When It Becomes Sensory
In my athlete days, which ended about 15 years ago, the goal was to NOT feel and just complete the tasks put to paper. It was something I was given or sought out — “more” was agreed upon by all… Read more ›
Category Archives: developmental
How to Cultivate Autonomy (Part 2)
Part One of this series looked at working with youth. My Dad is going to turn 78 this year. He is someone that I love and that I know loves me. Sometimes a close relationship can get in the… Read more ›
How to Cultivate Autonomy (Part 1)
Whether you know what to do or don’t know what to do, these behaviors have been learned (and taught). The environment one finds themselves in caters to these patterns, and is socially accepted (and encouraged). Our habits define who we… Read more ›
How Much is Enough?
At the very beginning of the pandemic, I posted and article that asked, “How does one know what to do?” In it, I used the example of Kevin McCallister (via Home Alone) mimicking ‘adulting’ after his initial indulgence into… Read more ›
Kids & Able-Bodied
There is an assumption that young people are able-bodied. It is the gift of youth, the privilege of being newer to this world designed to break you down. It has become incredibly apparent, though, particularly in this last semester, that… Read more ›
The Conundrum of Community
To belong implies a selection was made. There was a choice and options. In my rugby years, making the Select Side was a sign of being elite. You were one of the best in your region. You were chosen from… Read more ›
Students & the System
Amongst other things, COVID-19 revealed how fragile the American educational system is, and how unadaptable it is to changing and evolving times. Designed to churn out compliant workers, it conflicts with the world around them — a burgeoning economy of… Read more ›
Relationships, Part 3: Students
Part Three in a four-part series of relational examinations. Part One: Parents Part Two: Pets I never had any aspirations to be a teacher. I’d planned on becoming a physical therapist, but when it became clear that the training… Read more ›
Relationships, Part 1: Parents
Part One in a four-part series of relational examinations. The family is your first introduction into relationships. They are the constant you are surrounded with, the base in which all other units are compared. The two people that set… Read more ›
It’s Not Working
Feature photo caption: “A picture of my brother in PE class today.” I wonder how many people within the work can admit it isn’t working. Kids can say it. Parents can say it. Academics who perhaps used to teach… Read more ›
Bringing Feeling Into Physical Education: A Presentation
From October 17th, 2020, a month into the school year and six months into the COVID pandemic. SLIDESHOW PDF
The World of Fighting Monkey (part 1)
Doing without knowing. Playing, creating, learning. Adjusting and adapting. Describing Fighting Monkey is an act in organizing verbs. Everything overlaps and intertwines and is a wonder. The only certainty you are left with is that you have experienced something good… Read more ›
What I learned from my first therapy session
I consider myself as someone pretty well put together. I’m genuinely happy, positive, and upbeat. I am confident in my abilities to figure stuff out and get things done. If I want to know something and can’t think it through,… Read more ›
Rolling Patterns
Researchers documenting the movement patterns of babies have gifted us sequencing insight into motor development. Thought to be the purest form of human movement, developmental kinesiology can be used as a neurological reset. We can remind the brain of our… Read more ›