What is Kinderkinetics
"Play gives children the chance to practice what they are learning"
- Fred Rogers
Kinderkinetics is a specialised paediatric field which works to stimulate, promote and remediate age specific neuro-motor and fundamental gross motor skills, through physical activity programmes. Kinderkinetics can have benefits in multiple areas of development including childhood physical, cognitive, social and emotional development
Kinderkinetics as a therapy for:
Attention Deficit (Hyperactive) Disorder – ADD/ADHD
Sensory-Motor Related Difficulties
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Down Syndrome
Low Muscle Tone
Visual Motor Problems
Clumsy and Poor Coordination
Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia
Aspects incorporated into the programme
Gross motor skills – Locomotion and object manipulation
Body and spatial awareness
Midline Crossing
Motor Planning
Laterality and Directionality
Static and dynamic balance
Perceptual motor skills
Strength and flexibility
Visual motor integration
