Zone’in Workshops

Harnessing Energy
Sensory Processing

Sensory tools and techniques for responsible learning. Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-regulation, and offers strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention and learning.
Back to Basics
Motor Development

Printing – The forgotten foundation for literacy. Back to Basics raises awareness about declining literacy, and provides recommendations to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.
A Cracked Foundation
Attachment and Addictions

How virtual parenting is destroying children. A Cracked Foundation profiles how attachment formation is an underlying causal factor for the recent rise in child mental illness and addiction.
Mixed Signals
Technology Balance

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development. Mixed Signals covers research related to the impact of technology in child physical, mental, social, and academic domains.
Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
Attention and Learning

The importance of movement and nature for attention and learning. Why Can’t Children Sit Still? promotes increased access to age appropriate play structures, nature trails, and recreational spaces.
Diminishing Returns
Successful Schools

Increasing profits in the classroom.Diminishing Returns addresses student diversity, and offers solutions for classroom, gym and playgrounds to improve productivity.
Healthy Interactions
Early Intervention

Critical factors for early child development. Healthy Interactions raises awareness regarding the early need for adequate movement, touch, human connection, and nature.
Generational Healing
First Nations

Recognizing and respecting past ancestry. Generational Healing profiles attachment formation in First Nations communities, and offers strategies to repair primary relationships.
Educational Programs
Teacher Training

For Programs Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in, and Live’in. Teacher Training Programprovides participants will essential tools and techniques to implement Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in and Live’in Products.
Balanced Technology Management
Human Productivity

Powerful strategies to increase workplace productivity.Balanced Technology Management raises awareness regarding the impact of technology on human productivity, and offers tools and techniques to optimize worker performance.
Disconnect to Reconnect
Parent Workshop

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development and learning.Disconnect to Reconnect enables parents to manage healthy balance between activities children need for growth and success, with technology use.

What makes babies smart

Hi Wyatt,

I’m a pediatric occupational therapist and sensory specialist with expertise on the impact of technology use on child development and academic performance and would like to comment on what makes babies smart (and it isn’t products).

The three critical factors for optimal physical and mental development for infants are to move, touch and connect with other humans. Movement provides vestibular and proprioceptive sensory input to the body, resulting in development of postural tone, bilateral coordination and optimal arousal states for attention, learning and cognition. Touch provides tactile sensory input, important for the development of praxis and body sense, as well as an integral component for development of primary attachment with parents and partners. Touch is a biological need without which infants die. Connection or attachment is the foundation for attention and behavior. Poor attachment formation results in children with anxiety and depression.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no technology use for infants 0-2 years, and 1-2 hours per day for toddlers and children. Our national average combined technology use for infants is 2.2 hours per day, and for children 8.5 hours per day (Kaiser Foundation study 2005). Connection to technology is resulting in a disconnection from self, others, nature and spirit. Identity malformation and low self esteem, poor social skill development, ignorance of nature, and lack of spirit sense are just a few of the negative results of technology overuse.

We are a quick fix, plugged in generation, constantly looking for fast ways to make our kids smart. The way to a infants brain is through their body, and the way to stimulate their body is with movement, touch and connection. There is no piece of electric plastic that can replace a human being.

I’ve attached our Fact Sheet and my bio, and would direct you to our Media Kit on website zonein.ca for additional information. I’m available for interviews or can answer further question by email if you like.

Have a GREAT day!

Sincerely,

Cris Rowan, BScOT, BScBi, SIPT, Approved Provider AOTA
CEO Zone’in Programs Inc.
6840 Seaview Rd.
Sechelt, BC V0N3A4
604-885-0986 office, 604-885-0389 fax, 604-740-2264 cell
email crowan@zonein.ca
website www.zonein.ca

Harnessing EnergySensory Processing

Sensory tools and techniques for responsible learning. Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-regulation, and offers strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention and learning.

Back to BasicsMotor Development

Printing – The forgotten foundation for literacy. Back to Basics raises awareness about declining literacy, and provides recommendations to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.

A Cracked FoundationAttachment and Addictions

How virtual parenting is destroying children. A Cracked Foundation profiles how attachment formation is an underlying causal factor for the recent rise in child mental illness and addiction.

Mixed SignalsTechnology Balance

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development. Mixed Signals covers research related to the impact of technology in child physical, mental, social, and academic domains.

Why Can’t Children Sit Still?Attention and Learning

The importance of movement and nature for attention and learning. Why Can’t Children Sit Still? promotes increased access to age appropriate play structures, nature trails, and recreational spaces.

Diminishing ReturnsSuccessful Schools

Increasing profits in the classroom.Diminishing Returns addresses student diversity, and offers solutions for classroom, gym and playgrounds to improve productivity.

Healthy InteractionsEarly Intervention

Critical factors for early child development. Healthy Interactions raises awareness regarding the early need for adequate movement, touch, human connection, and nature.

Generational HealingFirst Nations

Recognizing and respecting past ancestry. Generational Healing profiles attachment formation in First Nations communities, and offers strategies to repair primary relationships.

Educational ProgramsTeacher Training

For Programs Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in, and Live’in. Teacher Training Programprovides participants will essential tools and techniques to implement Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in and Live’in Products.

Balanced Technology ManagementHuman Productivity

Powerful strategies to increase workplace productivity.Balanced Technology Management raises awareness regarding the impact of technology on human productivity, and offers tools and techniques to optimize worker performance.

Disconnect to ReconnectParent Workshop

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development and learning.Disconnect to Reconnect enables parents to manage healthy balance between activities children need for growth and success, with technology use.

What makes babies smart

Harnessing Energy
Sensory Processing

Back to Basics
Motor Development

A Cracked Foundation
Attachment and Addictions

Mixed Signals
Technology Balance

Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
Attention and Learning

Diminishing Returns
Successful Schools

Healthy Interactions
Early Intervention

Generational Healing
First Nations

Educational Programs
Teacher Training

Balanced Technology Management
Human Productivity

Disconnect to Reconnect
Parent Workshop