Integrating Primitive Reflexes Through Play and Exercise: An Interactive Guide to the Symmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (STNR)

by Kokeb Girma McDonald

For parents, teachers and service providers (e.g., occupational therapists, physical therapists, physical educators, chiropractors, vision therapists, and anymore working with physical disabilities looking for an effective resource to help and improve a client's development.

A step-by-step exercises that can be done in the classroom, home, clinic or playground in 5-10 minute.

This book is perfect for any parent or professional working with children who experience motor delays, postural issues, visual-motor delays, auditory sensitivity, processing issues, ADHD tendencies, learning or behavioral challenges, or just anyone who wants to help support a child’s development and educational skills.Complete with fun, kid-friendly illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and clear explanations of the critical role the STNR plays in childhood development and learning skills, this hands-on instructional guide offers parents and service providers an invaluable tool for integrating therapeutic exercises into a child’s natural environment and compassionately understanding the developmental challenges related to it.

Inside you will

Explanation of the primitive reflexes and how to identify “integrated” and “retained” reflexes in your child or student

Symptoms checklist

Simple and fun exercises

Treatment plans geared toward occupational therapists in the clinical setting

Letter of support and guide to parents

Glossary of clinical terms

GET THE E-BOOK NOW! In as little as 10 minutes a day of regular practice and observation, these fun and creative exercises will enable caregivers to enhance their child’s development, support integration of the STNR, and painlessly gather invaluable information about the child’s performance outside the clinical setting.

Empower yourself today with stress-free tips and tricks to make the greatest impact on a child who is learning their place in the world.

166 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2021

About the author

Kokeb Girma McDonald is a pediatric occupational therapist, a service provider and parent consultant, and a best-seller author to the Reflex Integration Through Play (RITP) book series. She has extensive, 15+ years of hands-on experience working with children from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Learning Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Global Delays, Dyslexia, ADD / ADHD, Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Neuromuscular Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury, and other developmental challenges. She creates treatment tools and resources to educate service providers and parents in a step-by-step clinic, home, and classroom activities, to help improve a child's development and functional skills.