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The book delves into the intriguing connections between our physical dominance—how we favor one side of the body—and our cognitive and social behaviors. It emphasizes the importance of understanding your Dominance Profile, which influences learning styles and interpersonal relationships. Carla Hannaford provides straightforward, non-invasive methods for identifying these profiles, making the concepts accessible for both adults and children. This resource is valuable for parents, educators, and anyone seeking to better understand themselves and others.

"Presents findings from quantum physics, chaos theory, biology, and neuroscience that support a new conception of human potential. It includes practical suggestions for enhancing family, school and social environments"--Provided by publisher.

Neurophysiologist and educator Dr. Carla Hannaford brings the latest insights from scientific research to questions that affect learners of all ages. Examining the body's role in learning, from infancy through adulthood she presents the mounting scientific evidence that movement is crucial to learning. Dr. Hannaford offers clear alternatives and remedies that people can put into practice right away to make a real difference in their ability to learn. She advocates more enlightened educational practices for homes and schools including: a more holistic view of each learner; less emphasis on rote learning; more experiential, active instruction; less labeling of learning disabilities; more physical movement; more personal expression through arts, sports and music; less prescribing of Ritalin and other drugs whose long term effects are not even known.

Smart Moves. The body's role in thinking and learning is presented for the first time in a popular readable format, thoroughly supported by scientific research. Neurophysiologist and educator Carla Hannaford tells us why we must move -- and shows us how to move to fully activate our learning potential. Her remarkable insights will be of great and immediate value to learners of all ages, from the gifted to the so-called learning-disabled. Book jacket.