Children
Healthy Breathing, Healthy Child
An Integrative Breathing Therapy program for children
Breathing, relaxation, posture and muscle function retraining for children using
This program teaches children over 6 weekly sessions how to correct poor breathing habits and how to use breathing in combination with mindfulness and relaxation to manage symptoms, behaviour and stress.
The program is offered as Group classes or Private consultation
Online course coming soon!
Join us online! We have being treating children via Zoom video conferencing and these consults have been proving to be a very effective way of working with children.
We are very pleased to present the “Healthy Breathing, Healthy Child” online course. We provide lots of support material to make it a very worthwhile and engaging way to learn and practice!
Join us for what will be a very rewarding experience for you and your child.
Numbers are limited, we like to keep the classes small! Course is $650
About breathing and children’s health and development
Like good nutrition, correct breathing creates foundations for health and is fundamental for growth and learning. Poor breathing can have negative effects on many aspects of a child’s health, wellbeing, mood and behaviour.
Incorrect breathing also affects the function of muscles controlling speech, swallowing and posture in ways that disrupt facial, dental and structural development.
The good news is that poor breathing and incorrect muscle function can be corrected through breathing exercises and functional retraining exercises.
The program is for children with:
The program can be adapted for children of all ages. Group sessions are suitable for most children over the age of 6.
Each child is assessed individually and if the program is not suitable, or if your child needs some other type of treatment before starting, you will be recommend to the appropriate health professional.
What does the program involve?
The Healthy Breathing, Healthy Child program has been developed and refined over 25 years by Dr Courtney to draw together techniques and therapy for maximum benefit. It involves:
- an initial assessment by Dr Courtney
- 6 weekly therapy sessions of 1 hour, individually or in a small group
- practice at home between sessions
- a follow-up assessment
Parents/caregivers also attend all the sessions so that they can support their child to practice well and achieve the best results.
Cost
Classes: The therapy classes are one hour sessions each week for 6 weeks. The cost of the Group classes is $650.
Assessment: the initial assessment takes about an hour and costs $210.
Breathing assessment
The initial assessment
The initial assessment identifies causes and contributing factors to breathing and oral dysfunction. We undertake a dysfunctional breathing assessment (CO2, O2, breathing pattern assessment, breathing symptoms) and a structural assessment (posture, breathing,muscles, lip and tongue function).
Then Dr Courtney can advise if the Healthy Breathing, Healthy Child program is likely to be the best next step for your child and/or refer for other treatment or other health professionals if necessary.
The follow-up assessment
After the 6 sessions it is recommended that your child is re-assessed to evaluate progress and advise on any other treatment needs.