02/19/2026
🧠BALANCE IS A LIFELONG SKILL — IF YOU DON’T TRAIN IT, YOU LOSE IT.
Here’s something most parents don’t realize:
Balance doesn’t just develop in childhood.
It declines in adulthood.
As we age, we lose stability, body awareness, and control — unless we intentionally train it.
That’s why I don’t just teach kids.
I teach families.
On the trampoline, both children and adults are forced into continuous postural correction. The surface moves. The core responds. The nervous system reorganizes in real time.
This is controlled instability — and it’s powerful.
For children, it builds body awareness, coordination, focus, and confidence.
For adults, it preserves balance, strength, and movement control.
And here’s the key:
The best results happen when parents participate.
I’ve seen this for over 20 years — the most engaged adults raise the most confident movers. When you move with your child, you accelerate learning.
That philosophy is exactly what I teach in my books, including Navigating the Spectrum: Understanding Autism and Motor Development and 60 Motor Development Activities — practical, hands-on strategies that work in real life.
