to know. >> >> Kim >> >> >> >> >>> The method the neuropsych recommended is Feldenkrais. The website is >>> www.feldenkrais.com <http://www.feldenkrais.com/> . Kim - I'd love to know >>> your thoughts. It looks promising enough, but there are no practitioners >>> near me - of course. Not any in St Louis! The nearest are 3 hours away. >>> But there are many exercises available online. It may be the kind of thing >>> that you can truly do at home with some initial support from a practitioner. >>> So it may be more do-able than HANDLE. I don't know. I am still agonizing >>> about attending the 2-day HANDLE training in April. It means another >>> weekend away from my family. Life is just crazy. And that Saturday the >>> Brownies are going to the zoo. Aubrie could still go without me, or she >>> could go up north and spend a fun weekend with her grandma. I can't decide >>> if I need to spend time with my daughter or learn about her. As I type >>> that, I think it's more important to take this one-time opportunity to learn >>> something that will help her forever and then be sure to take other >>> opportunties to spend time together. There are so many trade-offs - and I >>> find them so challenging. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Michele W >>> >>> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks Pam for the vote of confidence. Kim On 3/1/06 9:39 AM, " pamela.ryan@... " wrote: > Good point, as usual, Kim. > I don't know a lot about it myself, but I know that when the methods were > used, progress was noted. Now, I am not a PT so they probably have different > ideas about what is progress to them based on their field and knowledge and > their own goals. So...like anything, I guess, there can be limits. > > Kim. I can't believe anyone would make you go back to school for anything. If > I ran the world, you would SO have your PhD, EdD, whatever in neuropsych! > > pam > > > Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS > Licensed Educational Psychologist > Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program > 175 North Beacon St. > Watertown, MA 02472 > >> ---------- >> From: CHARGE on behalf of Kim Lauger >> Reply To: CHARGE >> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:56 AM >> To: CHARGE >> Subject: Re: feldenkrais >> >> Okay I couldn't resist looking it up after Pam's comments. >> >> My first instinct is that it would be great for you or me and great for >> Aubrie in place of or to enhance her Karate, but that for the >> neurodevelopment enhancement, I would stick with HANDLE. >> >> I am sure the movement is addressing vestibular and proprioceptive systems >> which are so key for our kids, I just don't know enough from the web site to >> know what the movements are and the underlying purpose of each one to be >> able to compare it to what HANDLE does. >> >> I am picturing Brain Gym which is very effective for many, but when a child >> can't do that movement pattern they are instructed to keep working on it. >> With HANDLE they would be wanting to enhance the weak systems before the >> child was introduced to that movement, so they would be able to do it when >> it was introduced. I do not know if the Feldenkrais would be like Brain Gym >> or HANDLE in this example, but I would want to know. >> >> Kim >> >> >> >> >>> The method the neuropsych recommended is Feldenkrais. The website is >>> www.feldenkrais.com <http://www.feldenkrais.com/> . Kim - I'd love to know >>> your thoughts. It looks promising enough, but there are no practitioners >>> near me - of course. Not any in St Louis! The nearest are 3 hours away. >>> But there are many exercises available online. It may be the kind of thing >>> that you can truly do at home with some initial support from a practitioner. >>> So it may be more do-able than HANDLE. I don't know. I am still agonizing >>> about attending the 2-day HANDLE training in April. It means another >>> weekend away from my family. Life is just crazy. And that Saturday the >>> Brownies are going to the zoo. Aubrie could still go without me, or she >>> could go up north and spend a fun weekend with her grandma. I can't decide >>> if I need to spend time with my daughter or learn about her. As I type >>> that, I think it's more important to take this one-time opportunity to learn >>> something that will help her forever and then be sure to take other >>> opportunties to spend time together. There are so many trade-offs - and I >>> find them so challenging. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Michele W >>> >>> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 kim i wish judith was eather on this list or had a list of her own lol:) > > Thanks Pam for the vote of confidence. Kim > > On 3/1/06 9:39 AM, " pamela.ryan@... " > wrote: > > > Good point, as usual, Kim. > > I don't know a lot about it myself, but I know that when the methods > were > > used, progress was noted. Now, I am not a PT so they probably have > different > > ideas about what is progress to them based on their field and knowledge > and > > their own goals. So...like anything, I guess, there can be limits. > > > > Kim. I can't believe anyone would make you go back to school for > anything. If > > I ran the world, you would SO have your PhD, EdD, whatever in > neuropsych! > > > > pam > > > > > > Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS > > Licensed Educational Psychologist > > Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program > > 175 North Beacon St. > > Watertown, MA 02472 > > > >> ---------- > >> From: CHARGE on behalf of Kim Lauger > >> Reply To: CHARGE > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:56 AM > >> To: CHARGE > >> Subject: Re: feldenkrais > >> > >> Okay I couldn't resist looking it up after Pam's comments. > >> > >> My first instinct is that it would be great for you or me and great for > >> Aubrie in place of or to enhance her Karate, but that for the > >> neurodevelopment enhancement, I would stick with HANDLE. > >> > >> I am sure the movement is addressing vestibular and proprioceptive > systems > >> which are so key for our kids, I just don't know enough from the web > site to > >> know what the movements are and the underlying purpose of each one to > be > >> able to compare it to what HANDLE does. > >> > >> I am picturing Brain Gym which is very effective for many, but when a > child > >> can't do that movement pattern they are instructed to keep working on > it. > >> With HANDLE they would be wanting to enhance the weak systems before > the > >> child was introduced to that movement, so they would be able to do it > when > >> it was introduced. I do not know if the Feldenkrais would be like > Brain Gym > >> or HANDLE in this example, but I would want to know. > >> > >> Kim > >> > >> > >> On 3/1/06 7:41 AM, " Michele Westmaas " > wrote: > >> > >>> The method the neuropsych recommended is Feldenkrais. The website is > >>> www.feldenkrais.com <http://www.feldenkrais.com/> . Kim - I'd love to > know > >>> your thoughts. It looks promising enough, but there are no > practitioners > >>> near me - of course. Not any in St Louis! The nearest are 3 hours > away. > >>> But there are many exercises available online. It may be the kind of > thing > >>> that you can truly do at home with some initial support from a > practitioner. > >>> So it may be more do-able than HANDLE. I don't know. I am still > agonizing > >>> about attending the 2-day HANDLE training in April. It means another > >>> weekend away from my family. Life is just crazy. And that Saturday > the > >>> Brownies are going to the zoo. Aubrie could still go without me, or > she > >>> could go up north and spend a fun weekend with her grandma. I can't > decide > >>> if I need to spend time with my daughter or learn about her. As I > type > >>> that, I think it's more important to take this one-time opportunity to > learn > >>> something that will help her forever and then be sure to take other > >>> opportunties to spend time together. There are so many trade-offs - > and I > >>> find them so challenging. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Michele W > >>> > >>> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 kim i wish judith was eather on this list or had a list of her own lol:) > > Thanks Pam for the vote of confidence. Kim > > On 3/1/06 9:39 AM, " pamela.ryan@... " > wrote: > > > Good point, as usual, Kim. > > I don't know a lot about it myself, but I know that when the methods > were > > used, progress was noted. Now, I am not a PT so they probably have > different > > ideas about what is progress to them based on their field and knowledge > and > > their own goals. So...like anything, I guess, there can be limits. > > > > Kim. I can't believe anyone would make you go back to school for > anything. If > > I ran the world, you would SO have your PhD, EdD, whatever in > neuropsych! > > > > pam > > > > > > Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS > > Licensed Educational Psychologist > > Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program > > 175 North Beacon St. > > Watertown, MA 02472 > > > >> ---------- > >> From: CHARGE on behalf of Kim Lauger > >> Reply To: CHARGE > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:56 AM > >> To: CHARGE > >> Subject: Re: feldenkrais > >> > >> Okay I couldn't resist looking it up after Pam's comments. > >> > >> My first instinct is that it would be great for you or me and great for > >> Aubrie in place of or to enhance her Karate, but that for the > >> neurodevelopment enhancement, I would stick with HANDLE. > >> > >> I am sure the movement is addressing vestibular and proprioceptive > systems > >> which are so key for our kids, I just don't know enough from the web > site to > >> know what the movements are and the underlying purpose of each one to > be > >> able to compare it to what HANDLE does. > >> > >> I am picturing Brain Gym which is very effective for many, but when a > child > >> can't do that movement pattern they are instructed to keep working on > it. > >> With HANDLE they would be wanting to enhance the weak systems before > the > >> child was introduced to that movement, so they would be able to do it > when > >> it was introduced. I do not know if the Feldenkrais would be like > Brain Gym > >> or HANDLE in this example, but I would want to know. > >> > >> Kim > >> > >> > >> On 3/1/06 7:41 AM, " Michele Westmaas " > wrote: > >> > >>> The method the neuropsych recommended is Feldenkrais. The website is > >>> www.feldenkrais.com <http://www.feldenkrais.com/> . Kim - I'd love to > know > >>> your thoughts. It looks promising enough, but there are no > practitioners > >>> near me - of course. Not any in St Louis! The nearest are 3 hours > away. > >>> But there are many exercises available online. It may be the kind of > thing > >>> that you can truly do at home with some initial support from a > practitioner. > >>> So it may be more do-able than HANDLE. I don't know. I am still > agonizing > >>> about attending the 2-day HANDLE training in April. It means another > >>> weekend away from my family. Life is just crazy. And that Saturday > the > >>> Brownies are going to the zoo. Aubrie could still go without me, or > she > >>> could go up north and spend a fun weekend with her grandma. I can't > decide > >>> if I need to spend time with my daughter or learn about her. As I > type > >>> that, I think it's more important to take this one-time opportunity to > learn > >>> something that will help her forever and then be sure to take other > >>> opportunties to spend time together. There are so many trade-offs - > and I > >>> find them so challenging. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Michele W > >>> > >>> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 kim i wish judith was eather on this list or had a list of her own lol:) > > Thanks Pam for the vote of confidence. Kim > > On 3/1/06 9:39 AM, " pamela.ryan@... " > wrote: > > > Good point, as usual, Kim. > > I don't know a lot about it myself, but I know that when the methods > were > > used, progress was noted. Now, I am not a PT so they probably have > different > > ideas about what is progress to them based on their field and knowledge > and > > their own goals. So...like anything, I guess, there can be limits. > > > > Kim. I can't believe anyone would make you go back to school for > anything. If > > I ran the world, you would SO have your PhD, EdD, whatever in > neuropsych! > > > > pam > > > > > > Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS > > Licensed Educational Psychologist > > Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program > > 175 North Beacon St. > > Watertown, MA 02472 > > > >> ---------- > >> From: CHARGE on behalf of Kim Lauger > >> Reply To: CHARGE > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:56 AM > >> To: CHARGE > >> Subject: Re: feldenkrais > >> > >> Okay I couldn't resist looking it up after Pam's comments. > >> > >> My first instinct is that it would be great for you or me and great for > >> Aubrie in place of or to enhance her Karate, but that for the > >> neurodevelopment enhancement, I would stick with HANDLE. > >> > >> I am sure the movement is addressing vestibular and proprioceptive > systems > >> which are so key for our kids, I just don't know enough from the web > site to > >> know what the movements are and the underlying purpose of each one to > be > >> able to compare it to what HANDLE does. > >> > >> I am picturing Brain Gym which is very effective for many, but when a > child > >> can't do that movement pattern they are instructed to keep working on > it. > >> With HANDLE they would be wanting to enhance the weak systems before > the > >> child was introduced to that movement, so they would be able to do it > when > >> it was introduced. I do not know if the Feldenkrais would be like > Brain Gym > >> or HANDLE in this example, but I would want to know. > >> > >> Kim > >> > >> > >> On 3/1/06 7:41 AM, " Michele Westmaas " > wrote: > >> > >>> The method the neuropsych recommended is Feldenkrais. The website is > >>> www.feldenkrais.com <http://www.feldenkrais.com/> . Kim - I'd love to > know > >>> your thoughts. It looks promising enough, but there are no > practitioners > >>> near me - of course. Not any in St Louis! The nearest are 3 hours > away. > >>> But there are many exercises available online. It may be the kind of > thing > >>> that you can truly do at home with some initial support from a > practitioner. > >>> So it may be more do-able than HANDLE. I don't know. I am still > agonizing > >>> about attending the 2-day HANDLE training in April. It means another > >>> weekend away from my family. Life is just crazy. And that Saturday > the > >>> Brownies are going to the zoo. Aubrie could still go without me, or > she > >>> could go up north and spend a fun weekend with her grandma. I can't > decide > >>> if I need to spend time with my daughter or learn about her. As I > type > >>> that, I think it's more important to take this one-time opportunity to > learn > >>> something that will help her forever and then be sure to take other > >>> opportunties to spend time together. There are so many trade-offs - > and I > >>> find them so challenging. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Michele W > >>> > >>> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 I do send her specific questions at times when there is something major like a discussion about vestibular issues that happened on a different list serve. Then I report back - this list really takes too much time for the professionals to keep up with. Kim > kim i wish judith was eather on this list or had a list of her own lol:) > > >> >> Thanks Pam for the vote of confidence. Kim >> >> On 3/1/06 9:39 AM, " pamela.ryan@... " >> wrote: >> >>> Good point, as usual, Kim. >>> I don't know a lot about it myself, but I know that when the methods >> were >>> used, progress was noted. Now, I am not a PT so they probably have >> different >>> ideas about what is progress to them based on their field and knowledge >> and >>> their own goals. So...like anything, I guess, there can be limits. >>> >>> Kim. I can't believe anyone would make you go back to school for >> anything. If >>> I ran the world, you would SO have your PhD, EdD, whatever in >> neuropsych! >>> >>> pam >>> >>> >>> Pamela J. , M.A., CAGS >>> Licensed Educational Psychologist >>> Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind Program >>> 175 North Beacon St. >>> Watertown, MA 02472 >>> >>>> ---------- >>>> From: CHARGE on behalf of Kim Lauger >>>> Reply To: CHARGE >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:56 AM >>>> To: CHARGE >>>> Subject: Re: feldenkrais >>>> >>>> Okay I couldn't resist looking it up after Pam's comments. >>>> >>>> My first instinct is that it would be great for you or me and great for >>>> Aubrie in place of or to enhance her Karate, but that for the >>>> neurodevelopment enhancement, I would stick with HANDLE. >>>> >>>> I am sure the movement is addressing vestibular and proprioceptive >> systems >>>> which are so key for our kids, I just don't know enough from the web >> site to >>>> know what the movements are and the underlying purpose of each one to >> be >>>> able to compare it to what HANDLE does. >>>> >>>> I am picturing Brain Gym which is very effective for many, but when a >> child >>>> can't do that movement pattern they are instructed to keep working on >> it. >>>> With HANDLE they would be wanting to enhance the weak systems before >> the >>>> child was introduced to that movement, so they would be able to do it >> when >>>> it was introduced. I do not know if the Feldenkrais would be like >> Brain Gym >>>> or HANDLE in this example, but I would want to know. >>>> >>>> Kim >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/1/06 7:41 AM, " Michele Westmaas " >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The method the neuropsych recommended is Feldenkrais. The website is >>>>> www.feldenkrais.com <http://www.feldenkrais.com/> . Kim - I'd love to >> know >>>>> your thoughts. It looks promising enough, but there are no >> practitioners >>>>> near me - of course. Not any in St Louis! The nearest are 3 hours >> away. >>>>> But there are many exercises available online. It may be the kind of >> thing >>>>> that you can truly do at home with some initial support from a >> practitioner. >>>>> So it may be more do-able than HANDLE. I don't know. I am still >> agonizing >>>>> about attending the 2-day HANDLE training in April. It means another >>>>> weekend away from my family. Life is just crazy. And that Saturday >> the >>>>> Brownies are going to the zoo. Aubrie could still go without me, or >> she >>>>> could go up north and spend a fun weekend with her grandma. I can't >> decide >>>>> if I need to spend time with my daughter or learn about her. As I >> type >>>>> that, I think it's more important to take this one-time opportunity to >> learn >>>>> something that will help her forever and then be sure to take other >>>>> opportunties to spend time together. There are so many trade-offs - >> and I >>>>> find them so challenging. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Michele W >>>>> >>>>> mom to Aubrie 8 yrs CHARGE, 14 yrs and wife to DJ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.