Curious if anyone else is seeing this · Physiology First University

Curious if anyone else is seeing this

I've been concerned for a while now about overprotective parenting. However, for a long time, I saw it primarily through the lens of social skills (or the lack thereof). More recently, I've been reflecting on how deeply it connects to our physiology-first commitment to students and parents. In conversations with a team member who is a psychopedagogue and psychomotricist, I learned about a student whose poor handwriting skills stemmed from a lack of core strength. I've also seen more and more students whose parents are so apprehensive that they prevent them from engaging in natural childhood behaviors, like swinging high on the swings or doing tricks on the monkey bars. They don't realize that humans are antifragile and that children's strength and physical development literally depend on letting them explore the world with their hands and feet, occasionally get hurt, and learn to measure risk. I'm excited about creating a space at YSchool where children are encouraged to move, explore, and discover all that they're capable of.

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Curious if anyone else is seeing this