Infant Developmental Movement Education
©Lisa Gendron | Agroterra Birth
What is Infant Developmental Movement Education?
IDME is a gentle and detailed approach to working with babies and their parents. It uses relationship, touch, movement + play, to support development, resilience and the infant’s experience of security and agency.
Grounded in the study of developmental embryology, neurology, relationships, psychology + somatic practices, IDME is supportive for babies who are developing with ease, as well as those experiencing challenges or developmental differences. Rather than assessing through a lens of illness or pathology, IDME is oriented to witness each parent and baby within their unique wholeness and capacity.
IDME was developed through the collaboration of Body-Mind Centering® Founder Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Leore Grubinger and Sandra Jamrog. Kaeli Sutton is certified by the School for Body-Mind Centering® and trained by Amy Matthews + Sarah Barnaby from Babies Project, and Satu Palokangas.
Private Appointments :
60-120 minute online sessions available by appointment
When setting up your appointment, please share your questions and goals for our time together. We will collaborate, using your knowledge of your own baby with guided observation, touch and movement as we play and learn together.
All topics are welcome, including:
- How to hold + carry your baby to support comfort + development*
(*recommended during pregnancy and the first 4 weeks) - Head preference, torticollis or physical patterns which appear
“stuck” or overly dominant - Easing gas, constipation, excessive spitting up + general fussiness
- Supporting sleep and daily rhythms
- Tummy-time, side-lying and back-time for strength + coordination
- Help your baby learn to safely change levels, positions + fall safely
- Help “sensitive” or easily over-stimulated babies find greater comfort
- Address breastfeeding challenges related to reflexes, birth process or poor latch
- Address questions or worries about infant development or parenting