From the desk of Mr. Alex, here are the top three OT DVD’s to get your child’s morning started right with an exercise routine before they head off to school. Whether they enjoy yoga, Tai Chi or need some sensory-motor exercises to get going, these DVD’s are good ways to get jump started at home.

1. MeMoves (TaiChi) :MeMoves™ is an easy and innovative way to increase attention and calm in as little as two minutes – in the classroom, at home, anywhere – for people of all ages and abilities. A multimedia program that transforms the mind and body through interactive “body puzzles,” this patented system was designed to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, providing the user with an effective tool for self regulation in only a few minutes.Each MeMoves™ sequence is a patented combination of music, movement and images, utilizing simple, geometric shapes. Organized into three categories; Joy, Focus and Calm, users select one of 13 video sequences and follow along (imitate) the actions on the screen.MeMoves™ can be used as an early childhood program for children as young as three, although it appeals to a wide range of ages and abilities. Used in more than 2500 school districts, therapy centers, hospitals, and homes across the country (with roughly 70% of MeMoves used in mainstream or neurotypical classrooms), it is particularly helpful for individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger’s, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADD/ADHD, anxiety and or depression. Regardless of age, using MeMoves™ for just a few minutes each day decreases stress, improves mood, and enhances one’s ability to focus.
2. Move With Me Yoga Adventures:
   • Provides engaging, supervised active play
   • Involves children in aerobic & intentional movement
   • Nurtures children’s self-regulation and self-control
   • Improves children’s fitness, focus and behavior
   • Develops children’s coordination, confidence and joy

   Everything you need to support your students/children in being physically fit, emotionally stable & learning able.

   Ride a scooter, be a rocket, sail a ship, explore the moon, dive under the ocean, and learn how to calm, center and manage your emotions along the way! With all 9 exciting videos, kids play-along, acting out the story through movement. In the process, they build fitness, focus, motor skills, and practice cool new self-regulation skills that help them be learning ready and resilient.

   Participation lays a foundation for lifelong love of exercise while enhancing well-being, memory, social-emotional learning and behavior, listening and early literacy skills. All video classes and materials are designed for classrooms, providing whole child activities that fulfill standards.

3. Getting in Sync:In this lively DVD, Carol Kranowitz, author of the best-selling Out-of-Sync Child series, demonstrates SAFE (Sensory-Motor, Appropriate, Fun, and Easy) activities with the help of the children of St. Columba’s Nursery School in Washington, DC. This is a great DVD for any parent, teacher, or childcare provider looking for quick-and-easy ideas for incorporating sensory activities into a child’s day. The children’s demonstrations make the activities easy to understand, while Carol’s explanations clarify the sensory benefits of the activities, the many ways they can be used, and how children on differing developmental levels may react.