Today's world has left a crucial gap in children's development. Academic expectations are higher while children's brains (and bodies) are LESS prepared to handle the demands. These gaps show up differently in every child. We know that movement in the form of free play, exercise, and intentional vestibular stimulation is critical to cognition, attention, visual and auditory processing, emotional regulation and so much more. Movement is powerful for children to get what they have been missing for decades. We know we can make a difference so we have to. There is brilliance in every child. We have to do everything we can to give them the opportunity for that brilliance to emerge. - Science behind the importance of intentional movement - Knowing what to look for in each child - Strategies to help