My daughter Layla started facing problems in reading in grade one. She was doing poorly at school, so I took her to various specialists. I took her to an occupational therapist who said she did not have good eye coordination. Later I took her to an educational therapist who said she needed more attention from her dad, (my husband), who travels extensively because of his work. I also took her to a visiting optometrist from Denmark who advised on a weird protocol.
...Emmanuel
In August 2015, Emmanuel joined our Play Attention student group. He was starting 4th grade and diagnosed with ADHD. According to his Mom, Emmanuel was in trouble everyday in 3rd grade as he struggled with impulse control of outburst in the classroom. In addition to his impulsive behavior, he was experiencing trouble with reading and math.
The benefit of Play Attention for Emmanuel was evident almost immediately with the stopping of outbursts in the classroom in less than one month...
“The higher the self-esteem the lesser you focus on your fears of failure”
Over the past 40 years I’ve been a performance sports coach in various sports. I have been involved in coaching several players to achieve very high, even number 1 ranking on the ATP Tennis tour in doubles.
I played tennis on the ATP tour, ranked 270 in the world, ranked 6 in South Africa, ranked number 1 in Germany in +35. Why did I improve with age? My understanding of emotional intelligence improved.
When you start...
