There are so many adults that are completely unaware of the organic nature of their emotions. Feelings creep up on them at unexpected times and they totally loose control to them. Emotions are not negative. They are actually a major part of being human. They are also not categorized as bad or good. But some emotions such as happiness are definitely easier to cope with than others. This makes it very important for children to be taught how to properly identify, process and live with emotions.
Movement is one of the most essential functions of the human body when it comes to staying healthy; and, luckily for us, children are born with endless enthusiasm for physical activity. Unfortunately, their need to move doesn’t always fit into society’s ‘big picture’ and idleness becomes part of their social conditioning.
It is much harder for a teacher to control 20 moving targets rather than 20 sedate ones seated at desks, bogged down with busywork. So, our children become indoctrinated to the idea of what ‘acceptable behavior’ is, and those who cannot abide by the rules are labeled as ill or dysfunctional.
Later, as adults, we realize that exercise is critical for health. So, we schedule planned movement sessions that many of us don’t enjoy because they are not organic or spontaneous, but just one more thing we MUST add to the day’s agenda.
The beginning of my first born’s life is a bit of a blur for me. I had had a really rough pregnancy, then a C-section and a not so pleasant recovery. That coupled with the daily learning process that came with being a new parent, left me in angst and doubting my abilities regularly. My fix for this was to sit in my head and do research and buy every gadget available. Nothing seemed to calm the anxiety and having a