Playful Movements to Foster Focused, Calm Preschoolers
Watch as your little ones transform from restless to focused, from challenging to cooperative. BrainMoves harnesses the power of simple, fun movements to boost preschoolers' concentration, self-control, motor skills and success.
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Struggles with Preschool Behavior
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
The Missing Piece in Child Development
Do you feel stuck in a constant loop of tantrums, short attention spans, and ignored instructions? Whether you're a parent, teacher, or therapist, you've likely tried everything from reward charts to time-outs. But are these strategies really working, or are they just wearing you out? Most likely, you’re feeling drained and your correctio
Do you feel stuck in a constant loop of tantrums, short attention spans, and ignored instructions? Whether you're a parent, teacher, or therapist, you've likely tried everything from reward charts to time-outs. But are these strategies really working, or are they just wearing you out? Most likely, you’re feeling drained and your correction methods aren’t giving your child the tools they need to fully realize their potential for learning, socializing, and growing emotionally.
The Missing Piece in Child Development
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
The Missing Piece in Child Development
Preschoolers are meant to move. Their brains need specific types of movements to develop properly. When you ask a child with challenges to sit still and focus without using BrainMoves, you can be fighting an uphill battle. BrainMoves recognizes that purposeful movement is key to filling in any missing links that are necessary for creating
Preschoolers are meant to move. Their brains need specific types of movements to develop properly. When you ask a child with challenges to sit still and focus without using BrainMoves, you can be fighting an uphill battle. BrainMoves recognizes that purposeful movement is key to filling in any missing links that are necessary for creating the neural synapses that support attention, emotional regulation, staying calm, and learning.
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
Imagine your preschoolers moving with intention, eagerly engaging in tasks, and thriving in their environment. BrainMoves transforms their innate need for activity into a strength, laying the groundwork for success in all areas of life. By integrating these playful, brain-boosting movements into daily routines, you’ll help children proces
Imagine your preschoolers moving with intention, eagerly engaging in tasks, and thriving in their environment. BrainMoves transforms their innate need for activity into a strength, laying the groundwork for success in all areas of life. By integrating these playful, brain-boosting movements into daily routines, you’ll help children process sensory information more effectively, stay calm, improve balance and coordination, and create a solid foundation for positive behavior and learning outcomes.
The BrainMoves Difference
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
Turning Natural Energy into a Superpower
My proven method seamlessly blends fun and function. Children adore the cartoon animal characters that represent each movement, making learning feel like playtime.
The BrainMoves Course
BrainMoves is a course designed to enhance preschoolers’ focus, cooperation, and development by using fun, engaging movements that naturally align with how young minds and bodies work. With each movement, they build critical skills for life.
Take a Look Inside the Course...
Module One: Introduction to BrainMoves
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
Module Two: The Science Behind BrainMoves
Introducing BrainMoves, you’ll understand the key role of movement in child development and the transformative potential of the BrainMoves movements in their work with preschoolers.
Module Two: The Science Behind BrainMoves
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
Module Two: The Science Behind BrainMoves
Diving into brain development and the role of reflexes, this module explains why BrainMoves works. Gain a deeper understanding of the neurological basis for the movements, empowering you to apply BrainMoves more effectively and confidently.
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
This hands-on module teaches the easiest BrainMoves movements that most preschoolers can do. Learn how to demonstrate and teach these movements, gaining practical skills to immediately implement BrainMoves with children.
Module Four: Movements Using the Middle of the Body
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
Module Three: Learning the BrainMoves Movements that Use Both Sides of the Body
Focusing on core stability and anatomical orientation, this module explores movements that strengthen the body's center. You’ll learn how these movements are critical to helping to create the synapses that regulate equilibrium, stabilization and organization. These movements help to create an important foundation for overall development and improved behavior in preschoolers.
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Module five covers movements that strengthen the child’s ability to cross the body's midline, crucial for left-to-right brain connections and learning readiness. Learn how these movements can dramatically improve a child's focus, coordination, fine motor skills, and cognitive abilities.
Module Six: The Start-Up Movements
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Introducing the six BrainMoves movements that you can do in five minutes or less, this module teaches you how to kickstart a child's day or learning session by quickly engaging and preparing them for focused activities.
Module Seven: Using Movements with Positive Beliefs
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Module Seven: Using Movements with Positive Beliefs
Combining the BrainMoves movements with positive statements can enhance the effectiveness of the BrainMoves movements. Learn how to write simple, practical statements that state specifically which skills or behaviors you would like to improve.
Module Eight: Wrap-up and Implementation
Module Five: Movements Crossing the Middle of the Body
Module Seven: Using Movements with Positive Beliefs
The final module provides practical tools and creative ideas for using BrainMoves and making it fun. You will receive downloadable posters, bookmarks, coloring pages, animal stories, and movement cards for your children, and reference pages and worksheets for yourself. This course will leave you fully equipped to integrate BrainMoves into
The final module provides practical tools and creative ideas for using BrainMoves and making it fun. You will receive downloadable posters, bookmarks, coloring pages, animal stories, and movement cards for your children, and reference pages and worksheets for yourself. This course will leave you fully equipped to integrate BrainMoves into your daily routines and confident in your ability to positively impact children's behavior and development.
Happy Customers
“BrainMoves has helped me listen better and I feel calm most of the time! I can do things that the other kids my age do that were too hard before I did BrainMoves!” -Stevie, age 4
"I love the BrainMoves Animals. They are so happy and fun and help me learn how to do BrainMoves!" - Annie, age 3
"Doing StartUp every morning has made mornings fun! We used to struggle to get dressed, eat breakfast, and get out of the door without a meltdown. Since we started using BrainMoves, my preschooler can easily do all of her ADLs! She feels so proud of herself and her confidence has soared!" - Joan, preschool mom
"My students are calmer and learning better with BrainMoves! We do BrainMoves movements throughout the day! My students love the animals and how easy the movements are for them to do! The children pay attention, transitions are easier, faster, and quieter and the children's social skills have improved!" - Pamela, Preschool Teacher
"My students love the BrainMoves Movement Cards. They choose the cards showing the movements they want to do and it gives them a sense of ownership and control. The children also love the coloring pages and storybooks." - Arriana, special education teacher
"No more fights or temper tantrums. Timeouts and consequences never worked with my twins. Every day was challenging. Now my twins play together and hardly ever fight! They listen better to their dad and me and are much more cooperative!" - Karen, Mom of Preschool Twins
Hello! I’m your Course Creator and Instructor
I'm Diane Malik, and I've developed BrainMoves to help preschoolers overcome developmental delays, balance and coordination challenges, learning challenges, trauma recovery, and various behavioral, psychological, emotional, and physical issues associated with stress. With 15 years of clinical experience using BrainMoves with preschoolers and individuals of all ages who have special needs, I've seen the transformative power of movement-based learning.
I've been a licensed Brain Gym teacher and consultant since 2002, and I hold a master's degree in counseling psychology. Along with certifications in creative arts therapies for children, families, and couples, I'm also a certified professional nanny, with extensive training in child development, behavior modification, and working with children who have special needs. I'm excited to bring my years of experience into the BrainMoves Course, designed to make learning fun and effective for children by using playful movements that enhance their development and well-being.